Brenntag says it has acquired the chemical distribution assets of polyurethane and industrial chemical distributor Inquimex (Buenos Aires) for an undisclosed sum. Inquimex’s... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15493.html
Cefic is today celebrating the 10th anniversary of the long range research initiative (LRI)-a program designed to provide answers to gaps in fundamental scientific data relating to... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15467.html
House lawmakers have named Representative Henry Waxman (D., CA) to head the powerful Energy and Commerce committee, a set back for incumbent chairman John Dingell (D., MI) who... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15468.html
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA; Washington) has issued a final hours of service (HOS) rule that essentially restores its controversial 2005 HOS regulation that... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15469.html
Price volatility in the petrochemical industry is here to stay and petchem firms must learn to manage this volatility if they are to survive in the current difficult market conditions... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15435.html
Latin American countries are bracing for a difficult 2009 as regional GDP growth is expected to be far lower than earlier predictions, according to speakers at the Latin American... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15421.html
Hexion Specialty Chemicals reported a third-quarter net loss of $76 million, compared to a net loss of $2 million in the year-ago period. Operating income tumbled 92%, to $7 million... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15425.html
APLA is enjoying record attendance for the event in Brazil, despite the global crisis in the chemical industry. Some 760 attendees have gathered in Rio de Janeiro to discuss the... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15426.html
Ashland says it has completed the previously announced $3.3-billion acquisition of Hercules, to create a leading specialty chemicals company. Hercules shareholders received $18.60 and... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15338.html
Process safety issues, the deepening global economic slowdown and the emergence of a stringent European Union (EU) emissions trading scheme (ETS) are among the key threats to the... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15342.html
PotashCorp says the approximately 500 striking employees at its Cory, Allan, and Patience Lake potash mining operations have voted to ratify a three-year agreement, effective... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15343.html
LyondellBasell says it will reduce its global workforce by 15% over the next 12-18 months, affecting roughly 2,500 positions, as part of “a substantial cost reduction program in... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15419.html
Lanxess recorded a 25% fall in third-quarter net profits, to €56 million compared with the year-ago period on sales up 6.4%, to €1.81 billion. Sales in all business segments... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15323.html
Saudi Aramco and Total say they are delaying the bidding process for their previously announced Jubail Refining and Petrochemical Co.'s complex by three months. Deadlines by which... http://www.chemicalweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/15325.html
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