Chemical Market Statistics, June 2013

Urea Production Statistics: Urea Prices To Increase By Rs 35 Per 50kg Bag

Company news
6 hours ago
by HT Media

KARACHI , 2013-06-19 -- Urea prices are likely to be increased by Rs 35 to Rs 1,705 per 50 kilogrammes (kgs) bag due to changes in general sales tax (GST) rate , collection mechanism, analysts said on Tuesday. In the Federal Budget 2013-14, GST was raised to 17 % , will be charged based on printed retail prices of fertilizer, while withholding tax levied on distributors reduced...

Industries : Fertilizer

Chemical Industry: Eastman Chemical Firm At J.p. Morgan Diversified Industries Conference - Final

Industry news
10 hours ago
by CQ Transcriptions LLC

Presentation JEFF ZEKAUSKAS , ANALYST, JPMORGAN : Hi, good afternoon; I'm Jeff Zekauskas . I analyze chemicals here at JPMorgan . This afternoon, it is my pleasure to introduce the management of Eastman Chemical . Representing Eastman is the Chief Financial Officer, Curt Espeland . Curt has been CFO since 2008. Previous to that, he was the Chief Accounting Officer from 2002, but he's...

Industries : Chemical

Pesticide Industry Overview In Australia: Pesticides In Global Rivers And Streams Said Reducing Biodiversity

Industry news
14 hours ago
by United Press International

Pesticides commonly used in Europe , Australia are reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams , rivers by up to 42 %, scientists say. A team of German , Australian researchers analyzed the impact of pesticides, including insecticides , fungicides, on the biodiversity of invertebrates in flowing waters using data from Germany , France , the state of Vict...

Industries : Pesticide
Countries : Australia

Renewable Chemical Market In The United States: Rep. Peters? Farm Bill Legislation Levels The Playing Field For Renewable Chemicals

Industry news
14 hours ago
by Business Wire

WASHINGTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Biotechnology Market Organization (BIO) , BIOCOM today thanked Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) for introducing legislation that would make renewable chemicals eligible for support in the USDA Biorefinery Assistance Program . Mr. Peters offered the legislation as an amendment to be considered during House floor debate...

Industries : Chemical
Countries : United States

Industrial Gases Production Capacity In The United States: Wet Weather Saps Nitrogen From Corn Fields

Company news
14 hours ago
by Penton Business Media

Producers who don?t plan, watch , act for nitrogen deficiencies in their corn will lose green in their crop , at the bank, says a University of Missouri Extension plant scientist. Peter Scharf says drenching rains have depleted nitrogen fertilizer from the soil, especially anhydrous ammonia applied last fall. That was 7 hard months ago. Fall weather was good for fiel...

Industries : Industrial Gases
Countries : United States

Petrochemical Production Statistics In Indonesia And France: Michelin, Pt Chandra Collaborate To Produce Synthetic Rubber

Company news
15 hours ago
by Business Monitor International

News: French tyre manufacturer Michelin is set to enter into a joint venture (JV) with Indonesian petrochemical producer PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical to produce synthetic rubbe...

Industries : Petrochemical
Countries : Indonesia, France

Ethanol Production Statistics In The United States: Production Of New Biofuel Resumes At Luverne, Minn.

Company news
15 hours ago
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

2013-06-18 -- Gevo incorporated said Tuesday that it is again making a higher-value alcohol at its refitted ethanol plant in Luverne, Minn. , nearly 8 months after halting commercial production to correct problems with its proprietary process. Gevo CEO Patrick Gruber said in a statement that the Industry player has learned how to control microbial contamination that triggered the shutdown last Septemb...

Industries : Petrochemical
Countries : United States

Petrochemical Production Statistics In Ukraine: Ukraine's Industrial Output Decreases By Over 5 Percent January-may - State Statistics

Company news
17 hours ago
by Itar-Tass

KIEV , June 18 (Itar-Tass) - Ukraine's industrial output dropped by 5.2 % in the 1st 5 months of the year, as compared to the same period of the preceding year, the State Statistics Service said in its report. Under the document, in May 2013 , the republic's industrial production decreased by 5.6 % as compared to this year's April , dropped by 9.3 % as compared...

