ChExpress Blog ChExpress Blog Syndication Wed, 02 May 2012 13:58:46 +0000 support@cheresources.com (Cheresources.com Community) IP.Blog 60 Chexpress - May 1, 2012 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-235-chexpress-may-1-2012/ North America

Ethylene Plant

Dow Chemical Co. will build an ethylene plant in Texas that will employ as many as 2,000 workers. The plant is scheduled to open in 2017. It will be built at a Dow site in Freeport, Texas. The facility will use ethane and other...]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 02:27:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-235-chexpress-may-1-2012/ Chexpress - April 17, 2012 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-232-chexpress-april-17-2012/ North America

Battery Explosion

Two employees were injured in a lithium battery explosion that forced the evacuation of about 80 others at a General Motors Co. facility in Warren, Michigan. The explosion at the Alternative Energy Center laboratory at...]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:06:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-232-chexpress-april-17-2012/ Chexpress - April 3, 2012 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-220-chexpress-april-3-2012/ North America


Plant Closure

Bremner Food Group will close its Poteau, Oklahoma plant, causing 230 people to lose their jobs. The plant will shut down on June 29. The plant produces snack foods, including crackers. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:53:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-220-chexpress-april-3-2012/ Chexpress - March 20, 2012 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-218-chexpress-march-20-2012/ North America

Expansion

Superior Steel Inc. will invest more than $1 million in new equipment for a fabricated steel plant in Denham Springs, Louisiana. The plant will grow to about 90,000 square feet. The expansion should be operational by...]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:26:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-218-chexpress-march-20-2012/ Chexpress - March 6, 2012 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-213-chexpress-march-6-2012/ North America

Olefins Cracker

Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. will invest more than $1.7 billion in capital equipment and construction at its Point Comfort, Texas site. The investment will increase the security and flexibility of the company’s...]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:34:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-213-chexpress-march-6-2012/ Chexpress - February 21, 2012 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-210-chexpress-february-21-2012/ North America

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...]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:52:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-210-chexpress-february-21-2012/ Chexpress - February 7, 2012 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-206-chexpress-february-7-2012/ North America

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...]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:52:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-206-chexpress-february-7-2012/ Chexpress - January 24, 2012 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-203-chexpress-january-24-2012/ 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...]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:34:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-203-chexpress-january-24-2012/ Chexpress - January 10, 2012 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-199-chexpress-january-10-2012/ 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...]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:25:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-199-chexpress-january-10-2012/ Chexpress - December 6, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-189-chexpress-december-6-2011/ North America

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...]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:55:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-189-chexpress-december-6-2011/ Chexpress - November 15, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-185-chexpress-november-15-2011/ North America

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...]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-185-chexpress-november-15-2011/ Chexpress - November 1, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-184-chexpress-november-1-2011/ 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...]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:08:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-184-chexpress-november-1-2011/ Chexpress - October 18, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-156-chexpress-october-18-2011/ 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...]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:54:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-156-chexpress-october-18-2011/ Chexpress - October 4, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-150-chexpress-october-4-2011/ 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...]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:05:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-150-chexpress-october-4-2011/ Chexpress - September 20, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-145-chexpress-september-20-2011/ 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. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:24:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-145-chexpress-september-20-2011/ Chexpress - September 6, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-140-chexpress-september-6-2011/ 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...]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-140-chexpress-september-6-2011/ Chexpress - August 23, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-137-chexpress-august-23-2011/ 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...]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-137-chexpress-august-23-2011/ Chexpress - August 8, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-136-chexpress-august-8-2011/ 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...]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:37:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-136-chexpress-august-8-2011/ Chexpress - July 26, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-133-chexpress-july-26-2011/ 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...]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-133-chexpress-july-26-2011/ Chexpress - July 14, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-131-chexpress-july-14-2011/ 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...]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:09:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-131-chexpress-july-14-2011/ Chexpress - June 30, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-128-chexpress-june-30-2011/ 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. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:31:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-128-chexpress-june-30-2011/ Chexpress - June 16, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-125-chexpress-june-16-2011/ 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...]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:07:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-125-chexpress-june-16-2011/ Chexpress - June 2, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-122-chexpress-june-2-2011/ 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...]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:10:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-122-chexpress-june-2-2011/ Chexpress - May 19, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-120-chexpress-may-19-2011/ 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...]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 01:48:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-120-chexpress-may-19-2011/ Chexpress - May 5, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-116-chexpress-may-5-2011/ 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...]]> Fri, 06 May 2011 00:15:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-116-chexpress-may-5-2011/ Chexpress - April 21, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-113-chexpress-april-21-2011/ North America

