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May 22, 2013
Members of the European Parliament have agreed in a nonlegislative resolution that the European Union needs a fixed target for the share of renewables in the overall energy mix by...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/EU-needs-fixed-target-for-renewables-in-the-energy-mix-by-2030-parliament-says_52223.html May 21, 2013
The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) has named Carsten Reinhardt president and CEO, effective 1 August. Reinhardt, a professor of the history of science at Bielefeld University, in...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/CHF-names-CEO_52121.html May 21, 2013
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) says it will close its fragrance ingredient manufacturing plant at Augusta, GA, by July 2014 as part of the company’s cost-cutting...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/IFF-to-close-GA-plant_52120.html May 21, 2013
Chemtura says it has acquired UP Chemical’s (Pyeongtaek, South Korea) 50% stake in their DayStar Materials (Pyeongtaek) joint venture. DayStar was formed in 2011 as a 50-50 jv of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Chemtura-LED-buyout_52119.html May 21, 2013
Republican Senators on the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works have boycotted a vote to advance President Obama’s nomination of Gina McCarthy as EPA chief, saying...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/GOP-boycotts-EPA-nom_52118.html May 21, 2013
Dow AgroSciences says US regulatory authorities have approved a new insecticidal active ingredient, sulfoxaflor, to be marketed in the United States. Sulfoxaflor belongs to a novel...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Dow-insecticide-receives-US-regulatory-approval_52117.html May 21, 2013
Syngenta and DuPont say they have entered into technology licensing agreements that will broaden each company’s crop protection product portfolio and enable both to bring new...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Syngenta-DuPont-sign-fungicide-tech-agreement_52116.html May 21, 2013
Technip says it has been awarded the detailed engineering and procurement services contract for by Nova Chemicals’ previously announced polyethylene (PE) expansion project at...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Technip-awarded-Nova-Joffre-PE-expansion_52115.html May 21, 2013
Bayer CropScience says it will build a world-scale glufosinate-ammonium herbicide production plant near Mobile, AL, to help meet growing demand for glyphosate alternatives. The...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Bayer-CropScience-plans-Mobile-AL-herbicide-plant_52114.html May 21, 2013
Eastman Chemical has named Mark Costa, currently executive v.p./additives and functional products and advanced materials,...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Eastman-Chemical-names-Mark-Costa-as-next-CEO_52113.html May 21, 2013
Mitsui & Co. has reached an agreement to take a 50% stake in Celanese’s planned methanol project at Celanese’s Clear Lake, TX, site. Celanese announced the project last...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Mitsui-and-Co-to-take-50-percent-stake-in-Celanese-methanol-project-at-Clear-Lake-TX_52112.html May 21, 2013
Dynea (Helsinki) has formed a company, Dynea North (Lillestrøm, Norway), focused on the specialty wood adhesives market in Europe. The new firm includes Dynea assets in Norway...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Dynea-forms-new-unit_52105.html May 21, 2013
Specialty hydrocarbons producer Haltermann Holding (Hamburg) has completed the acquisition of Petrochem Carless (Leatherhead, UK), a refiner and producer of hydrocarbon chemicals...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Haltermann-deal-closes_52104.html May 21, 2013
Jacobs Engineering has been awarded a three-year process engineering contract to supply services at BASF’s Antwerp complex. Jacobs, under the terms of the deal, is providing...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/BASF-hires-Jacobs_52103.html May 21, 2013
Air Products has signed an agreement with Gazprom (Moscow) that confirms Air Products’ plans to purchase Gazprom-supplied helium. Gazprom says it is developing natural gas...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Air-Products-helium-deal_52102.html May 21, 2013
India is cutting subsidies on phosphate and potash fertilizers in the fiscal year that began on 1 April in an effort to reduce its fiscal deficit. The Indian government announced...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/India-cuts-phosphate-and-potash-subsidies_52101.html May 21, 2013
Lanxess reports first-quarter sales of €2.1 billion ($2.7 billion), a 12% decline year-on-year, and a pre-exceptional Ebitda of €174 million, a fall of 53%. The company, as...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Lanxess-earnings-drop-cost-cutting-planned_52100.html May 21, 2013
LyondellBasell Industries says it will close a 100,000-m.t./year high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit at Wesseling, Germany, in the third quarter....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/LyondellBasell-to-close-HDPE-unit-in-Germany_52099.html May 3, 2013
Petrochemicals and chemicals capacity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states is forecast to reach 191.2 million m.t./year by 2020, a 50% increase from 127.8 million m.t./year in...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/GCC-capacity-to-soar_51728.html May 3, 2013
Air Liquide has signed an agreement with the Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA; Paris), to develop a second-generation biofuel production unit in France capable of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Air-Liquide-biofuel-deal_51729.html |
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