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March 19, 2013
Sasol North America has selected Univation’s Unipol polyethylene (PE) technology for a 450,000-m.t./year plant to be built as part of a previously announced $5–7 billion...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Sasol-picks-PE-route-for-Lake-Charles-eyes-other-products_50299.html March 19, 2013
Praxair completed its previously announced acquisition of beverage carbonation firm NuCO2 on 1 March for $1.1 billion from Aurora Capital Group (Los Angeles)....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Praxair-completes-NuCO2-deal-Venezuela-charge-to-hurt-earnings_50297.html March 19, 2013
Dow Chemical says it plans to raise as much as $1.5 billion from divestitures over the next 18 months, including sales of its polypropylene licensing and catalysts business and plastic...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Dow-Chemical-details-$1-5-billion-divestiture-plan_50546.html March 19, 2013
LyondellBasell Industries announced plans last week to add 800 million lbs/year of ethylene capacity at its Corpus Christi, TX, site by late 2015 as part of a capital spending ramp-up...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/LyondellBasell-boosts-US-ethylene-PE-expansion-plans_50545.html March 19, 2013
Rinchem (Albuquerque, NM) has recently opened a new 65,000-sq ft chemical logistics facility in Hollister, CA, the company says. The new facility includes warehousing areas for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Rinchem-logistics-plant_50543.html March 19, 2013
Shareholders of Spartech (Clayton, MO), a custom plastic sheet, rollstock, and packaging solutions company, have approved PolyOne’s $393-million acquisition of the company...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/PolyOne-to-close-deal_50542.html March 19, 2013
Rentech Nitrogen (Los Angeles) reports strong earnings and sales for fourth-quarter 2012, partially due to higher demand leading to increased urea and ammonia production from an early...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Rentech-Nitrogen-reports-growth-in-earnings-sales-for-fourth-quarter_50624.html March 19, 2013
The decision by Ferro’s board of directors to reject A. Schulman’s recent takeover offer without negotiations and pursue its own restructuring plan is being blasted by an...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Ferro-board-under-fire_50541.html March 19, 2013
Air Liquide says it is building a new carbon dioxide (CO2) liquefaction plant in Tulare County, CA. The 450-m.t./day facility will capture CO2 gases from Calgren Renewable Fuel’s...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Air-Liquide-builds-CO2-plant-expands-CA-production_50538.html March 19, 2013
Cost-cutting helped biobased isobutanol producer Gevo (Englewood, CO) narrow its fourth-quarter loss and beat analysts’ estimates despite a production setback at its first...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Gevo-narrows-loss-Luverne-plant-to-resume-operations_50518.html March 19, 2013
Nexeo Solutions (The Woodlands, TX) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Arkema Coating Resins, a business unit of Arkema, to distribute acrylic and styrene acrylic...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Nexeo-signs-North-America-distribution-agreement-for-Arkema-floor-resins_50611.html March 19, 2013
Cereplast says it filed a patent application on 15 March with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for algae biocontent polymers. Cereplast's new patent filing falls...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Cereplast-applies-for-patent-on-algae-based-plastic_50621.html March 19, 2013
Toyo Engineering (Narashino, Japan) says that it has been awarded a contract by Noltex (La Porte, TX), a subsidiary of Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co. (Nippon Gohsei; Osaka), to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Nippon-Gohsei-expands-EVOH-capacity-in-US-Toyo-Engineering-awarded-contract_50608.html March 19, 2013
Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsui & Co. have signed an agreement to commence studies to produce linear alpha-olefins in the United States. The partners plan to set up a 50-50 joint...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Idemitsu-Kosan-and-Mitsui-and-Co-plan-alpha-olefins-project-in-the-US-Update_50584.html March 18, 2013
Dow Chemical announced plans to build four downstream polymer and elastomer units that would be fed from its planned Freeport, TX, cracker....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Dow-plans-four-US-plastics-plants_50594.html March 18, 2013
MACROECONOMIC STATUS Our running tab of positive indicators rose to 15 out of 20 this week. Thus, we post a green banner. Consumer prices up 0.7%; up 2.0% year-on-year YOY Import...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/ACCs-economic-outlook-for-the-week-ended-15-March-2013_50593.html March 18, 2013
Momentive Specialty Chemicals (Columbus, OH) plans to more than triple capacity for waterborne resin production at its site in Barbastro, Spain, the company announced today. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Momentive-to-more-than-triple-epoxy-resin-capacity-at-Spanish-site_50591.html March 15, 2013
Biobased fuels and chemicals firm Amyris (Emeryville, CA) and Firmenich have again expanded their collaboration for development of renewable ingredients for the flavors and fragrances...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Amyris-and-Firmenich-expand-fragrance-ingredient-collaboration_50565.html March 15, 2013
Stepan says it will delist its common shares and 5.5% convertible preferred shares from the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) effective on or around 4 April. The company will file with the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Stepan-to-delist-from-Chicago-Stock-Exchange_50564.html March 15, 2013
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 2.5% year-on-year (YOY) during the week ended 9 March, to 42,751 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Chemicals-sector-rail-traffic-rises-2-5-percent_50533.html |
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