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May 3, 2013
Vale (Rio de Janeiro) signed an agreement on 26 April with the Argentinean government and trade unions allowing the company to quit the Rio Colorado potash project in the province of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Vale-signs-agreement-to-exit-Argentina-potash-project_51731.html May 3, 2013
KMG Chemicals has agreed to acquire OM Group’s high-purity electronic chemicals business in a $60-million deal, the company says. The ultrapure chemicals (UPC) business supplies...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/KMG-to-acquire-OM-Groups-high-purity-chemicals-business_51732.html May 3, 2013
FMC is considering the sale of its peroxygens business, a leading producer of hydrogen peroxide and persulfates....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/FMC-considering-sale-of-hydrogen-peroxide_51733.html May 3, 2013
Georgia-Pacific (Atlanta), owned by Koch Industries, plans to acquire Buckeye Technologies (Memphis, TN) in a $1.5-billion deal including debt, the companies have announced. The deal...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Georgia-Pacific-to-acquire-chemical-cellulose-firm_51734.html May 3, 2013
BASF and Petronas Chemicals say they will invest a total of $500 million in an integrated aroma ingredients project at the companies’ BASF Petronas Chemicals joint venture site in the Gebeng Industrial Zone at Kuantan, Malaysia....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/asia_pacific/BASF-Petronas-to-build-aroma-ingredients-facility-in-Malaysia_51671.html May 3, 2013
Leading Korean chemical companies report mixed financial results for the first quarter of 2013. LG Chem posted a 10.6% decline in net profits for the first quarter compared with the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/asia_pacific/Korean-companies-report-mixed-results-for-the-first-quarter_51672.html May 3, 2013
First-quarter earnings at specialty chemical firms were varied depending on end market. Ecolab’s adjusted income was driven up by higher margins and solid water treatment...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Specialty-earnings-vary-on-divergent-end-markets_51713.html May 3, 2013
Offshore shipments, particularly to China and India, helped major North American fertilizer companies improve earnings and offset colder-than-normal conditions in the United States...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Fertilizer-companies-report-strong-earnings-on-higher-potash-demand_51735.html May 3, 2013
A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that despite EPA’s increased efforts to assess and regulate potentially harmful chemicals under the Toxic Substances...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/GAO-says-EPA-chemical-management-policy-lacks-teeth_51736.html May 3, 2013
Leading European companies’ sales and earnings were under pressure in the first quarter of 2013, largely because of the challenging economic conditions in Europe and other parts...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Profits-stay-under-pressure-in-Europe-during-first-quarter_51737.html May 3, 2013
Versalis (Milan), the chemicals business of ENI (Rome), has outlined a major transformation program that aims to shift the company’s portfolio from domination by commodities toward differentiated and green chemicals,...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Versalis-outlines-transformation-plan-mulls-import-of-US-gas_51739.html April 26, 2013
The catastrophic explosion at a Texas fertilizer facility has raised renewed concerns about plant safety....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Texas-fertilizer-disaster-raises-safety-regulatory-concerns_51489.html April 26, 2013
Specialty chemical makers generally posted earnings declines as economic weakness dragged down results. Coatings makers were an exception, as the rebound in the North American...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Specialty-earnings-mostly-down-on-soft-economy_51488.html April 26, 2013
Jana Partners (New York), an activist investor that agitated for the breakup of Agrium last fall, has purchased a 7.4% stake in Ashland, according to a regulatory filing. While Jana...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Activist-investor-buys-Ashland-stake_51487.html April 26, 2013
A consortium of industry groups, including ACC and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, have filed a joint petition seeking a US Supreme Court review of a landmark...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Industry-seeks-Supreme-Court-review-of-EPAs-CAA-provisions_51486.html April 26, 2013
K+S has raised the planned capital expenditure for its potash project near Moose Jaw, SK, by roughly a third, to C$4.1 billion ($3.9 billion), reflecting higher costs for...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/K+S-increases-budget-for-Canadian-potash-project_51464.html April 26, 2013
Williams Partners (Tulsa, OK) is partnering with Shell in a midstream joint venture that will provide services for gathering and processing gas extracted from the Marcellus and Utica...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Williams-Shell-plan-midstream-JV-for-northwest-Pennsylvania_51463.html April 26, 2013
M&G Group (Tortona, Italy) has licensed Alpek’s IntegRex technology for its planned 1.2-million m.t./year purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant at Corpus Christi, TX, the company announced 16 April....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Alpek-licenses-PTA-to-M-and-G-pays-$350M-for-PET-offtake_51462.html April 26, 2013
Asahi Kasei Chemicals (AKC), an Asahi Kasei subsidiary, says it will expand capacity for the company’s Duranate hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)–based polyisocyanate at...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/asia_pacific/Asahi-boosts-HDI-based-polyisocyanate-in-China_51431.html April 26, 2013
Lanxess says it has acquired PCTS Specialty Chemicals (Singapore) for an undisclosed amount....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/asia_pacific/Lanxess-acquires-Singapore-based-biocides-company-PCTS_51430.html |
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