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March 22, 2013
A. Schulman has retained Moelis & Company (New York), an investment bank, to advise on the company’s $6.50/share hostile bid for Ferro. The bid, which totals $855 million...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Schulman-retains-investment-bank-to-advise-on-Ferro-offer_50699.html March 22, 2013
Dow Chemical says that its Dow Water & Process Solutions (DW&PS) business unit has entered into a collaboration agreement with Ahlstrom (Helsinki, Finland)—a global...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Dow-partners-with-Ahlstrom-for-drinking-water-solutions_50691.html March 21, 2013
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 3.3% year-on-year (YOY) during the week ended 16 March, to 43,388 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Chemicals-sector-rail-traffic-rises-3-3-percent_50687.html March 21, 2013
Asahi Kasei Plastics’ North America (Fowlerville, MI) business announced that it is investing $5 million in a new compounding line and plant improvements to accommodate increased...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Asahi-Kasei-Plastics-invests-$5-million-to-expand-in-North-America_50685.html March 21, 2013
Although shale gas has cut into North American benzene supply and raised prices, it has simultaneously advantaged the production of benzene derivatives...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/IHS-WPC-Shale-will-drive-benzene-derivatives-in-North-America_50684.html March 21, 2013
Weaker demand growth coupled with stronger rates of capacity expansion has dampened the profit outlook for ethylene, particularly for high-cost producers that use heavier feedstocks, says Mark Eramo, v.p./chemical market insights for IHS Chemical....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/IHS-WPC-Ethylene-profit-outlook-muted-by-weaker-demand-supply-surge-Eramo_50683.html March 21, 2013
The OM Group (Cleveland) has named David Knowles president and COO, effective 8 April. Knowles has 30 years of experience in operational leadership, and had most recently served...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/OM-Group-names-new-COO_50673.html March 21, 2013
ACC released its US Chemical Production Regional Index (CPRI)—citing a 0.6% increase in February on a 3-month moving average (3MMA), following a revised 0.8% gain in January...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/ACC-Chemical-production-rises-in-all-regions-in-February_50672.html March 21, 2013
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers today announced development of a modeling process designed to simulate atomic-level etching with chemicals that are effective...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/UCLA-seeks-PFC-alternative-for-semiconductor-industry_50670.html March 21, 2013
CB&I (The Woodlands, TX) has announced it has entered an agreement with Phillips 66 to acquire Phillips’ E-Gas technology business—a gasification technology that...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/CB-and-I-acquires-Phillips-66-gasification-technology_50669.html March 21, 2013
Airgas has updated its 2013 guidance as a result of lower-than-expected organic sales growth—particularly in its distribution segment—with the new earnings per share...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Airgas-adjusts-earnings-guidance-because-of-low-organic-sales_50668.html March 21, 2013
FMC broke ground on its new microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) manufacturing facility at Rayong, Thailand, the company announced today. The company will invest more than $100...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/FMC-breaks-ground-for-MCC-manufacturing-facility-in-Thailand_50666.html March 21, 2013
Global GDP growth should stabilize at 2.6% in 2013, says Nariman Behravesh, IHS chief economist. Gradual improvement should push global GDP to an annualized rate of 3.5% by the end of the year. US and Asian economies are leading the way, he adds....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/IHS-WPC-Economic-and-energy-outlooks-improving_50659.html March 20, 2013
Rockwood is considering a sale of its Sachtleben titanium dioxide (TiO2) joint venture along with its performance additives business, according to a Reuters report. The two businesses...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Report-Rockwood-looking-to-sell-Sachtleben-performance-additives_50657.html March 20, 2013
Huntsman says it has successfully completed scheduled maintenance of its olefins and ethylene oxide facilities at Port Neches, TX, and the units are operating at normal rates. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Huntsman-completes-olefins-EO-maintenance-at-Port-Neches_50640.html March 20, 2013
Anellotech (Pearl River, NY) says it plans to make available 100-kilogram samples of green benzene and green toluene to strategic partners for downstream product development purposes...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Anellotech-to-provide-biobased-aromatics-samples-before-years-end_50638.html March 19, 2013
Shale gas development has granted the US chemical industry a renewed lease on life by driving costs down, pushing margins up, and attracting a flood of capital investment. ...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Petrochemicals-Shale-reopens-the-tap-on-US-production_50551.html March 19, 2013
The US House of Representatives subcommittee on environment and the economy on 14 March held an oversight hearing on the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) with...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/ACC-Socma-House-testimony-highlights-CFATS-improvements_50550.html March 19, 2013
Enterprise Products Partners (Houston) has announced plans to develop a 270-mile naural gas liquids (NGLs) pipeline on the US Gulf Coast to deliver ethane to petrochemical plants, the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Enterprise-to-develop-US-ethane-pipeline-expands-LPG_50549.html March 19, 2013
Chemical makers that reported earnings last week posted results that were generally lower. Kronos was hit by weak titanium dioxide (TiO2) markets, while KMG Chemicals saw demand for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Chemical-makers-continue-to-post-weak-earnings_50548.html |
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