Prokopanko: Strong long-term ag outlook. Mosaic reported net earnings of $1.2 billion ($2.65/share) for its fiscal first quarter ended August 31, nearly quadruple its results in the... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14588.html
Monsanto has raised its full-year 2008 guidance for the second time in about two weeks, citing a strong conclusion to the fiscal year from its Roundup and other glyphosate-related... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14589.html
Wellman says it has entered into an agreement to sell its engineering resins business to an investor group for an undisclosed sum. The business produces 70 million lbs/year of nylon... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14590.html
PPG Industries says it has acquired the automotive refinish coatings business of Bonny Coating-Made Co. (Guangzhou, China). Terms were not disclosed. The deal includes customer lists... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14592.html
Senator Max Baucus (D., MT) held a hearing late last week to investigate EPA’s 2002 decision to cancel plans to declare a public health emergency declaration for Libby, MT. W.R... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14595.html
Crotty: Boosting Grangemouth site. Ineos is consulting with employees on the possible closure of the smaller of its two ethylene plants at Grangemouth, U.K. Ineos aims to make a... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14597.html
The European Commission’s proposals to toughen the emission trading scheme (ETS) in the European Union (EU) from 2013 will increase total operating costs for EU chemical... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14598.html
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), featuring experimental technologies that capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power and industrial plants underground, could be... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14600.html
The European Commission has fined nine companies a combined €676 million ($974 million) for conspiring to fix prices of paraffin wax between 1992 and 2005. Sasol, Total, and... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14601.html
Total Petrochemicals has inaugurated a €45-million ($65 million) pilot plant at Feluy, Belgium that will demonstrate novel technologies to produce olefins and polyolefins from... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14602.html
Dow Chemical has declared force majeure for all polyether polyol products manufactured at its Freeport, TX site. Dow cites the impact of Hurricane Ike, which hit the Texas Coast on... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14434.html
Dow Chemical says it is beginning to restart ethylene oxide (EO) and glycols production that was affected by hurricanes Gustav and Ike that struck the Gulf Coast earlier this month... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14435.html
Rohm and Haas (R&H) says it has restarted its Bayport, Deer Park, and Lone Star, TX facilities, which were idled earlier this month in advance of Hurricane Ike’s Texas Coast... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14436.html
Volpi: ‘Still lost ground.’ H.B. Fuller reported third-quarter net income from continuing operations of $21.7 million (44 cts/share), down 24% compared with the same period... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/14437.html
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