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Australia's Orica to build $800 million ammonium nitrate plant

May 21, 2012
BURRUP, Australia — Austalian mining company Orica, along with Norwegian chemical company Yara and oil and gas explorer Apache, is pressing ahead with plans to build a $800 million
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Scientist pleads guilty to stealing chemical recipe

May 14, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY — A scientist accused of stealing chemical recipes from a Utah company pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to one count of unlawful access to
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Fire at Thai petrochemical plant kills 12

May 7, 2012
BANGKOK — Explosions at a major petrochemical plant in eastern Thailand sparked a fire Saturday that killed 12 and injured than 100 people, Fox News reported. The explosions occurred when
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Westlake Chemical withdraws bid to buy Georgia Gulf

May 7, 2012
HOUSTON — Westlake Chemical Corp. has withdrawn its $1.2 billion offer to buy Georgia Gulf Corp. and will sell its stock in the company, CBS News reported. Houston-based Westlake
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Honeywell’s UOP Technology selected to produce high-purity hydrogen

May 7, 2012
DES PLAINES, Ill. — UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, has been selected by Sinochem to provide technology to purify hydrogen at a new refinery in China. Sinochem Quanzhou Petrochemical
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Honeywell’s UOP to provide technology for propylene production in China

April 27, 2012
DES PLAINES, Ill., — UOP LLC, a Honeywell, has been selected to provide key technology to produce propylene in China. Zhangjiagang Yangzi River Petrochemical Co. Ltd will use Honeywell''s
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Japan chemical plant explosion kills one, injures 15

April 23, 2012
TOKYO — An explosion at an adhesive manufacturing plant in western Japan killed one and injured at least 15 others on Sunday, theSundaily.com reported. The blast occurred at a factory
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Chemical plant explosion in Inner Mongolia kills one, injures three

April 16, 2012
HOHHOT, China — One worker was killed and three others were injured Saturday when a fire erupted at Inner Mongolia 3F Fluorochemical Co. Ltd. in the city of Fengzhen,
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BASF to invest in new chemical production site in India

April 16, 2012
MUMBAI, India — BASF India Limited will invest $195 million to set up a new chemical production site at the Dahej Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR), located
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Thermo Fisher Scientific opens new demonstration center in South Korea

April 16, 2012
WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has opened a new demonstration laboratory and training center in Seoul, South Korea. The new 1,800-square-foot facility will showcase the company’s industry-leading
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