Industries : Petrochemical
Countries : Ukraine

Fertilizer Industry In Pakistan: Opposition Rejects 1 Percent Increase In Gst Rate

Industry news
17 hours ago
by Pakistan Press International

Opposition in the National Assembly on Monday vehemently rejected the increase in General Sales Tax (GST), saying that it is unconstitutional to implement the proposed increase before the passage of budget for financial year 2013-14 from the Parliament. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) notified the proposed 1 % increase in GST on the very 2nd day of the budget speech of the Fin...

Industries : Fertilizer
Countries : Pakistan

Fertiliser Price Trend In Pakistan: A Rejoinder

Industry news
17 hours ago
by Pakistan Press International

This is in response to the article published on 2013-06-12 in Business Recorder titled "Cheap gas , expensive fertiliser?" Engro Fertilisers repudiates the entire argument which is based on distorted data , provides a lop-sided picture of the ground reality. Engro Fertilizers would like to clarify the stance by presenting the following points that must be taken into account: The C...

Industries : Fertilizer
Countries : Pakistan

Fertilizer Sector In Brazil: First Quarter 2013 Fertilizantes Heringer Sa Profits Conference Call - Final

Industry news
19 hours ago
by CQ Transcriptions LLC

Presentation OPERATOR: Good morning , thank you for standing by. Welcome to Fertilizantes Heringer's Q1 of 2013 profits conference call. Today with us we have Mr. Dalton Carlos Heringer , CEO of the Industry player, , Rodrigo Bortolini Rezende , CFO , IRO. We would like to inform you that this event is being recorded , all participants will be in listen-only mode during...

Industries : Fertilizer
Countries : Brazil

Liquid Fertilizer Market Shares In The United States: Itronics January-may 2013 Total Gold'n Gro Fertilizer Sales Up 17 Percent

Company news
20 hours ago
by Marketwire

RENO, NV -- (Marketwired) -- 06/18/13 -- Itronics incorporated (PINKSHEETS: ITRO) reported today its January through May 2013 GOLD'n GRO fertilizer sales are up 17 % compared to the same time period in the previous year. The fertilizer sales improvement continues the trend of the sales expansion reported for the Q4 of 2012. The sales increase is primarily due to increased...

Industries : Fertilizer
Countries : United States

Ethylene Production Statistics In The United States And Russian Federation: Nizhnekamskneftekhim Hopes To Receive Ethylene Project By Year-end

Company news
20 hours ago
by Interfax America Inc.

MOSCOW / KAZAN . 2013-06-18 (Interfax) - Nizhnekamskneftekhim (RTS: NKNC), which is part of the TAIF group, hopes that by the end of the summer it will obtain a front end engineering , design (FEED) project for its new 1 million tonne ethylene plant, Azat Bikmurzin, the Industry player's deputy general director, said at a Petrochemicals in Russia , the CIS 2013 conference in Moscow . "We h...

Industries : Petrochemical
Countries : United States, Russian Federation

Synthetic Material Key Players In The United States: Joel Hackney Joins Pgi As Chief Executive Officer

Industry news
21 hours ago
by PR Newswire

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , 2013-06-18 /PRNewswire/ -- Polymer Group, incorporated , (PGI) today announced that J. Joel Hackney , Jr. will join PGI as chief executive officer, , a member of the board of directors, effective June 19 , 2013. Hackney will succeed Veronica "Ronee" Hagen, who will be retiring after assisting in the leadership transition. Hagen will continue to serve as a member...

Industries : Synthetic Material
Countries : United States

Socar To Invest Us Dollars 500 Mln In Building Petrochemicals Complex

Company news
21 hours ago
by Interfax America Inc.

BAKU . 2013-06-18 (Interfax) - State Oil Industry player of the Azerbaijani Republic (Socar) will be investing some US Dollars 500 million in the building of an oil , gas refining , petrochemicals complex in Garadagh, Socar Vice President Suleiman Gasymov said in an interview given to the corporate publication SOCARplus. Gasymov said that the project price tag - determined in the context of a feasi...

