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Nufarm to reposition away from glyphosate focus Jul 16,2010
MELBOURNE, July 14 - Australian farm chemicals group's Nufarm said its strategic review would involve reallocating resources away from its glyphosate business, which has been its focus up to now. "We built quite a bit of the value of the company on glyphosate, which clearly has changed," Managing Director Doug Rathbone told analysts and...>>>
Explosive Titanium Fire Injures Firefighters Jul 16,2010
LOS ANGELES -- Fire ripped through a metal recycling business in South Los Angeles early today, igniting titanium that caused explosions and burning so hot it melted steel girders. The blaze at United Alloys & Metals at 761 E. Slauson Ave. was reported at 11:43 p.m. Tuesday and burned out of control for more than an hour, according to the Los An...>>>
Chemical Company to Retool its Kentucky Plant Jul 16,2010
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America plans to invest more than $2.6 million to retool its acetic acid facility in Calvert City, Ky., in an effort to continue operations and improve productivity at the site. The reinvestment project will allow the company to upgrade its infrastructure and components and retain its 77 existing employees, accordi...>>>
Chemical and petrochemical sector poised for recovery this year Jul 16,2010
The chemical and petrochemical industry is poised for recovery this year based on better overall performance in the first five months, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. “For example, the production index of chemicals and chemical products expanded by 23% to 117.5 compared with 95.5,” he told reporters h...>>>
Titanium Dioxide in Pavement Could Dramatically Reduce NOx in Air Jul 16,2010
Eindhoven University of Technology (EUT) researchers revealed that 45 percent of nitrogen oxides on the road can be removed by creating a roadway made with concrete that is blended with titanium dioxide. The study was conducted by the EUT in the Netherlands on a 1,000-square-meter repaved road. Jos Brouwers, professor of building materials at ...>>>
Aramco, Dow extend project deadline-sources Jul 19,2010
KHOBAR Saudi Arabia, July 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco [SDABO.UL] and U.S. group Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N: Quote) extended to Monday a deadline for companies to qualify for bidding to build a giant petrochemical project, industry sources said. The plant, which would be one of the largest in the world, is part of the Saudi state firm's ambition to d...>>>
Process could bring price down to earth Jul 19,2010
Wath-upon-Dearne, once a coal mining village on the outskirts of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, is not normally regarded as a centre for high technology. But in recent months a stream of top company executives has been turning up at an unassuming industrial building in the village to discuss a new development that could be hugely significant to a...>>>
epichlorohydrin price in India Jul 19,2010
Epichlorohydrin CFR India prices jumped by almost 49% from Jan 2009 till June 2010.>>>
AWWA to host webcast discussing EPA review Jul 19,2010
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced today that it will host a webcast to discuss possible changes in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation of four water contaminants. The webcast, Implications of EPA’s Review of Existing Regulations, will be held on Wednesday, July 28, at 1:00 p.m. EDT/ 10 a.m. PDT. AWWA is offering...>>>
China exports growth extends into February Mar 12,2010
China said Wednesday its exports soared for the third straight month in February and at their fastest pace in three years, which analysts said could leave Beijing more open to a stronger Yuan. Overseas shipments grew 45.7 percent on-year last month to 94.5 billion US dollars, the customs bureau said, cementing a turnaround that beg...>>>
China Jan PPG and Other Ethers Customs Data Available Now Mar 12,2010
PUWORLD(2010-03-10)——The new customs data has been released by top Chinese polyurethane intelligence destination PU World. It says the total PPG and other ethers import volumes in Jan 2010 were 41895 tons, for a value of $ 82,825,544, giving an average unit price of $1977/ton. The import volumes decreased by 5% compared with 43642 tons of last...>>>
LANXESS: New Jhagadia site up and running Mar 12,2010
PUWORLD(2010-03-10)——LANXESS has completed the first phase of construction of its new site in Jhagadia, Gujarat state, India. The production of the rubber chemicals plant was started up, as planned, after being relocated from Thane, Maharashtra state. The plant features the latest technology and was constructed over a period of le...>>>
New PU coating for loading platforms Mar 12,2010
In the Netherlands new regulations for noise reduction in town centers have instigated new measures to reduce noise levels during business deliveries. BASF Polyurethane’s experts have developed an excellent solution–the“loading surface whisperer”made of PU. The“loading surface whisperer”is simply a coat of Elastocoat®C laid ont...>>>
BASF sets up technical center for eco-friendly car coatings Mar 19,2010
BASF is setting up a Coatings Technical Center at the Gyeonggi Techno Park in Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province, with the support of GGPG. In this technical center, BASF plans to conduct research and development of eco-friendly waterborne coatings for use by automotive OEMs as well as the technology for integrated coating process, which yields mor...>>>
Shao Xing Hengfeng Polyurethane Industry Newly Added Polyether Polyol Capacity Mar 19,2010
PUWORLD(2010-03-16)——Zhejiang Shao Xing Hengfeng Polyurethane Industry newly added two sets of polyether polyol production lines and another two sets of conjugate polyether units. The new capacities have been put on stream in Feb, adopting DCS automatic control system. Total monomer polyether capacity of the company arrive at 100kt/y while con...>>>
Celanese Announces Emulsions Price Increases in North America Mar 19,2010
16 Mar 2010 - Celanese Corporation announced that it will increase the price of all vinyl acetate homopolymer and vinyl acetate ethylene emulsions sold in North America, effective April 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. All vinyl acetate homopolymer and vinyl acetate ethylene emulsions will increase by $0.03 per wet lb. This increase affects all...>>>
Propylene Shortage in China Looms ahead Mar 19,2010
PUWORLD(2010-03-17)――Recently domestic propylene prices are rising; reasons behind the upturn are, first, the supply limitation from USA which is resulted by rising local demand; second is the supply shortage from Japan which was caused by the transportation problems there; third is the approaching maintenances of facilities at Northeast Asia,...>>>
Huntsman Completes Turnaround and Inspection of PO/MTBE Facility Mar 26,2010
Huntsman Corp. said that it has completed its turnaround and inspection of its PO/MTBE facility in Port Neches, TX. This scheduled maintenance started in January 2010 and lasted approximately two months. The financial impact on the first quarter was in line with previous guidance of $30 million - $35 million including unabsorbed fixed costs.>>>
China’s Chemical Output Growth Rate to Hit 13.7% Mar 26,2010
PUWORLD(2010-03-25)——The overall economic outlook for the first quarter of 2010 has improved over the end of 2009, although various forces are still constraining recovery, the American Chemistry Council says in a March 18 report on Q1 economics. Global chemical output has improved from this time last year, and is expected to rise 6...>>>
China to Beef up Ethylene Capacity Over the Next Three Years Mar 26,2010
PUWORLD(2010-03-24)——Propelled by the strong economic growth, China’s ethylene capacity would likely grow 44% to 19.08m t/y over the next three years. Before 2013, 5 new ethylene facilities would be successively put on stream, an added capacity of 5.8m t/y. Two new facilities had already been put on stream this January, including ...>>>
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