Keyword: Dow Chemical

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Bioplastics Commercialization in Asia

24.10.2013 - Going Green, Going East - Developing more sustainable materials and meeting demand patterns in Asian growth markets are two of today's major challenges for European chemical...

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Dow Sells PP Licensing & Catalysts Business to W.R. Grace

18.10.2013 - As a step toward divesting more than $1.5 billion worth of assets it no longer considers core businesses by mid-to-late 2014, Dow Chemical is selling its global polypropylene...

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U.S. Natural Gas Export Projects Pick up Steam

12.09.2013 - Obama administration on Wednesday authorized natural gas exports from a fourth U.S. facility, unexpectedly accelerating a review process that would-be gas exporters and their...

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Dow Appeals $1.1 Billion Isocyanates Cartel Fine

03.09.2013 - Dow Chemical has asked the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a $1.1 billion fine imposed by a district court in Kansas City, Kansas, in connection with an alleged...

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Dow Confirms U.S. Sites for New Shale Gas-fed Plants

02.09.2013 - Dow Chemical has confirmed the locations for its planned new shale gas-fed polymer plants on the U.S. Gulf Coast, announced in March of this year and expected to be in full...

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Solvay-Sadara JV to Build Hydrogen Peroxide Plant in Saudi Arabia

02.09.2013 - Belgium's Solvay and Saudi Arabia's Sadara Chemical Company have established a joint venture to produce hydrogen peroxide in Saudi Arabia. A new 300,000 t/y facility planned to...

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Battery Material Producers Remain Optimistic

06.08.2013 - Technology - Companies developing and producing chemicals for the large battery market are remaining bullish about its prospects despite its spectacular failure so far to live up...

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Rockwood Expects Pigments Unit to Earn More in Second Half

06.08.2013 - U.S. chemical maker Rockwood Holdings hopes to turn around the paint pigments business it has been trying to sell for a year as it expects raw material costs to halve. Weak prices...