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U.S. Lautenberg, Vitter announce bipartisan bill for TSCA modernization (UPDATED)
Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and David Vitter (R-LA) today announced the introduction of the Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013—a bipartisan effort to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that has the endorsement of both... Air Liquide names Dow executive as head of US industrial gas business
Air Liquide has realigned its executive management team in the US, including the recent hire of former Dow Chemical executive Jeff Buckley to lead the company's US industrial gas business. Michael Graff remains chairman and CEO of American Air Liquide, and... BASF-Total Port Arthur steam cracker to process ethane
Since early April, the BASF-Total steam cracker has been able to produce up to 40% of its ethylene from ethane and another 40% from butane and propane.... Teijin to shut US carbon fiber production unit
Toho Tenax, the carbon fiber unit of Teijin (Tokyo), has announced plans to suspend production of carbon fiber at its Rockwood, TN site by the end of the third quarter.... Pfizer to reduce holding in animal health unit Zoetis
Pfizer intends to reduce its holding in Zoetis, the animal health business it spun off via an initial public offering earlier this year, through an exchange offer, the company said on Wednesday. Pfizer shareholders can exchange all, some, or none of their... More Stories » CANADA Air Liquide names Dow executive as head of US industrial gas business
Air Liquide has realigned its executive management team in the US, including the recent hire of former Dow Chemical executive Jeff Buckley to lead the company's US industrial gas business. Michael Graff remains chairman and CEO of American Air Liquide, and... Pacific NorthWest awards FEED contracts to 3 consortia for shale gas processing into LNG
Pacific NorthWest LNG, a joint venture in which Petronas (Kuala Lumpur) holds 90% and Japan Petroleum Exploration (Tokyo) 10%, has awarded lump-sum contracts to 3 separate contracting groups to carry out front-end engineering and design (FEED) and early... Technip awarded Nova Joffre PE expansion
Technip says it has been awarded the detailed engineering and procurement services contract for by Nova Chemicals’ previously announced polyethylene (PE) expansion project at Joffre, AB. The project includes the installation of a 431,000-m.t./year... First-quarter profits pressured despite strong ethylene margins
Financial results from commodity and diversified firms continue to reflect persistent weakness in the global economy, although expanding ethylene margins have helped many stave off steep declines. Nova Chemicals reports first-quarter earnings of $185 million... Mosaic delays Saskatchewan potash expansion on poor markets
Mosaic has decided to delay, by one to two years, the expansion of its Saskatchewan potash mines, CFO Lawrence Stranghoener said recently. The company is deferring the final 2-million m.t./year potash expansion because of unfavorable market conditions and... More Stories » MEXICO ICA Fluor awarded titanium dioxide contract from DuPont in Mexico
ICA Fluor, the construction joint venture of Empresas ICA and Fluor, has been awarded a contract for the construction of a titanium dioxide (TiO2) train at DuPont’s complex at Altamira, Mexico. ICA Fluor will be responsible for construction... 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... More Stories »
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