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August 17, 2012
Invista says it has selected its Orange, TX, production facility as the initial location to install its next-generation adiponitrile (ADN) technology. ADN is a critical intermediate...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Invista-to-Locate-ADN-Unit-in-TX-Expand-Aromatic-Polymers_45713.html August 17, 2012
Celanese says a jury has ruled in its favor in litigation filed by Southern Chemical relating to the terms of a multiyear methanol supply contract for Celanese’s U.S. and...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Celanese-Jury-OKs-Contract-in-Methanol-Supply-Lawsuit_45714.html August 3, 2012
China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom; Beijing) says it will begin antidumping and antisubsidy investigations into imported solar-grade polysilicon from the U.S., and launch an...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/China-Investigates-Alleged-Polysilicon-Dumping_45393.html August 3, 2012
Second-quarter earnings at specialty chemical companies were mostly stagnant or down as the recession in Europe and the slowdown in China put a damper on demand. Most companies expect...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Specialty-Earnings-Reflect-Downturn-in-Sales_45394.html August 3, 2012
Swift: Exports slow but growth in vehicles. ACC has released its Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) for July 2012, indicating that growth in the second half of 2012 will be slow. The...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/ACC-July-Chemical-Activity-Barometer-Signals-Weak-Growth_45395.html August 3, 2012
Easing supply and recent price weakness in titanium dioxide (TiO₂) are raising questions about whether the market has hit a short-term correction or is facing a more serious decline...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Titanium-Dioxide-Weakness-Sparks-Concern-About-Outlook_45396.html August 3, 2012
Shares in TPC Group (TPC) soared 16% on July 25, closing at $38.97/share, following a Bloomberg report that said the butadiene maker was in discussions to go private in a leveraged...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/TPC-Group-Shares-Soar-on-Report-of-Planned-Leverage-Buyout_45414.html August 3, 2012
Sloan: Make CFATS statute permanent. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials and chemical industry executives met this week to discuss the implementation of Chemical...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Security-Summit-Debates-Future-of-CFATS_45415.html August 3, 2012
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB; Washington) has proposed measures aimed at protecting captive shippers from unreasonable rail rates, including changes to the way it...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/STB-Seeks-Rate-Changes-for-Captive-Shippers_45416.html August 3, 2012
Praxair has signed a new contract with Vale (Rio de Janeiro), a leading international mining company, to supply oxygen to a nickel processing facility being built at Long Harbour, NF...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Praxair-to-Build-Air-Separation-Unit-in-Newfoundland_45417.html August 3, 2012
Siluria Technologies (San Francisco), a startup developing catalyst technology to convert natural gas into chemicals, including ethylene, says it has raised $30 million in a Series C...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Methane-to-Ethylene-Startup-Siluria-Raises-$30-Million-Seeks-Plant_45418.html August 3, 2012
LautenberG: The time for change is now. The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works has passed a bill that would overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the first...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Senate-Advances-TSCA-Reform-Bill-Divides-Parties_45419.html July 20, 2012
Owner Resource Group (ORG; Austin, TX) says it has acquired a majority interest in specialty chemical company KMCO (Crosby, TX), including its...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Owner-Resource-Acquires-KMCO-Specialty-Chemicals_45072.html July 20, 2012
Gevo (Englewood, CO) and Beta Renewables (Rivalta Scrivia, Italy) have signed a joint development agreement for an integrated process for the production of biobased isobutanol from...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Gevo-and-Beta-Renewables-Advance-Cellulosic-Isobutanol_45069.html July 20, 2012
Analysts expect second-quarter earnings at chemical companies to be in line with recently lowered expectations, as recession in Europe and customer destocking is felt throughout the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Early-Earnings-Mixed-As-Expectations-Drift-Down_45070.html July 20, 2012
Elevance Renewable Sciences (Woodbridge, IL), a producer of renewable chemicals based on natural oils, says it has raised $104 million in a Series E financing round. Genting Berhad...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Elevance-Raises-$104-Million_45071.html July 20, 2012
Privately held Appalachian Resins is raising funds to build a grassroots, $500-million, 500-million-lb/year integrated olefins and polymers complex in the northeast U.S., likely in...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Integrated-Cracker-PE-Plant-Planned-for-Northeast_45073.html July 20, 2012
Durbin: More oversight needed. The U.S. EPA says it will use its existing authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to evaluate toxicity issues related to new and...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/U-S-Senate-EPA-Plan-Action-On-Flame-Retardants_45074.html July 20, 2012
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee has passed a version of a farm bill that contains three provisions of importance to agricultural chemicals manufacturers, says CropLife America...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Farm-Bill-Would-Eliminate-Pesticide-Permit-Requirements_45075.html July 20, 2012
Although lower phosphate prices weighed on Mosaic’s fiscal fourth-quarter results, the company announced it still beat Wall Street estimates and will double its annual dividend...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/usa_americas/Mosaic-Still-Positive-Agrium-Boosts-2012-Outlook_45076.html |
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