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May 16, 2013
According to UOP, it will be the world’s largest on-purpose propylene facility, with a production capacity greater than 1 million m.t./year....
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Ascend-chooses-UOPs-C3-Oleflex-for-$1-2-billion-Chocolate-Bayou-PDH-project_52061.html
May 16, 2013
A Kansas federal court on Wednesday ordered Dow Chemical to pay $1.2 billion in a previously announced urethanes price-fixing case, tripling, as expected, the fine announced in...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Court-triples-Dows-urethanes-price-fixing-fine-to-$1-2-billion_52042.html
May 16, 2013
The adjusted earnings per share loss of 45 cts fell short of the analyst consensus estimated loss of 21 cts/share....
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Tronox-reports-first-quarter-loss-but-growing-TiO2-volumes_51894.html
May 16, 2013
Technip says it has been awarded by Nova Chemicals the detail engineering and procurement services contract for the previously announced polyethylene (PE) expansion project at the...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Technip-awarded-contract-for-Novas-polyethylene-expansion-project-in-Canada_52041.html
May 16, 2013
Toyo Engineering (Narashino, Japan) says it has been awarded a contract by Sasol to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for a previously announced 450,000-m.t./year...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Toyo-awarded-FEED-contract-for-Sasols-Lake-Charles-polyethylene-plant_52040.html
May 15, 2013
Celanese has announced its support of the Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013, introduced by Pete Olson (R-TX) to the House of Representatives on 14 May. The bill would amend...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Celanese-announces-support-of-Domestic-Alternative-Fuels-Act_52038.html
May 15, 2013
The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) has named Carsten Reinhardt president and CEO, effective 1 August. Reinhardt, a professor of the history of science at Bielefeld University in Germany, will succeed Thomas Tritton who is retiring....
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Chemical-Heritage-Foundation-names-new-CEO_52039.html
May 15, 2013
Eastman Chemical has named executive v.p. Mark Costa as CEO effective 1 January 2014. Current chairman and CEO James Rogers will continue to serve as CEO until that dare and then will serve as executive chairman of the board....
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Eastman-Chemical-names-Mark-Costa-as-next-CEO_52003.html
May 15, 2013
“At this point, it is estimated that the remaining production line will start up by late June,” Ken Mounger, v.p. and general manager/polyolefins, tells customers....
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Two-of-three-lines-operational-at-Formosas-fire-damaged-HDPE-unit_52021.html
May 15, 2013
Bayer CropScience says it will build a world-scale glufosinate-ammonium herbicide production plant near Mobile, AL, to help meet growing demand for glyphosate alternatives...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Bayer-CropScience-plans-Mobile-AL-herbicide-plant_52022.html
May 15, 2013
BASF says it has boosted its presence in the enzyme technology space, via three separate transactions. The company has identified the enzymes business as a key growth area to...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/BASF-boosts-its-footprint-in-enzyme-technologies_52019.html
May 15, 2013
Edeniq's (Visalia, CA) first demonstration plant, located at its headquarters, has completed a successful performance test that exceeded the benchmark of 1,000 hours of continuous...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Edeniqs-cellulosic-ethanol-pilot-plant-completes-performance-test_52013.html
May 15, 2013
GTC Technology (Houston) says it has opened a full-service process engineering office at New Delhi, India. GTC is a technology licensor and provides proprietary licensed technology...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/GTC-Technology-opens-office-in-India_52005.html
May 15, 2013
Cambrex (East Rutherford, NJ) says it has completed the previously announced expansion of the large-scale manufacturing facility at Charles City, IA. The major facility expansion was...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Cambrex-completes-Charles-City-facility-expansion_52002.html
May 15, 2013
Celanese and Mitsui & Co. have agreed to form a 50-50 joint venture for a previously announced project to produce methanol at Celanese's integrated chemical plant at...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Mitsui-and-Co-to-take-50-percent-stake-in-Celanese-methanol-project-at-Clear-Lake-TX_52001.html
May 15, 2013
Syngenta and DuPont say they have entered into technology licensing agreements that will broaden each company’s crop protection product portfolio and enable both to bring new...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Syngenta-and-DuPont-agree-on-technology-exchange-to-launch-new-fungicides_51967.html
May 14, 2013
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it is extending its regulatory review of two genetically modified seeds in order to evaluate the impact of increased use of the associated...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/USDA-orders-additional-review-of-Dow-and-Monsanto-herbicide-tolerant-traits_51990.html
May 14, 2013
Momentive Performance Materials (MPM; Waterford, NY) and Momentive Specialty Chemicals (MSC; Columbus, OH) both reported first-quarter results today, showing slight growth, though both...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Momentive-reports-net-losses-mixed-sales_51986.html
May 14, 2013
Waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company Enerkem (Montreal) says it has begun a new research project with the government of Canada to develop new catalytic processes for the conversion...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Enerkem-signs-fuels-development-deal-with-Canada_51985.html
May 14, 2013
Evonik Industries and Boulder, CO–based industrial biotechnology firm OPX Biotechnologies say they have entered into a joint development agreement to find biobased routes to...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Evonik-OPX-to-develop-biobased-routes-to-specialty-chemicals_51984.html
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