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U.S.

H.B. Fuller to Acquire Adhesives Manufacturer in Malaysia
H.B. Fuller says it has entered into a stock purchase agreement, under which it will acquire all of the shares of adhesives manufacturer Revertex Finewaters (Klang, Malaysia), a joint venture of Yule Catto (Harlow, U.K.) and Johor Corporation (Johor Bahru...

Yara International Will Not Raise Offer for Terra Industries
Yara International said today that it will not raise its offer for Terra Industries to match or exceed a bid form CF Industries Holdings.  Yara agreed last month to buy Terra for $4.1 billion in a deal, which would create a global fertilizer giant and...

Sanofi-Aventis Completes Acquisition of Chattem
Sanofi-Aventis (Paris) says it has completed the previously announced acquisition of consumer healthcare company Chattem (Chattanooga, TN). Sanofi-Aventis had announced last December that...

Syrgis: Niche Products Provide Platform for Growth
Fine and specialty chemicals group Syrgis (Cincinnati, OH) says 2009 was a "good" year financially with sales growth in 2009 set to continue in 2010. A key element in the group’s success during the past year has been its focus on...

Chemical Emissions: PPG
Chemical Emissions is CW's new periodical series looking at the latest emissions reports from leading chemical companies. We'll be reporting on the latest numbers and following-up with questions on the data. The series will build on itself, as we continually provide greater context and update past reports....

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CANADA

PotashCorp Boosts First Quarter Earnings Outlook
The company raised its guidance significantly due to rebounding potash demand and improving nitrogen and phosphate margins....

Rail Traffic Rises 23.2%
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 23.2% year-on-year last week, to 44,774 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads...

Rail Traffic Rises 17%
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 17% year-on-year last week, to 44,640 cars, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported. U.S...

Sector Rail Traffic Rises Despite Storms
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 10.4% year-on-year last week, to 43,677 cars, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) says. U.S. traffic rose 5.4%, to 27,544 cars. Canadian traffic was up...

Something in the Air
Air Products appears to see big things in small packages, again. After a brisk exit from the North American packaged gases sector in 2002, it is seeking a grand reentrance via a hostile takeover of Airgas (p. 6). Air Products says that a strategic review...

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MEXICO

Rail Traffic Rises 23.2%
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 23.2% year-on-year last week, to 44,774 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads...

Rail Traffic Rises 17%
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 17% year-on-year last week, to 44,640 cars, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported. U.S...

Braskem and Idesa Advance Mexican Complex
Braskem and Idesa have approved a previously announced joint venture to build a $2.5-billion, 1-million m.t./year ethylene complex at Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Braskem and will hold a 65% stake in the venture, Idesa 35%. Mexico’s state owned oil firm...

Sector Rail Traffic Rises Despite Storms
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 10.4% year-on-year last week, to 43,677 cars, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) says. U.S. traffic rose 5.4%, to 27,544 cars. Canadian traffic was up...

Rail Traffic Up 14.8% Last Week
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 14.8% year-on-year, to 43,014 cars, during the week ended February 6, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)...

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