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June 19, 2013
Dow Chemical and Union Pacific noted gains in their joint effort to improve rail safety and security, including safer tank car designs and supply chain improvements that have significantly reduced the volume of hazardous chemicals moving via rail. The effort included eight goals that focused on accident prevention and improvements in response planning, railcar design and shipment tracking....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Dow-Union-Pacific-update-rail-safety-efforts-Dow-advances-new-rail-car-designs_52896.html June 18, 2013
Innovation Metals Corp. (IMC; Toronto) says it has entered into nonbinding letters of intent (LOIs) with three leading rare-earth exploration and development companies, for the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Innovation-Metals-signs-3-LOIs-for-rare-earths-project-at-Becancour_52884.html June 17, 2013
Karnalyte (Okotoks, AB) has engaged BNP Paribas and Natixis (New York) to act as lead arrangers to underwrite a project finance credit facility of up to $300 million to help fund a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Karnalyte-secures-$300-million-credit-facility-to-fund-potash-project_52855.html June 14, 2013
Yara International (Oslo) is postponing its planned expansion project at Belle Plaine, SK, the company announced today. Yara says it views the Belle Plaine site as an optimal location...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Yara-postpones-Canadian-fertilizer-project-on-cost-and-overcapacity-concerns_52830.html June 12, 2013
The global estimate of technically recoverable shale gas has increased 10%, to 7,299 trillion cubic feet (tcf) -- 32% of the world’s total estimated natural gas resources of 22,882 tcf....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/EIA-Shale-could-increase-world-natural-gas-reserves-by-47-percent-oil-by-11-percent_52767.html June 12, 2013
Nova Chemicals has broken ground on a previously announced expansion project at its Joffre, AB, complex, the company announced today. A ground-breaking celebration was held to mark the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Nova-Chemicals-breaks-ground-on-Joffre-PE-expansion-project_52770.html June 11, 2013
The key theme for Borealis, Borouge, and Nova Chemicals at the K 2013 plastics and rubber trade fair at Düsseldorf later this year will be Open your mind, Borealis said at a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Borealis-Borouge-and-Nova-outline-plans-at-pre-K-event_52712.html June 10, 2013
Verde Potash (Toronto) announced at its annual meeting on 5 June that it had appointed Leonardo Moertzsohn chairman and Jose Fernando Coura a director. The appointments bring Verde's...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Verde-Potash-names-new-chairman_52703.html June 7, 2013
Methanex is considering Medicine Hat, AB, as one of the sites to expand methanol capacity in North America to supply the fast-growing Asia/Pacific market. The project outlined to the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Methanex-mulls-tripling-of-Medicine-Hat-methanol-capacity_52697.html June 6, 2013
North American chemicals sector rail traffic rose 8.6% year-on-year (YOY) during the week ended 1 June, to 41,417 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Chemicals-sector-rail-traffic-rise-8-6-percent_52658.html June 3, 2013
CBC Holding Corp. (CBCHC), a joint venture between China BlueChemical (Dongfang) and Benewood Holdings (Hong Kong), has agreed to make an investment of C$31.9 million ($30.9 million)...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/China-JV-buys-stake-in-Canada-potash-company_52513.html May 23, 2013
Air Liquide has realigned its executive management team in the US, including the recent hire of former Dow Chemical executive Jeff Buckley to lead the company's US industrial gas...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Air-Liquide-names-Dow-executive-as-head-of-US-industrial-gas-business_52277.html May 22, 2013
Pacific NorthWest LNG, a joint venture in which Petronas (Kuala Lumpur) holds 90% and Japan Petroleum Exploration (Tokyo) 10%, has awarded lump-sum contracts to 3 separate...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Pacific-NorthWest-awards-FEED-contracts-to-3-consortia-for-shale-gas-processing-into-LNG_52221.html May 21, 2013
Technip says it has been awarded the detailed engineering and procurement services contract for by Nova Chemicals’ previously announced polyethylene (PE) expansion project at...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Technip-awarded-Nova-Joffre-PE-expansion_52115.html May 21, 2013
Financial results from commodity and diversified firms continue to reflect persistent weakness in the global economy, although expanding ethylene margins have helped many stave off...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/First-quarter-profits-pressured-despite-strong-ethylene-margins_52111.html May 21, 2013
Mosaic has decided to delay, by one to two years, the expansion of its Saskatchewan potash mines, CFO Lawrence Stranghoener said recently. The company is deferring the final 2-million...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Mosaic-delays-Saskatchewan-potash-expansion-on-poor-markets_52057.html May 20, 2013
The government of Canada will invest in technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in oil sands by converting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into commercial products, the National...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Canadian-consortium-builds-pilot-plant-to-grow-algal-biomass-using-oil-sands-CO2-emissions_52168.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 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/canada/Enerkem-signs-fuels-development-deal-with-Canada_51985.html May 10, 2013
Agrium reports a drop in sales and net income for their first quarter due to colder weather lasting longer into the normal start of the spring season. However, the company still...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Agrium-reports-drop-in-income-due-to-longer-winter-season_51912.html |
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