http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 7:40:21 EDT An “adequate margin of safety” exists to prevent harm from bisphenol A (BPA) in food and beverage containers, according to an FDA draft assessment released earlier this month. U.S... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/top_of_the_week/13765.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex, a 50/50 joint venture of Dow Chemical and Reichhold, says it will cease business activities before year-end. Dow and Reichhold say the shut down includes the... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/top_of_the_week/13766.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Raw material and energy costs combined with the weak U.S. economy continue to concern basic chemicals producers. However, second-quarter producer earnings were relatively strong, despite... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/top_of_the_week/13621.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Hexion Specialty Chemicals says its second-quarter net loss widened to $180 million, from $4 million in the year-ago period. The most recent quarter includes a $167-million write off of... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/top_of_the_week/13622.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT U.S. lawmakers have agreed to ban six phthalates in products intended for children under the age of 12. The measure is part of legislation to strengthen the federal Consumer Product Safety... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/top_of_the_week/13400.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Most specialty chemical producers reporting last week posted strong second-quarter results. However, some business sectors were hurt by raw material cost increases and others were helped by... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/top_of_the_week/13401.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Agricultural and fertilizer businesses led second-quarter earnings gains for U.S. chemical companies. However, higher selling prices across all sectors were not enough to offset industry's... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/top_of_the_week/13244.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Ashland’s $3.3-billion deal to acquire Hercules gives the company its long-sought “specialty core,” says Ashland chairman and CEO James O’Brien. Hercules, with 2007... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/top_of_the_week/13092.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Dow Chemical has agreed to buy Rohm and Haas (R&H) for $18.8 billion, a deal that Dow says marks “a defining step in our transformational strategy.” Dow will pay $78/share... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/top_of_the_week/12957.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT BASF has reconfirmed its previously announced growth outlook for 2008, despite signs of weakening growth in the chemical industry. “Assuming there are no changes to BASF’s portfolio... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/top_of_the_week/12958.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT