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January 27, 2012
A health and environment advocacy group has released a report calling for increased federal oversight of bisphenol A (BPA). The group is seeking short-term and long-term action on the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Report-Details-Steps-Feds-Should-Take-to-Regulate-BPA_40827.html January 27, 2012
Showa Denko has selected Myriant (Quincy, MA) to supply biobased succinic acid for its polybutylene succinate (PBS) production. Financial terms were not disclosed. Showa Denko...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Showa-Denko-Chooses-Myriant-to-Supply-Succinic-Acid-for-PBS-Efforts_40835.html January 27, 2012
Raising capital funding, developing a market entry strategy, and the necessary elements for a successful public launch were the principal topics of discussion at Biobased Chemicals...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Biochem-Investors-Looking-to-Spend-But-Increase-Scrutiny_40836.html January 27, 2012
U.S. specialty chemical makers reported year-on-year increases in fourth-quarter earnings last week, beating analyst estimates. Sherwin-Williams reported fourth-quarter net income of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Specialty-Chemical-Earnings-Beat-Estimates_40839.html January 27, 2012
LanzaTech (Auckland), a renewable chemicals and fuels firm, has raised $55.8 million in a third, or Series C, funding round, including an investment from the venture arm of Petronas...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/LanzaTech-Raises-$56-Million-in-Third-Funding-Round_40841.html January 27, 2012
Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P; New York) says that North American chemical company credit ratings are on solid ground due to good pricing power, high...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/S-and-P-Chemical-Company-Credit-on-Solid-Ground_40842.html January 27, 2012
U.S. Silica (Frederick, MD) says it will launch an initial public offering (IPO) worth up to $243.5 million. The 13.5 million share offering values the company at $16-$18/share. It...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/U-S-Silica-to-Launch-IPO_40843.html January 27, 2012
A U.S. appeals court has upheld a 2010 ruling that Nova had infringed on Dow’s patents for a line of polyethylene resins used in plastic bags. The court upheld a $61.7 million...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Dow-Wins-Appeal-Against-Nova-in-PE-Resin-Patent-Case_40856.html January 27, 2012
pOET: Venture with DSM to advance cellulosic biofuel. DSM and ethanol producer Poet (Sioux Falls, SD) have formed a 50-50 joint venture to produce cellulosic ethanol from crop residue...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/DSM-and-Poet-Form-Cellulosic-Ethanol-Venture_40857.html January 27, 2012
The U.S. National Research Council has detailed a plan the U.S. should follow for assessing the safety of nanomaterials in anticipation of their increased use in a wide variety of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/U-S-Science-Academy-Drafts-Research-Plan-for-Nanomaterials_40858.html January 20, 2012
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) announced on January 12 that it will withdraw from its Telles biobased plastics production joint venture with Metabolix (Cambridge, MA) and cease...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/ADM-to-Exit-Bioplastics-Joint-Venture-with-Metabolix_40624.html January 20, 2012
Bunch: Europe the most challenging region. Early-reporting chemical companies saw fourth-quarter earnings increases, driven by higher selling prices. Higher prices offset flat or...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Early-Reporting-Companies-See-Earnings-Increases_40638.html January 20, 2012
A recent court ruling has created the potential for one of industry’s worst nightmares: Immediate compliance with a costly technology-based clean air standard that EPA has already...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Court-Ruling-Creates-Air-Permit-Confusion-New-or-Reconstructed-Units-Are-Most-Affected_40640.html January 20, 2012
BASF has acquired an undisclosed equity stake in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery developer Scion Power (Tucson, AZ) for $50 million. The deal compliments BASF’s electrolyte...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/BASF-Invests-$50-Million-in-Battery-Technology-Developer_40623.html January 20, 2012
Ecolab says it expects to eliminate 500 jobs as part of an effort to reduce operating costs by $250 million/year by 2014 following its acquisition of Nalco late last year. The cost...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Ecolab-to-Cut-500-Jobs-in-Merger-Related-Restructuring_40629.html January 20, 2012
Several fertilizer producers have announced first-quarter production cuts in reponse to steep declines in spot prices and weak demand. PotashCorp says it plans to idle potash...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Fertilizer-Curtailments-Announced-as-Spot-Prices-Fall_40630.html January 20, 2012
Switchable Solutions (Mississauga, ON), a green solvents start up, has hired Eric Kelusky, a former Nova Chemicals technology executive. Kelusky, formerly v.p./technology at Nova, will...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Green-Solvents-Firm-Hires-Former-Nova-Exec_40631.html January 20, 2012
A Government Accounting Office (GAO) report reviewing EPA’s progress in improving its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) says EPA has made recommended changes to improve...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/GAOs-IRIS-Review-Cites-Limited-Progress-by-EPA_40632.html January 20, 2012
The U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) has finalized changes to the process used for adding substances to the Report on Carcinogens (RoC). ACC and other industry groups have...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/NTP-Signs-Off-on-Changes-to-Carcinogens-Report-Procedures_40633.html January 20, 2012
EPA is requesting nominations for outside experts to review its controversial report linking water contamination in Wyoming to hydraulic fracturing. EPA’s draft analysis met with...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/EPA-Panel-to-Review-Fracking_40634.html |
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