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U.S. Koch Nitrogen to invest $1 billion in fertilizer complex at Enid, OK
Koch Nitrogen has announced plans to build a new urea plant at its Enid, OK facility. In addition, the company is revamping existing production processes at the facility. Combined, the investments are estimated at $1 billion and are expected to increase... BP receives FTC clearance to sell Carson refinery and marketing assets to Tesoro
BP says it has received clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to sell its Carson, CA refinery and southwest US retail assets to Tesoro Corp. and expects to complete the sale in the second quarter of this year. Under the terms of the deal... DOE authorizes Freeport LNG to export to non-FTA countries
The company will be allowed to export at a rate of up to 1.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) for a period of 20 years.... PQ to invest $120 million to boost catalyst production at Kansas City site
PQ says it will invest more than $120 million to expand catalyst production at its Kansas City, KS, site. The project will increase capacity for PQ’s wholly owned silica catalyst business as well as the specialty zeolite catalyst business of... Oxea completes feasibility study to expand Bay City, TX, site
Oxea has announced that it has completed a previously announced feasibility study to expand production of oxo products at its Bay City, TX, facility. The expansion will enable the company to add new products to the portfolio and increase output by 25%. The... More Stories » CANADA Technip awarded contract for Nova’s polyethylene expansion project in Canada
Technip says it has been awarded by Nova Chemicals the detail engineering and procurement services contract for the previously announced polyethylene (PE) expansion project at the company’s Joffre, AB, site. The project includes the installation of a... Enerkem signs fuels development deal with Canada
Waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company Enerkem (Montreal) says it has begun a new research project with the government of Canada to develop new catalytic processes for the conversion of waste into drop-in biofuels that are fully interchangeable with... Agrium reports drop in income due to longer winter season
Agrium reports a drop in sales and net income for their first quarter due to colder weather lasting longer into the normal start of the spring season. However, the company still expects demand in their products—leading to stronger crop... Chemicals sector rail traffic rises 1.7%
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 1.7% year-on-year (YOY) during the week ended 4 May, to 44,540 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR; Washington). US traffic was down 0.1%, to 30,446 cars. Canadian traffic rose... Chemicals sector rail traffic down 3.4%
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America declined 3.4% year-on-year (YOY) during the week ended 27 April, to 43,315 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR; Washington). US traffic was down 5.9%, to 29,891 cars. Canadian traffic... More Stories » MEXICO Univar acquires commodities distributor in Mexico
Univar says it has acquired Quimicompuestos (Monterrey, Mexico), a distributor of commodity chemicals in Mexico. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Quimicompuestos has relationships with more than 50 key suppliers and delivers in excess of... Chemicals sector rail traffic rises 1.7%
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 1.7% year-on-year (YOY) during the week ended 4 May, to 44,540 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR; Washington). US traffic was down 0.1%, to 30,446 cars. Canadian traffic rose... Chemicals sector rail traffic down 3.4%
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America declined 3.4% year-on-year (YOY) during the week ended 27 April, to 43,315 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR; Washington). US traffic was down 5.9%, to 29,891 cars. Canadian traffic... Mexichem's net profit drops 54% during the first quarter
Mexichem (Tlalnepantla, Mexico) reports a net profit of 836 million Mexican pesos ($69 million) during the first quarter of this year, down 54% from the peso1.8 billion reported during the first quarter last year, the company announced. The decrease was... Pemex's petchem production volume falls 7.1% during the first quarter
Pemex's petrochemical products generated 7.64 billion Mexican pesos ($618 million) in domestic sales for the group during the first quarter of 2013, the company has announced. The first-quarter total represented a drop of 17.1% compared with the same quarter... More Stories »
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