Chemical
December 4, 2012
MIDLAND, Mich. -- At its 2012 Investor Forum, The Dow Chemical Co. shared with investors “strategic interventions and key catalysts that will enable Dow to achieve near-term targets and
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December 4, 2012
LAKE CHARLES, La. -- South African-based energy and chemicals company, Sasol, says it will proceed with front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase for an integrated, 96,000 bbl/d gas-to-liquids (GTL)
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November 29, 2012
DOVER, Ohio — Dover Chemical Co. has been cited for 47 health and safety violations and faces $545,000 in fines after an unexpected release of hazardous materials led to
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November 28, 2012
FORT MILL, S.C. — A fire Tuesday at the Nation Ford Chemical plant in Fort Mill, S.C., forced several employees to evacuate and caused approximately $100,000 in damage, The
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November 27, 2012
DALTON, Ga. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Dalton, Ga., chemical manufacturer for safety violations related to a plant explosion
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November 21, 2012
WASHINGTON — Over the next five years, 20th-century manufacturing stalwarts like the United States, Germany and Japan will be challenged to maintain their competitive edge against emerging nations such
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November 20, 2012
TOKYO — Japan signed an agreement to import 4,100 tons of rare earths a year from India in its second deal this month to diversify supply from China for the
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November 20, 2012
WASHINGTON — The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today released the sixth monthly report of its Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator derived from a composite index of
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November 15, 2012
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A team of researchers from the University of Washington at St. Louis, University of California at Santa Barbara, Davis and San Diego are collaborating to develop
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November 15, 2012
CHEROKEE, Ala. — Oklahoma City-based LSB Industries Inc. expects its Alabama ammonia plant to lose three to five months of production due to a pipe rupture. The rupture at
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