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April 26, 2013
K+S has raised the planned capital expenditure for its potash project near Moose Jaw, SK, by roughly a third, to C$4.1 billion ($3.9 billion), reflecting higher costs for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/K+S-increases-budget-for-Canadian-potash-project_51464.html April 26, 2013
Williams Partners (Tulsa, OK) is partnering with Shell in a midstream joint venture that will provide services for gathering and processing gas extracted from the Marcellus and Utica...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Williams-Shell-plan-midstream-JV-for-northwest-Pennsylvania_51463.html April 26, 2013
M&G Group (Tortona, Italy) has licensed Alpek’s IntegRex technology for its planned 1.2-million m.t./year purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant at Corpus Christi, TX, the company announced 16 April....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Alpek-licenses-PTA-to-M-and-G-pays-$350M-for-PET-offtake_51462.html April 26, 2013
Olin (Clayton, MO) on Thursday reported first-quarter 2013 net income of $40.5 million, up 5% year-on-year (YOY). Weak results in the chlor-alkali business were more than balanced by...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Olin-earnings-up-despite-weak-chlor-alkali_51532.html April 26, 2013
Minerals Technologies today reported first-quarter net income up 4% year-on-year (YOY), to $18.8 million, on sales down 2%, to $251.3 million. Earnings totaled 53 cts/share, slightly...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Minerals-Technologies-earnings-rise-4-percent_51531.html April 26, 2013
LyondellBasell posted net income of $900 million in the first quarter, up of 50% from the year-ago period on record US olefin margins. Sales declined 9.1%, to $10.9 billion, because of planned maintenance at its Houston refinery. “We took advantage of strong industry margins [in US olefins], and for the third consecutive quarter, operated our ethylene plant system at or above nameplate capacity, achieving record profitability in this segment,” says Jim Gallogly, LyondellBasell CEO. ...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/LyondellBasell-first-quarter-earnings-jump-50-percent-on-strong-US-olefins_51530.html April 26, 2013
NewMarket on Thursday announced a year-over-year increase in first quarter earnings of 2%, to $67.8 million. Reported earnings of $5.07/share were also up 2% from the year-ago quarter...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/NewMarket-first-quarter-earnings-up-2-percent_51471.html April 26, 2013
PetroLogistics (Houston) on Thursday reported first-quarter 2013 net income of $57.1 million, up from a loss of $45.4 million in the first quarter of 2012. Sales totaled $208.7...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/PetroLogistics-earnings-up-on-propylene-spread_51485.html April 26, 2013
Despite recent swings in the price of propylene and the prospect of increased propane exports, the near-term outlook for the profitability of propane dehydrogenation is good, says...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Favorable-outlook-for-PDH-margins-Lumpkins_51492.html April 26, 2013
Georgia-Pacific (Atlanta) plans to acquire Buckeye Technologies (Memphis, TN) in a $1.5-billion deal including debt, the companies have announced. The transaction will result in...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Georgia-Pacific-to-acquire-chemical-cellulose-manufacturer-in-$1-5-billion-deal_51518.html April 25, 2013
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America fell 0.1% year-on-year (YOY) during the week ended 20 April, to 44,392 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Chemicals-sector-rail-traffic-declines-0-1-percent_51490.html April 25, 2013
Occidental Chemical (OxyChem), the chemical segment of Occidental Petroleum, has reported a year-on-year (YOY) decline in earnings for the first quarter. OxyChem earnings for the first...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/OxyChem-earnings-down-on-demand-costs_51454.html April 25, 2013
Methanex (Vancouver) reports quarterly and year-on-year earnings improvement for the first quarter of 2013, citing higher pricing. Adjusted net income of 92 cts/share easily exceeded...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Methanex-reports-strong-earnings-announces-second-plant-relocation-from-Chile_51450.html April 25, 2013
Cheap natural gas and strong agriculture markets lifted Dow Chemical’s first-quarter earnings ahead of estimates, but chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris says that, given...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Dow-Chemical-profit-rises-on-cheap-feedstocks-and-agriculture_51449.html April 25, 2013
Beleaguered polyethylene terephthalate (PET) producer La Seda de Barcelona (El Prat Llobregat, Spain) has one week left to finalize the refinancing of its €235-million ($299...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Time-running-out-for-debt-burdened-PET-producer-La-Seda_51448.html April 25, 2013
A strong US dollar and sales growth in its healthcare and industrial segments led to modest first quarter gains for 3M, according to their earnings released today. Net income increased...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/3M-reports-sales-growth-on-strong-US-dollar_51457.html April 25, 2013
ExxonMobil on Thursday reported a 62% year-over-year (YOY) increase first-quarter chemical segment earnings. Chemical earnings of $1.1 billion were $436 million higher than the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ExxonMobil-first-quarter-chemical-earnings-jump-62-percent_51456.html April 25, 2013
Improved global potash demand and record first-quarter nitrogen contributions helped contribute to stronger earnings and sales for PotashCorp. (PCS), with net income up 13%...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/PotashCorp-reports-improvement-in-earnings-drops-bid-for-ICL_51452.html April 25, 2013
Cabot Microelectronics net income rose 70.9% year-on-year (YOY) to $9.4 million, or 40 cts/share, on revenues up 1.1%, to $100.4 million. Higher revenue from the dielectrics and copper...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Cabot-Micro-earnings-rise-but-miss-estimates_51460.html April 24, 2013
Methanex says it has reached a final investment decision to proceed with the relocation of a second 1-million m.t./year methanol plant from its Cabo Negro, Chile site to Geismar, LA...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Methanex-to-relocate-another-methanol-plant-from-Chile-to-Geismar_51433.html |
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