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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...

Chlorine Institute’s safety mission supports chlor-alkali opportunity
The low cost of natural gas gives US chlor-alkali producers a great advantage on the global market, but capitalizing on the opportunity means maintaining the industry’s strong safety record. Supporting that objective is a primary mission of the Chlorine...

US chlor-alkali exports, margins rising on shale advantage
Demand for chlor-alkali products is growing on the back of recovery in the construction sector, but the benefit will not be spread evenly around the globe, according to Steve Brien, senior director/global inorganics at IHS Chemical. Brien, who delivered a...

Lautenberg, Vitter announce bipartisan bill for TSCA modernization
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...

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