Chemical
May 5, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that specialty chemical maker Albemarle Corp. is moving its headquarters from Richmond, Va., to Baton Rouge, Gov. Bobby Jindal announced recently.Albemarle already employs several hundred
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May 1, 2008
According to the Associated Press, a bill introduced by Senate Democrats seeks to ban manufacturers from using a potentially unsafe chemical common in baby bottles, toys and other children''s products.The
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April 21, 2008
Chemicals maker Rohm and Haas Co. said recently it formed a joint venture with Tasnee Sahara Olefins Co. of Saudi Arabia to produce 250,000 metric tons of acrylic acid,
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April 14, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that Monsanto Company said recently it has entered an exclusive partnership with rival Bayer CropScience to develop a new treatment for corn seeds.The deal is
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April 2, 2008
According to Reuters, South Korea''s DC Chemical Co announced recently it had won a 164.4 billion won ($165.6 million) order to supply polysilicon to Japan''s Space Energy Corporation.The contract covers
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March 31, 2008
According to the Associated Press, a former research and development employee at specialty chemicals company Lubrizol Corp. is accused of selling trade secrets to a competitor in South Korea, federal
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March 12, 2008
According to the Associated Press, a group of West Virginians who won nearly $400 million in damages in a DuPont pollution case are now asking the state Supreme Court for
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March 3, 2008
According to the Associated Press, chemical producer Albemarle Corp. said recently it plans to more than double the antioxidant production capacity of Shanghai Jinhai Albemarle Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd., part
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February 22, 2008
The AFP reported that during his recent trip to Africa, US President George W. Bush discovered one of the continent’s most powerful weapons in the fight against malaria: a mosquito
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January 10, 2008
According to BizJournals.com, Rohm and Haas Co. announced recently it has started up its new plant in Guangdong Province, China.The Philadelphia chemical company has invested roughly $10 million in the
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