Industries : Petrochemical
Countries : Azerbaijan

Nonwovens Production Capacity In The United States: Suominen Increases Its Production Capacity Of Value Added Nonwovens

Company news
22 hours ago
by OMX

Helsinki, Finland , 2013-06-18 14:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen Corporation Press release 18 June 2013 at 15:00 (EEST) SUOMINEN INCREASES ITS PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF VALUE ADDED NONWOVENS Suominen , the global leader in nonwovens for wipes, will invest approximately Euros 2.5 million in the capacity expansion at 1 of its assets at the Windsor Locks plant in Connecticut, U...

Industries : Fiber
Countries : United States

Propane Production Statistics In Saudi Arabia: Hyperion To Supply An Operator Training Simulator For The Propane Dehydrogenation Plant Of Advanced In Saudi Arabia

Company news
22 hours ago
by M2 Communications

Hyperion Systems Engineering declares that it will supply the Operator Training Simulator for the propane dehydrogenation plant (PDH) of Advanced Petrochemical Industry player in Saudi Arabia . Nicosia, Cyprus -- Hyperion Systems Engineering (Hyperion), the leading independent solutions provider to the global process industries, declares that it will supply the Operator Training Simulator (OT...

Industries : Industrial Gases
Countries : Saudi Arabia

Carotenoid Price Statistics In Turkmenistan: Imf-statement At The Conclusion Of The 2013 Article Iv Mission To Turkmenistan

Industry news
1 day ago
by M2 Communications

ENP Newswire - 18 June 2013 Release date- 17062013 - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mrs. Veronica Bacalu visited Ashgabat during May 29-June 11, 2013 to conduct discussions for the 2013 Article IV consultation.1. The IMF team met with senior central bank , government officials, , representatives of commercial banks , international institutions. In coope...

Industries : Synthetic Dye and Pigment
Countries : Turkmenistan

Carbon Fiber Price Data: Forever Tungsten Ring Is Offering Custom Orders At A Lower Price During Summer Months

Industry news
1 day ago
by PR Web

(PRWEB) 2013-06-18 http://www.ForeverTungstenRing.com , retailer of tungsten rings , wedding bands, is featuring lower customization prices across the entire stock of tungsten carbide rings only for the summer months 2013. The lower customization prices will help to bring in new clientele that want a special 1 of a kind ring style to call their own. The lower priced customizatio...

Industries : Fiber

Pest Control Corporate Deals Activity In The United States And Canada: Terramera Teams Up With Hydrex Pest Control To Serve Transitional Living Shelter In Ventura County

Company news
1 day ago
by PR Web

Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) 2013-06-18 Terramera , a pioneer in developing effective , safe biopesticide products for pest management, today announced that it partnered with Hydrex Pest Control to provide pest control services for a nonprofit, transitional living center for the homeless, The Kingdom Center (TKC). Alex McCarty , Site Manager for TKC said, ? I was thrilled with the s...

Industries : Pesticide
Countries : United States

Coating Production Statistics In China: Axalta Coating Systems To Invest Us Dollars 50 M For Production Of Waterborne Coatings In China.

Company news
1 day ago
by Elsevier CBNB

Axalta Coating Systems (formerly DuPont Performance Coatings ) will invest over US Dollars 50 M to construct a new facility to manufacture , supply up to 25,000 tonnes of paint to automobile manufacturers that are expanding into south , central China . The plant will be dedicated to productIndustry playerthe company's waterborne coatings that meet both manufacturer , regulatory environmental standards. ...

Industries : Paint and Coating
Countries : China

Chemical Product Trade Data In Austria: Investment By Austrian Chemical Companies Falls A Fifth.

Industry news
1 day ago
by Elsevier CBNB

The Austrian drugs Industry has grown continuously in recent years , reached Euros 3.1 bn in 2011. Demand could also grow in future. As in other regions, the proportion of generics is increasing steadily. Production in the plastics processing Market stagnated in 2012, so imports of primary plastics also fell. No imp...

