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‘Chemical Activity Barometer’ shows decline in US economic growth

June 27, 2012
WASHINGTON — The American Chemistry Council (ACC) on Tuesday released the first monthly report of its Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a new leading macroeconomic indicator. The data suggest that
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Study links phthalate to childhood obesity

June 27, 2012
HOUSTON — Obese children show greater exposure than nonobese children to di-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), a chemical used to soften plastics in some children’s toys and many household products, according
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Commercialization of shale gas points to bright outlook for US chemical industry

June 27, 2012
NEW YORK — With the commercialization of shale gas in the U.S., the U.S. chemical industry has seen a remarkable turn of fortune, according to a KPMG report, “The
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National Bulk Equipment acquires General Processing Systems

June 26, 2012
HOLLAND, Michigan — National Bulk Equipment, Inc., has completed the acquisition of General Processing Systems, Inc., makers of ProductSaver® packaged material reclamation systems. The acquisition of General Processing Systems,
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SABIC and ExxonMobil proceed with Al-Jubail specialty elastomers project

June 26, 2012
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and affiliates of ExxonMobil announce they will construct a world-scale specialty elastomers facility at the Al-Jubail Petrochemical Co. (Kemya) manufacturing
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Dow Corning, SUSS MicroTec collaborate on semiconductor packaging solution

June 26, 2012
MIDLAND, Mich. and GARCHING, Germany — Dow Corning, supplier of advanced silicon technology and materials to the semiconductor industry, and SUSS MicroTec, supplier of semiconductor processing equipment, announce their
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Lines dividing ''processing'' and ''packaging'' blurring, report says

June 26, 2012
RESTON, Va. — Spare parts, reliability and the ever-blurring line between packaging and processing continue to rank high among the factors shaping packaging and processing machinery purchases, according to
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Great Lakes Chemical Corp. fined $122,000 for ‘serious safety violations’

June 21, 2012
EL DORADO, Ark. — The U.S. Department of Labor''s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited West Lafayette, Ind.-based Great Lakes Chemical Corp. with 18 serious safety violations at
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Lightning strike shuts down chemical plant in Houston

June 20, 2012
HOUSTON — Lightning struck a chemical plant in Houston on Tuesday, forcing officials to shut down operations, Chron.com reported. The strike occurred about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at TPC Group’s
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USDA approves loan guarantee for bio-based chemical production facility

June 20, 2012
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has approved a loan guarantee of $25 million to Myriant Corporation to help construct a bio-based chemical production facility
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