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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Seven workers were injured in an explosion and subsequent fire at the Sun Chemical plant in East Rutherford, N.J., on Tuesday, NBC New York reported.

MEXICO CITY -- Braskem Idesa S.A.P.I. awarded to a joint venture formed by Odebrecht, Technip and ICA Fluor a contract worth more than US$ 2.7 billion for the engineering,

NEW YORK — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday that plans to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater at the Diaz Chemical Corp. Superfund site in Holley,

HOUSTON — Westlake Chemical Corp. will expand its Petro 2 ethylene unit at its complex in Lake Charles, La., the company announced Monday. The expansion will increase ethane-based ethylene

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany — German chemical company BASF plans to strengthen its crop protection business with the acquisition of Becker Underwood, a developer of seed-applied biological products, for a price

WASHINGTON — The American Chemistry Council’s monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), an economic indicator derived from a composite index of chemical industry activity, showed a 0.3 percent growth over

NEW YORK — The acquisition of IGM Resins, a provider of intermediates to the global ultraviolet ("UV") radiation cure coatings, inks and adhesives industry, was announced by Arsenal Capital

CHICAGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $100,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to Hope College in Holland, Mich., for a project to reduce releases of flame

TOKYO — The HIT Business Research Group has commenced verification tests for a new technology using sewage sludge to produce hydrogen. The HIT Business Research Group targets conversion of

ELSMERE, Del. — A chemical reaction is being blamed for an explosion and fire that severely damaged a Delaware chemical manufacturing plant last week, The News Journal reported. The