Industries : Chemical
Countries : Austria

Basic Chemical Industry Statistics: Packaging: Linx Launches New Non-mek Ink.

Industry news
1 day ago
by Elsevier CBNB

Linx Printing Technologies is meeting increasing demands for MEK- , acetone-free inks with a new quick-drying, ketone-free ink. The Linx Black Ink 3401 is suitable for...

Industries : Basic Chemical

Rubber Production Capacity In Asia And Germany: Asia's Greater Mobility Drives Lanxess Expansion.

Company news
1 day ago
by Elsevier CBNB

The chemical Industry player Lanxess of Germany has embarked on expansion strategy in Asia , owing to its greater mobility , booming automotive Market in the region. As part of the move, the Industry player commenced operations of its Euros 400 M, about 100,000 tonnes capacity butyl rubber (BR) , premium halobutyl rub...

Industries : Resin and Rubber
Countries : Asia, Singapore, Germany

Ethanol Trade Data In India: Oil Firms Drop Ethanol Imports On High Price.

Industry news
1 day ago
by Elsevier CBNB

The public Market oil marketing companies have dropped the idea of importing ethanol to comply with the mandatory 5 % blending programme due to high price quoted by global suppliers. The global suppliers are quoting Rup 72...

Industries : Petrochemical
Countries : India

Chemical Corporate Deals Activity In Saudi Arabia: Main Project Financing Completed For Sadara

Company news
1 day ago
by Information Solutions

New Delhi , 2013-06-17 -- The Dow Chemical Industry player (NYSE: DOW) today announced the signing of the main financing for the Sadara project. Sadara Chemical Industry player (Sadara), Dow's joint venture with Saudi Arabian Oil Industry player (Saudi Aramco), entered into definitive agreements with certain export credit agencies, commercial banks , the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia f...

Industries : Chemical
Countries : Saudi Arabia

Industrial Coating Sector In The United States: Ppg Expands Springdale, Pa., Facility To Serve Global Electronics Sector

Industry news
1 day ago
by M2 Communications

ENP Newswire - 18 June 2013 Release date- 14062013 - SPRINGDALE, Pa. - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) this week marked the startup of a new electronic materials group manufacturing cell at its Springdale, Pa. , industrial coatings plant. This addition positions the Industry player in the fast-growing global electronics Industry for conductive inks , coatings. The commissioning of the new cell ma...

Industries : Paint and Coating
Countries : United States

Coating Innovation Trends In The United States: Ppg Researchers Helping To Develop Non-isocyanate Liquid Coatings For Military

Company news
1 day ago
by M2 Communications

ENP Newswire - 18 June 2013 Release date- 14062013 - The U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research , Development Program has awarded US Dollars 1.071 million to PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) Allison Park, Pa. , Coatings Innovation Center to help develop non-isocyanate liquid coatings that meet military specifications. The funding will support the development of many coating...

Industries : Paint and Coating
Countries : United States

Resin And Rubber Production Capacity In The United States: Itc Rules In Favor Of Si Group In Intellectual Property Case

Company news
1 day ago
by PR Newswire

SCHENECTADY, New York , 2013-06-18 /PRNewswire/ -- SI Group, incorporated , a leading global manufacturer of chemical intermediates, achieved a significant victory in the intellectual property case filed with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against Sino Legend (Zhangjiagang) Chemical Company, Ltd. , Red Avenue Chemical Company Ltd. , , certain affiliates. (Logo: http://photos.pr...

Industries : Resin and Rubber
Countries : United States

Petrochemical Production Capacity In The United Kingdom: Sabic's Uk Plant Makes Dramatic Turnaround

Company news
1 day ago
by Al Bawaba Ltd.

After nearly 20 years of under-investment, SABIC UK Petrochemical's ethylene liquefaction plant on Teesside has witnessed a dramatic turnaround , is on track to make productivity gains of more than £ 10 million a year, following an intensive reliability program with change management specialists, Reliable Manufacturing. Saudi-owned SABIC is 1 of the world's largest manufacturers of ch...

Industries : Petrochemical
Countries : United Kingdom