29.10.2012
- The second-largest refinery on the U.S. East Coast was shutting down on Sunday and three other plants cut output as Hurricane Sandy threatened widespread power outages and a...
25.10.2012
- Technology - Growing chemicals demand from Asia and the need to reduce exposure to fluctuating oil prices continue to drive petrochemicals expansion in the Middle East. In the past...
25.10.2012
- Dow Chemical Chief Executive Andrew Liveris defended on Wednesday his decision to slash spending on capital projects, saying the cuts will not deter the chemical maker from meeting...
25.10.2012
- Road Map - Outwardly, at least Thierry Le Hénaff is unruffled by the prospect that French chemical producer Arkema --- along with similar sized-players in Germany and The...
24.10.2012
- Dow Chemical, the largest chemical maker in the United States, said on Tuesday it plans to cut 5% of its workforce and shutter 20 plants as part of a restructuring program aimed at...
25.09.2012
- Market Overview - With the euro crisis biting ever harder, the US economy still staggering under a formidable debt burden and even the Chinese growth engine sputtering, the chief...
16.09.2012
- In a tax decision with broad impact for manufacturing companies, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that Dow Chemical could not retroactively claim research and development tax...
26.07.2012
- ExxonMobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday as its oil and gas output sagged and its chemicals business...