Argentine polymer and synthetic rubber output rose 4.3% in January compared with the year-earlier period, state statistics office Indec said Friday. Production of these petrochemicals fell 5.4% in January compared with December, Indec ...
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Acrylic resins, manufactured by the polymerization of acrylates or methacrylates, find use in several applications ranging from paints and coatings to automotive and construction. Demand for acrylic resins is dependent on the health of the ...
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Argentine polymer and synthetic rubber output fell 4.6% in December compared with the year-ago period, state statistics office Indec said Friday. Production of the petrochemicals rose 0.6% in December compared with November, and was down ...
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Metso has received significant orders for its Neles and Jamesbury valves from Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara), a joint venture between Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and The Dow Chemical Company. The valves will be delivered ...
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Researchers in Japan have created indium phosphide (InP) nanowire (NW) solar cell structures with internal quantum efficiencies (IQEs) that beat the performance of bulk InP-based devices in the short-wavelength range of 300-570nm [Masatoshi ...
Tags: INP Nanowire solar cells, InP SA-MOVPE p-type, InP substrates
Sealed Air and Pepsi-Cola Philippines (PCCPI) have joined forces with various other global companies to supply around 300,000 liters of potable drinking water encased in water pouches to the Philippines. The companies have taken the ...
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The petrochemical industry of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has taken positive steps towards achieving environmental sustainability over the last two years, said Abdulwahab Al Sadoun, secretary general, of the Gulf ...
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Elemica, a leading supply chain operating network provider for the process industries, announces that nine of the top ten companies listed on the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies annual ranking conduct commerce through Elemica's QuickLink ...
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Dow Chemical is looking to separate about 40 manufacturing plants from its business as it continues to concentrate on moving away from cyclical commodity products. The company said it is considering joint ventures, spinoffs or sales. It ...
US chlor-alkali facilities operated at 85% of capacity in November, data from the Chlorine Institute showed Tuesday. The operating rates were up six percentage points from October's 79%. The trade association said US chlor-alkali ...
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The Dow Chemical Company has declared a dividend of 32 cents per share, payable Jan. 30, 2014, to shareholders of record on Dec. 31, 2013. This marks the 409th consecutive cash dividend issued by the Company. Dow has paid its shareholders ...
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InnoCentive, Inc. the global leader in open innovation crowdsourcing competitions, and The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), today announced the Oil-Sol Challenge to expand the use of Dow's novel oil-soluble polyalkylene glycol (oil-soluble ...
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Dow Chzemical will shut the equivalent of about 800,000 mt/year of chlorine and caustic soda capacity in Texas and divest chlorine derivatives assets with a value of up to $5 billion, it said Monday. The divestment includes about 40 ...
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Polylactic Acid (PLA) is thermoplastic polyester derived from renewable feedstock such as corn starch, sugarcane, wheat, tapioca roots. PLA has wide application such as in Packaging, Textile, Agriculture, Transportation, Bio-Medical and ...
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The Dow Chemical Company detailed the scope of a separation of a significant portion of its chlorine value chain. These assets are being carved out for future transactions, and represent up to $5 billion of total annual revenue, inclusive ...
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