ANGUS Chemical Company has announced that AMP, a multifunctional specialty chemical that's widely used in latex paint formulations, is no longer classified as a volatile organic compound (VOC) under a final rule by the U.S. Environmental ...
Tags: AMP, VOC, Decoration
GIA has released a comprehensive global report on Polymeric Polyols markets. Global market for Polymeric Polyols is forecast to reach 33.1 billion pounds (lbs.) by 2020, driven by growing demand for polyurethane in the automobile, ...
Tags: Polyols, polyurethane, Decoration
The Dow Chemical Company will begin construction of its previously announced world-scale ethylene production facility, representing a prominent milestone in delivering on its strategy to invest in its performance-based portfolio of ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, tawian, ethylene production
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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MEGlobal has rolled over its June North American benchmark for monoethylene glycol at 51 cents/lb, multiple market sources said Friday. The company said earlier this week that its June Asia contract price would decline $20 to $1,080/mt ...
Tags: PET makers, DEG prices
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd., of Tokyo, Japan decided to not move forward with their proposed joint venture to construct a Linear Alpha Olefins unit on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Accordingly, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
GIA announced the release of a comprehensive global report on Defoamers markets. Global market for Defoamers is forecast to reach $3.9 billion by 2020, driven by resurgence in demand from end-use markets, and stringent environmental ...
Tags: Global Market, Defoamers
During the week of April 20, ethylene production facilities at The Dow Chemical Company Plaquemine, La. site experienced two separate process incidents. These separate incidents collectively resulted in the disruption of ethylene production ...
Tags: Ethylene Production, Dow Chemical
US spot ethylene settled at a 12-week high Thursday to be assessed at 56.5-57 cents/lb FD USG, up 3 cents/lb week on week, as a delay in the startup of a major transmission line between Texas and Louisiana, tightening supply amid a busy ...
TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Automotive Coatings, Adhesives, and Sealants market will grow at a CAGR of 5.59 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the growing demand for ...
Tags: Coatings, Automotive Coatings, Construction, Decoration
MEGlobal on Thursday nominated its May Asia Contract Price for monoethylene glycol at $1,100/mt CFR main port, unchanged from April, according to a notice to buyers provided by the company. The price reflected "the short-term ...
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MEGlobal has set its April North American benchmark price for monoethylene glycol at 51 cents/lb, down 3 cents/lb from March levels, a company source said Friday. The reduction was anticipated. Earlier this month, MEGlobal nominated its ...
Tags: PET makers, CFR
The US ethylene market could have six new world-scale steam crackers online by 2017-2019, Dow Chemical's Jim Fitterling said Wednesday. Speaking at the IHS World Petrochemical Conference in Houston, Fitterling announced expansions for the ...
Argentinian polymer and synthetic rubber output rose 3.4% in February compared with the year-earlier period, the state statistics office Indec said Friday. Production of these petrochemicals fell 2% in February compared with January, ...
US polyethylene contracts rose 4 cents/lb in February after producers were successful in implementing the hike that had been anticipated since the end of 2013, market sources said. Producer sources had expressed confidence in obtaining ...
Tags: Polyethylene, Chemicals