Capacity Expansion

Westlake Chemical Corp. is planning an expansion program to include increasing the ethane-based ethylene capacity at its Lake Charles, Louisiana facility and the evaluation of expansion options and the upgrade of ethylene production...]]> Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:19:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-113-chexpress-april-21-2011/ Chexpress - April 5, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-109-chexpress-april-5-2011/ North America

Expansion

Tesoro Corp. plans to increase capacity at its North Dakota refinery by 10,000 barrels/day, partly because of record production in the rich Bakken shale and Three Forks formations in the western part of the state. The expansion will cost...]]> Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:57:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-109-chexpress-april-5-2011/ Chexpress - March 22, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-106-chexpress-march-22-2011/ North America

Purchase

Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to purchase Lubrizol in a transaction valued at $9.7 billion. The companies expect to complete the deal in the third quarter of this year. Berkshire intends to retain Lubrizol’s management and run it as a...]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:10:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-106-chexpress-march-22-2011/ Chexpress - March 8, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-104-chexpress-march-8-2011/ North America

Soy Status

A new 2,4-D- and glyphosate-tolerant crop trait system that’s expected to be available in the U.S. in 2013 is expected to be launched in Canada in the next few years. Dow AgroSciences announced pending U.S. regulatory approvals for the...]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:51:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-104-chexpress-march-8-2011/ Chexpress - February 24, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-100-chexpress-february-24-2011/ North America

Acquisition

Gilead Sciences will pay up to $600 million for Calistoga Pharmaceuticals. The acquisition adds a key oncology compound to Gilead’s late-stage pipeline. CAL-101 blocks P13K-delta, an enzyme over-expressed in many blood cancers. The...]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:42:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-100-chexpress-february-24-2011/ Chexpress - February 10, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-96-chexpress-february-10-2011/ North America

Lubricant Plant

Chevron Corp. will build a $1.4 billion lubricants plant in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The facility will extend Chevron’s existing refinery in Pascagoula and will produce base oil. When complete, the plant will produce at least...]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:59:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-96-chexpress-february-10-2011/ Chexpress - January 27, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-94-chexpress-january-27-2011/ North America

Nearing Purchase

DAK Americas LLC has moved closer in its $600 million purchase of the Eastman Chemical Company’s polyethylene terephthalate operation in Sandy Run, South Carolina. The waiting period required under federal antitrust law has...]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:37:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-94-chexpress-january-27-2011/ Chexpress - January 13, 2011 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-93-chexpress-january-13-2011/ North America

$6.3 Billion Purchase

DuPont has signed a definitive agreement to buy Danisco for $6.3 billion, including the assumption of $500 million in debt. The deal will enhance DuPont’s industrial biotechnology efforts and take it into new food...]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:52:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-93-chexpress-january-13-2011/ Chexpress - December 9, 2010 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-88-chexpress-december-9-2010/ North America

Ethane Cracking

The Dow Chemical Co. plans to increase ethane cracking capabilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast during the next two to three years. The company’s goal is to improve its ethane cracking capabilities by 20 to 30 percent. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 03:35:00 +0000 http://www.cheresources.com/invision/blog/17/entry-88-chexpress-december-9-2010/