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Four US East Coast Refiners Shuts Sandy Nears

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...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

A Gas Future for Petrochemicals?

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...

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Dow Chemical CEO Vows to Hit Profit Target Despite Cuts

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...

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The Ability to Create Value

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...

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Dow Cutting Jobs, Closing Plants as Growth Slows

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...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

The Chemicals Economy at Halftime in 2012

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...

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Dow Chemical Loses US Court Test of R&D Tax Credits

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...

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ExxonMobil Profit Lower than Expexted

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...