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Ethanol venture
POET LLC and Royal DSM hope to start production on their $250 million cellulosic ethanol project in the second half of 2013. Initial production is estimated to be 20 million gallons. The investment will be focused on...
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Disclosure fight
Monsanto Co. is fighting with Idaho’s utilities, arguing they should be forced to disclose more information about costs of future power plants or transmission lines so customers will be better armed to oppose unnecessary...North America
10-year deal
Canada’s two largest railways have announced the signing of long-term deals with Canpotex Ltd., a company set up to export Canadian potash. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. signed a 10-year agreement with Canpotex to carry a large...North America
Production suspension
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. plans a four-week production shutdown starting next month at its Allan mine in the Saskatoon area. No layoffs are expected among the 290 hourly wage workers during the Feb. 5 to March...
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Indefinite Closure
NuStar Energy LP has closed its refinery in San Antonio, Texas after a fire at the plant sent a plume of dense black smoke into the air. No one was injured in the blaze, but the plant’s 60 employees and contractors were...
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New Platform Technology
Polymer Group, Inc. has unveiled a new platform technology to produce nonwovens containing submicron fibers that can deliver improved performance properties for healthcare, industrial, filtration and new emerging market...North America
Acquisition
Quest Specialty Coatings has acquired protective coatings maker Patriot Paint. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Patriot Paint produces coatings systems for a wide variety of metal substrates, from zero-VOC, anti-corrosive...North America
Purchase
Statoil ASA has agreed to buy Brigham Exploration Co. for $4.4 billion in cash, giving it control of fields in North Dakota. The deal will give Statoil more than 375,000 acres in the Williston Basin, which holds the potential for...North America
Supply Crimp
Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Shute Creek Gas Plant in western Wyoming separates helium from natural gas pumped out of nearby wells and is the world’s largest helium factory, producing more than 20 percent of U.S. helium. Recent...North America
Award
Dow Corning Corp. was awarded the Neighborhood Environmental Partners Program Award by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The award was given for the company’s commitment to environmental community outreach.North America
Lawsuit
Halliburton has filed suit against BP for “negligent misrepresentation, business disparagement and defamation” over its actions leading up to and after the United States’ worst oil spill. Halliburton is also amending its...North America
Approval Granted
Ashland has gained EU approval for its $3.2 billion purchase of International Specialty Products Inc. to reinforce its range of products. The European Commission said the purchase did not raise significant competition concerns, and...North America
Dropping out of Joint Venture
BASF Corp. and Total Petrochemicals USA Inc. have said that Shell Chemical LP is dropping out of Sabina Petrochemicals LLC, a joint venture that owns a chemical plant in Port Arthur, Texas. Shell’s exit leaves BASF...North America
Acquisition
BHP Billiton Ltd. will buy Petrohawk Energy for $12.1 billion in cash, giving it greater access to U.S. shale gas assets. The acquisition will give BHP assets covering about one million acres in Texas and Louisiana, with an estimated...North America
Oil Rig Contract
General Electric Co. won a $45 million contract to supply and service a Chevron deep water oil drilling rig in the Gulf Coast. GE will build an oil rig in Chevron’s “Big Foot” oil field that will drill at a depth of 5,200 feet. GE...North America
Production Resumed
Hoeganaes’ Gallatin, Tennessee plant is expected to restart over the coming weeks after reviews. The plant is the site where four workers have died in fires. The four died in three flash fires, most recently in late May.North America
Plant Close
CF Industries Holdings Inc. will close its Port Neal nitrogen manufacturing plant in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, because of flooding along the adjacent Missouri River. The closure is a precautionary measure and no damage to the plant has been...North America
Energy from Recycled Plastics
Dow Chemical Co. recently completed an energy recovery pilot study at its Michigan Operations site in Midland. The study found that 96 percent of available energy was recovered after incinerating 578 pounds of used plastic...North America
Expansion
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. plans to expand its polymer grade propylene (PGP) fractionation facility at the partnership’s Mont Belvieu, Texas complex, which will add approximately 7,500 barrels/day of incremental PGP production. The...North America
Ethane Supply Deal
NOVA Chemicals Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding with a wholly owned subsidiary of Range Resources Corp. for a long-term supply of ethane from the Marcellus Shale Basin. In addition to finalizing a definitive purchase and...ChExpress
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