Keyword: Dow Chemical

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The Long Way Back

19.07.2012 - Business in Great Britain - Since 2008, the UK chemical industry has gone through one of the biggest downturns in production of all the world's leading producers of chemicals. Now...

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Aramco, Dow Petchem JV Picks Banks for Project Sukuk

12.06.2012 - Sadara, the $20 billion petrochemical joint venture between oil giant Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical, picked four banks to manage the Islamic bond, or sukuk, portion of its multi...

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Super Weeds No Easy Fix for US Agriculture-experts

11.05.2012 - A fast-spreading plague of "super weeds" taking over U.S. farmland will not be stopped easily, and farmers and government officials need to change existing practices if food...

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Dow Chemical Profit Beats Street, but Sales Miss

27.04.2012 - Solid sales of herbicides and other agricultural products helped Dow Chemical's first-quarter profit beat Wall Street's expectations, but lower-than-expected revenue pushed shares...

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Dow to Close 4 Plants in Cost-saving Move

03.04.2012 - Dow Chemical said it will close four plants and lay off 900 workers, part of a plan to slash costs by $250 million annually amid a weak global economy. Steep drops in demand for...

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Dow CEO Pay Drops Due to Weak Results

31.03.2012 - Dow Chemical Chief Executive Andrew Liveris' 2011 compensation fell 10% in 2011 as the largest U.S. chemical maker failed to meet internal profit and cost-control targets. Liveris...

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Dow’s William Kruper Earns ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry

29.03.2012 - William J. (Jack) Kruper has been honored with the American Chemistry Society (ACS) Award for Affordable Green Chemistry. Dr. Kruper earned the award for successfully developing a...

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Dow Court Case Pushes Limit of U.S. R&D Tax Credit

27.03.2012 - Dow Chemical is challenging the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in a rare court case over expanding the research and development tax credit to cover the costs of supplies used to...