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Dow Chemical to Slash 2,500 Jobs

30.06.2016 - In early June, when Dow Chemical announced it had assumed full control of Its former 50:50 joint venture with Corning, one of the unanswered questions was how many jobs would be...

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Albemarle Discontinues HBCD Production

09.05.2016 - US specialty chemical company Albemarle has announced it will discontinue production of the flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and focus on supplying its polymeric...

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SABIC, Aramco Mull Refinery JV in Yanbu

13.04.2016 - Saudi Arabian oil and petchems majors Aramco and SABIC are studying the feasibility of joint refinery and integrated downstream petrochemicals production, the news agency Bloomberg...

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Transilwrap to Buy Dow Chemical’s Specialty Films

05.04.2016 - US-based Transilwrap has signed a letter of intent to buy Dow Chemical’s specialty films business. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the second quarter 2016...

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Sabuco Butanol Unit Ready to Go at Jubail

04.04.2016 - Sadara Basic Services Company, the wholly owned site management subsidiary of Sadara Chemical Company, the joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical, has completed its...

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Dow Agrees to Fund Wastewater Treatment Start-up

04.04.2016 - Dow Chemical has agreed to fund Irish start-up OxyMem, a spin-off of University College of Dublin (UCD) with a pledge said to be worth millions of euros. The fledgling company...

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EPA Asked to Help Track PFOA in Water

31.03.2016 - The governors of three US states have asked the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help with additional drinking water testing and analysis in communities exposed to...

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Dow Chief Says Business “Aghast” at Trump

24.03.2016 - The global business community has been “fundamentally ignoring” the positive response US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's campaign has received from the American...