The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached agreement with Reckitt Benckiser Inc. to cancel 12 d-CON mouse and rat poison products that do not currently comply with EPA safety standards. “Millions of households use ...
Tags: Rodenticide Products, EPA, certification
Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed a resolution related to financing of the proposed gas-chemical complex for manufacture of polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene in Balkan province. The complex would be built in ...
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Iran is aiming at attaining self-sufficiency in production of parts and equipment for its petrochemical plants over the next five years, FARS News Agency reported quoting a senior official. Jalil Sobhani, managing director of the ...
Asian paraxylene buyers placed their counterbids for June at $1,150-1,170/mt CFR, more than $100/mt lower than nominations for the Asian contract price, sources close to the negotiations said Thursday. There are four PX ACP sellers in ...
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US petrochemical producer Axiall will increase its US liquid caustic soda prices by $60/dry st effective July 1, it said in a notice to customers Wednesday. In addition, the company is raising its caustic soda prices in Canada by ...
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The price spread in Asia between styrene monomer and its main feedstock benzene fell to a three-month low of $284/mt on Tuesday, as benzene supply has tightened while SM supply has increased, Platts data showed. The FOB Korea benzene ...
Researchers in Taiwan have produced zinc oxide/gallium nitride (ZnO/GaN) nano-rod light-emitting diodes [Ya-Ju Lee et al, APL Mater. vol2, p056101, 2014]. The researchers avoided complicated polymer processing by using a shadowing effect to ...
Tags: LED Fabrication, Zinc Oxide
A new type of flour may help in the treatment of peanut and other food allergies A new type of flour that someday could be used in food-based therapies to help people better tolerate their allergy triggers, including peanuts, has been ...
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A new research report has revealed that adhesives for paperboard and packaging industry globally is said to reach an estimated value of about $16.9bn in 2018. According to the report released by global management consulting and market ...
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The Dow Chemical Company has declared a dividend of 37 cents per share, payable July 30, 2014, to shareholders of record on June 30, 2014. This marks the 411th consecutive cash dividend issued by the Company. Dow has paid its ...
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Vancouver-based Methanex has cut its June contracts in the US by 10 cents to $1.60/gal FOB US Gulf, the company said Friday. The decrease marks the third straight month of 10-cent declines. After discounts and rebates that average 13%, ...
BASF increased spending on research and development to €1.8 billion (2012: €1.7 billion) in 2013. "In absolute terms, we lead the field in the chemical industry with our research and development expenditures," said Dr. Andreas ...
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On May 22, 50 JAC Genlyon 6×4 heavy trucks were delivered to Shandong Haida Logistics Company and it is also the 50th anniversary for JAC Group. And the trucks will transport dangerous chemical goods, marking that JAC Genlyon making ...
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US methanol contract prices are expected to drop sharply for June following rapidly declining spot prices in recent months, sources said Thursday. June contract announcements from Methanex and Southern Chemical Corp. were expected to be ...
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EPA and New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services will hold a Public Informational Meeting at Berlin City Hall in Berlin, N.H. on May 29. The meeting, which is open to all, will give community residents an update on environmental site ...
Tags: Chlor-Alkali, certification