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February 1, 2013
The Supreme Court next month will hear arguments in a landmark case that will determine intellectual property rights involving unauthorized reuse of Monsanto’s genetically...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Supreme-Court-to-hear-arguments-in-key-Monsanto-patent-case_49510.html December 27, 2012
PPG has declared force majeure at its Lake Charles, LA, commodity chemicals plant for vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and all grades of caustic soda after a fire on 24 December. The fire...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/PPG-declares-force-majeure-at-Lake-Charles_48640.html November 28, 2012
With the 2012 presidential election over, the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD; Washington) is looking to work with federal regulatory agencies to ensure greater and...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/NACD-2012-Emphasis-on-regulatory-outreach_48007.html November 26, 2012
The Bundeskartellamt (Bonn), Germany's federal cartel office, has prohibited Brenntag and CG Chemikalien (Laatzen, Germany) from continuing with their chemical distribution joint...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/German-cartel-office-orders-Brenntag-to-dissolve-distribution-jv_47932.html November 9, 2012
Avantor Performance Materials (Center Valley, PA) has filed a lawsuit against IBM for a failed superabsorbent polymer (SAP) software implementation. Avantor says it is...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Avantor-files-suit-against-IBM-over-failed-SAP-implementation_47609.html November 6, 2012
Molycorp (Greenwood Village, CO) has filed a claim in Colorado Federal District Court against M&K Chemical Engineering Consultants (M&K; Granite City, IL), because of a dispute...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Molycorp-files-claim-against-engineering-firm_47484.html October 16, 2012
The European Union (EU) has tightened restrictions on Iranian exports of petrochemicals, as part of a broadening of sanctions against Iran that aims to draw the Iranian government into...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/New-EU-sanctions-target-Irans-petrochemical-exports_47002.html October 3, 2012
3M and Avery Dennison have terminated their agreement for 3M to purchase Avery’s office and consumer products business. The $550-million deal came under scrutiny from the U.S...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/3M-Avery-nix-office-products-deal_46694.html September 27, 2012
Cheryl Falvey, general counsel for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC; Washington), will join the law firm Crowell & Moring (Washington) as a partner in the...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/General-Counsel-for-Product-Safety-Commission-Heads-to-Crowell-and-Moring_46522.html September 24, 2012
Potash producer Uralkali (Berezniki, Russia) says it has settled its part of a U.S. antitrust lawsuit that alleges price fixing of potash. The agreements were signed with direct and...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Uralkali-Settles-U-S-Potash-Antitrust-Claims_46477.html September 14, 2012
This Week on CW: This Brazilian government has increased tariffs for 100 products, including various forms of polyethylene and polycarbonate to support domestic chemical makers...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Sept-14_46296.html September 13, 2012
This Week on CW: Orascom subsidiary IFCo announced plans to invest $1.4 billion to build a 1.5-2 million m.t./year fertilizers complex along the Mississippi River in Iowa. It...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Roundup-Sept-7_46126.html September 12, 2012
W.R. Grace has failed to obtain waivers to emerge from bankruptcy with certain appeals outstanding from Sealed Air (Elmwood Park, NJ) and Fresenius Medical Care (Waltham, MA)...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/W-R-Grace-Fails-to-Obtain-Bankruptcy-Appeal-Waivers_46089.html September 10, 2012
TPC Group, which agreed to be acquired by private equity firms First Reserve (Houston) and SK Capital Partners (New York) last week in a $40/share deal, also considered forming a...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/TPC-Group-Considered-Forming-MLP-Before-Acquisition-Announcement-Nine-Other-Bidders-Involved_46138.html August 3, 2012
This Week on CW: Second-quarter earnings at diversified and specialty chemicals firms are reflecting economic weakness, as many companies note that the rest of the year is...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Aug-3_45441.html July 17, 2012
DuPont Refrigerants, a subsidiary of DuPont, says it has successfully completed a five-year effort to achieve shutdown of a suspected trader of counterfeit refrigerants in the United...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/DuPonts-Fight-Against-Counterfeit-Trader-in-UAE-Ends-Successfully_44935.html June 1, 2012
This Week on CW: ExxonMobil Chemical has filed permits to build a 1.5 million m.t./year ethane cracker and two 650,000 m.t./year polyethylene plants in Texas. H.B. Fuller...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-June-1_43930.html May 31, 2012
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 5651), including a generic drug user fee program. A Senate version of the bill...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/FDA-Reform-Bill-Advances-to-Conference_43855.html May 22, 2012
SI Group (Schenectady, NY) has filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC; Washington) regarding improper use of rubber resin trade secrets by two firms. The...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/SI-Group-Files-Trade-Secrets-Complaint-on-Rubber-Resins_43664.html April 13, 2012
This Week on CW: Cytec has agreed to acquire Umeco, a maker of advanced composite materials, for $439 million. Cytec also expects first-quarter adjusted earnings to be 45%-50%...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Apr-13_42687.html |
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