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September 4, 2008
Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine (New Haven, CT) have released a study showing low levels of bisphenol a (BPA) can affect brain activity in monkeys, the first study to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Study-Finds-BPA-Can-Alter-Brain-Function-in-Primates_13993.html August 26, 2008
Lanxess says it plans to combine its Canadian and U.S. operations into one regional unit that will be based in Pittsburgh. Both Lanxess Corp., the North American subsidiary of Lanxess...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Lanxess-Combines-Canada-U-S-Units_13755.html August 21, 2008
Randy Dearth, president and CEO of Lanxess Corp., will head the combined North American service organization....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Lanxess-to-Combine-Canadian-and-U-S-Service-Organizations_13731.html August 18, 2008
Lubrizol says it will close its Niagara Falls, ON additives blending, packaging, and warehousing site by June 30, 2009. The facility’s current and projected toll processing...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Lubrizol-to-Close-Blending-Plant_13610.html August 18, 2008
PotashCorp unionized employees at three mines in Saskatchewan, Canada remained on strike at CW presstime, after four days of mediation failed to resolve key contract issues. The labor...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/PotashCorp-Mines-Workers-on-Strike_13611.html August 18, 2008
Praxair subsidiary Praxair Surface Technologies says it has doubled capacity at its ceramic coating facility at Indianapolis. Capacity and financial amounts were not disclosed. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Praxair-Ups-Coatings-Unit-Capacity_13612.html August 18, 2008
LyondellBasell subsidiary Basell Canada has sold its assets and land at Sarnia, ON to Shell’s Canadian affiliates, LyondellBasell says. The sale includes LyondellBasell’s...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/LyondellBasell-Sells-Sarnia-Site-to-Shell-Starts-Up-Mexican-Unit_13653.html August 7, 2008
Monsanto disclosed today that it is looking for a buyer for its bovine milk boosting drug Posilac recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST). Monsanto did not disclose if it was yet in...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Monsanto-Seeks-Buyer-for-Controversial-Milk-Boosting-Drug_13486.html August 6, 2008
Agrium’s second-quarter net income more than doubled, to $636 million ($4/share), on sales up 90%, to $3.8 billion. The recent UAP acquisition is estimated to have contributed about...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Agriums-Second-Quarter-Earnings-Soar_13484.html August 4, 2008
Canadian chemical producers say they are bracing for a sharp drop in profitability this year amid fluctuating energy prices, a slow economy, and a rapid increase in the Canadian-U.S. dollar exchange rate. That drop, which some analysts expect to be as much as 30%, follows a record 2007. Chemical demand is also expected to continue to slide, especially if the Canadian dollar remains so strong, industry executives say....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Canada-Pinning-Hopes-on-the-West_13417.html August 4, 2008
Those looking to make the case against decoupling—the idea that world economies can shrug off a weak U.S.—just need to look a bit north of the U.S., to Canada. Canadian...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/A-Tale-of-Two-Canadas_13381.html August 4, 2008
Tight markets for agricultural crops pushed fertilizer sales volumes and prices higher in the first half, leading to record earnings for firms operating in mineral-rich sites in...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Fertilizer-Firms-Profits-Soar-on-Higher-Prices-and-Demand_13418.html August 4, 2008
Roche has announced plans to acquire two biotechnology firms in North America. The company says it has agreed to purchase biotech company Arius Research (Toronto) for about C$191...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Roche-to-Acquire-Two-Firms-in-North-America_13419.html July 29, 2008
Canpotex, the distribution and marketing arm of Saskatchewan, Canada potash producers, says prices for fourth-quarter spot potash shipments to Asia have reached $1,000/m.t. for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Potash-Prices-Hit-New-Highs_13279.html July 24, 2008
PotashCorp’s second quarter net income soared 220%, to $905.1 million ($2.82/share) because of “rising global fertilizer demand and the impact of significantly higher prices for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Strong-Demand-and-Prices-Lift-PotashCorps-Earnings_13193.html July 22, 2008
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (PotashCorp.) says it will invest about $1.6 billion to boost its total potash capacity by 2.7 million m.t./year by the end of 2012. Capacity will be...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/PotashCorp-Plans-to-Boost-Capacity_13078.html July 22, 2008
PolyOne says it has formed PolyOne Japan Kabushiki Kaisha (PolyOne Japan Ltd.) with an office in Tokyo. The company has named Masato Sakuma as business development manager for Japan...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/PolyOne-Expands-in-Japan-Canada_13100.html July 22, 2008
Yara International says it has entered into an agreement to acquire Mosaic’s nitrogen fertilizer subsidiary Saskferco (Belle Plaine, SK) for C$1.6 billion ($1.58 billion) in...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Yara-to-Acquire-Saskferco-from-Mosaic_13102.html July 22, 2008
Distributor Quadra Chemicals (Vaudreuil-Dorion, PQ) has acquired Prescott & Co. (Mississauga, ON), a regional food ingredient and industrial chemical distributor. Financial terms...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Quadra-Chemicals-Buys-Distributor_13103.html July 21, 2008
Canada’s environmental protection agency Environment Canada (Toronto) has issued regulations banning the manufacture of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/canada/Canadian-Restrictions-Ban-Deca-BDE-Production_13138.html |
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