Americas top stories: weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
14-Aug-2017
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 11 August 2017:
US DCP to build natgas processing
plants in Colorado
DCP Midstream plans to build another natural-gas processing
plant in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) basin in Colorado, the
US-based midstream company said on Monday.
Huntsman’s spinoff Venator trades
on New York Stock Exchange
Huntsman’s pigment spinoff, Venator Materials, traded on
Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
US court knocks down EPA ruling
that phased out HFCs
A US appeals court knocked down a ruling by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) that was phasing out the use of
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as refrigerants and blowing agents
used in polyurethanes, raising questions about the use
of substitutes that chemical companies are already
producing.
US Ashland declares Europe force
majeure on BDO after fire
Ashland has declared force majeure (FM) in Europe on
1,4-butanediol (BDO), tetrahydrofuran (THF) and formaldehyde
after a fire shut down production at its plant at Marl,
Germany, the US-based company said on Friday.
US MEK buyers expect price hike
because of Europe force majeure
US
methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) buyers expect prices to jump again
soon because of a fire at a European refinery in late July,
sources said on Friday.
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