Americas top stories: weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
19-Jun-2017
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 16 June 2017:
US EPA delays Risk Management
Program amendments to ’19
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Scott
Pruitt has signed a final rule delaying amendments to the
nation’s Risk Management Program (RMP) until 19 February
2019, the regulator said on Monday.
Initial US June propylene
contracts settle at a
rollover
Initial settlements for
US June propylene contract prices
are at a rollover from May, although the settlement is not
yet marketwide, sources said on Tuesday.
US June propylene settles at a
rollover
US June contract prices for propylene have fully settled at a rollover,
market sources confirmed on Wednesday.
BP completes upgrade, new reactor
at US PTA plant
BP inaugurated a new reactor at its Cooper River
purified terephthalic acid (PTA)
plant near Charleston, South Carolina.
US regulator clears pending
DowDuPont merger
DuPont and Dow Chemical have reached a proposed agreement
with the antitrust division of the US Department of Justice
(DOJ), allowing the companies to proceed with their proposed
$130bn merger, Dow said on Thursday.
US June PP contracts roll over on
propylene
US June polypropylene (PP) contracts
rolled over from May on Friday, the first no-change in the
monthly figure since February 2016.
Global News + ICIS Chemical Business (ICB)
See the full picture, with unlimited access to ICIS chemicals news across all markets and regions, plus ICB, the industry-leading magazine for the chemicals industry.
Contact us
Partnering with ICIS unlocks a vision of a future you can trust and achieve. We leverage our unrivalled network of industry experts to deliver a comprehensive market view based on independent and reliable data, insight and analytics.
Contact us to learn how we can support you as you transact today and plan for tomorrow.
READ MORE
