http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:37:10 EDT Dow Chemicals says it declared force majeure for ethylene oxide and higher glycols... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/14005.html Fri, 5 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Gail India (New Delhi) says that it plans to increase the capacity of its high-density polyethylene (HDPE)... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/india_pakistan/14004.html Fri, 5 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals (SAFC; St Louis, MO) today announced plans to invest almost $30 million to build manufacturing capacity for high-potency active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPI) at... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13991.html Thu, 4 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine (New Haven, CT) have released a study showing low levels of bisphenol a (BPA) can affect brain activity in monkeys, the first study to connect BPA to... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13993.html Thu, 4 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT The company also reports an "outstanding business development" in the first half of this year.... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/13990.html Thu, 4 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Clariant CEO Jan Secher is leaving the company and will be succeeded by Hariolf Kottmann of SGL Carbon.... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/13992.html Thu, 4 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT DuPont says it has introduced the DuPont photovoltaic solutions (DPVS) business in India. The DPVS product portfolio includes films, resins, encapsulant sheets, flexible substrates, and... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/india_pakistan/13989.html Thu, 4 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT California lawmakers have passed a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D., Los Angeles) that would authorize the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (CDTSC; Sacramento) to... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13976.html Wed, 3 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Additional chemical makers have reported shut or scaled back operations ahead of Hurricane Gustav's landfall earlier this week.... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/13988.html Wed, 3 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Kemira says it will acquire a privately owned water treatment firm, Zibo Huaqing Water Purifying Products Company, in Shandong province, China, to further strengthen its presence in the... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13972.html Wed, 3 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT