The 2013 Polyurethanes Technical Conference, hosted by Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), is fast approaching. The conference will take place Sept. 23 to 25 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown ...
Tags: Icynene, Construction, Chemicals
Growth in worldwide demand for packaging machinery is expected to climb at a 4.6% annual pace through 2017 to $41.8 billion, according to a new study by The Freedonia Group. The study analyzes the currently $33.4 billion world packaging ...
Airline LAN Colombia on Wednesday carried out the South American country's first biofuel-powered commercial flight, opening a new chapter in its bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The flight, which took some 170 passengers from the ...
MEGlobal on Monday nominated its October Asian contract price for monoethylene glycol at $1,220/mt CFR, up $10 from its price for September, a company source said in an email. The October ACP reflects the short-term supply and demand ...
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US biodiesel assessments plunged Monday to their lowest levels in at least two months on combined weakness from RINs prices and NYMEX ULSD futures. Chicago SME biodiesel and US Gulf Coast SME biodiesel were both assessed 14.5 cents lower ...
ICE October Brent dipped to its lowest level in a week then settled $2.40 lower at $113.72/barrel Monday, while NYMEX crude also fell as uncertainty over a potential US strike against Syria remained. In after-hours trade, October Brent ...
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Taiwan's Formosa Chemical and Fiber Corp is maintaining run rates at its three aromatics plants at 90-100% of capacity despite paraxylene production margins remaining poor, a company source said last Friday. The price spread between Asian ...
DKSH has expanded its presence in Europe, joining the FECC (European Association of Chemical Distributors) and several new distribution agreements. Last year, DKSH acquired the Swiss specialty chemicals distributor Staerkle & Nagler to ...
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Independent European distributor of chemical ingredients Cornelius Group plc continues the strategy of international expansion, and announces the entrance to the Russian cosmetics market. Cornelius has a long standing reputation of ...
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As part of its continuing mission to ensure the safety of fragrance ingredients, the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials has incorporated early screening with BlueScreen into its genotoxicity profiling regime. RIFM is a non-profit ...
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Elders Limited has agreed terms with its existing financiers to renew and extend its syndicated finance facilities to 31 December 2014, as part of a comprehensive plan to secure the repositioning and sustainability of the company as a pure ...
The best office chair has: Several adjustable features. At a minimum, you should be able to control your seat height, backrest tilt and armrest height; for other tips on minimizing pain, see Spine-Health.com's handy checklist. ...
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The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will participate in a three-year, $6 million National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored consortium to address strategic national security priorities. The goal of the collaborative effort is ...
Tags: Renewable Chemicals, Mines
With immediate effect, Environmental Product Declaration sheets (EPDs) are available for almost all MasterTop flooring products from BASF. BASF is thus the first manufacturer of polyurethane and epoxy floor covering systems to publish ...
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US propylene contract prices for September have reached a full settlement at a rollover, market sources said Thursday. As first reported by Platts, propylene contracts began to settle Wednesday flat to August, with polymer grade at 70 ...