Category: Commodity Chemicals

BASF Earns Top Score in 2015 Corporate Equality Index

BASF Earns Top Score in 2015 Corporate Equality Index

Human Rights Campaign Names BASF One of "Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality"

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BASF Donates $25,000 to Southern University for Multi-Purpose Technology Center

GEISMAR, LA — (Marketwired) — 11/19/14 — A $25,000 donation from BASF will fund a new multi-purpose technology center at Southern University in Baton Rouge. The new facility will add advanced capabilities to the university–s Career Services Center — such as virtual interviewing and remote training opportunities — that will benefit not only students and alumni, but also potential employers."BASF is joining forces with Southern University to use technology to expand career opportunitie

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Jacobs Engineering Sees Demand, Backlog Soar in Fiscal 2014, Expands Role With Gulf Coast, Chemicals Projects, an Industrial Info News Alert

Jacobs Engineering Sees Demand, Backlog Soar in Fiscal 2014, Expands Role With Gulf Coast, Chemicals Projects, an Industrial Info News Alert

SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwired) — 11/19/14 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated (NYSE:JEC) (Pasadena, California), a leading worldwide provider of and services, benefited from continued economic recovery in North America and the resulting rise in demand in the company–s 2014 fiscal year. A sharply higher backlog reflected domestic growth, particularly in the Great Lakes region and along the Gulf Coast. Industrial Info is tra

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Technic Inc. Receives a $900,000 U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative Award to Reduce Costs of Solar Cell Manufacturing

CRANSTON, RI — (Marketwired) — 11/19/14 — announced today that it has received a $900,000 award through the . The award has been provided in support of the company–s research and development of Alternative Seed Layer Technology (ASL). Technic–s ASL Technology will provide manufacturers with lower front side solar cell metallization material costs while maintaining and improving cell efficiencies. The ASL process is designed to metallize a solar cell through the use of light induced platin

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EnerG2 and BASF Announce Multifaceted Partnership

EnerG2 and BASF Announce Multifaceted Partnership

Innovative Energy Storage Materials Pioneer and the World–s Leading Chemical Company Collaborate to Enrich R&D, Expand Capacity, and Extend Global Presence for Advanced Carbon Materials for Energy Storage

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Top Industrial Market News Stories for the Second Week of November 2014, an Industrial Info News Alert

Top Industrial Market News Stories for the Second Week of November 2014, an Industrial Info News Alert

SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwired) — 11/14/14 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — Here are Industrial Info–s most-read stories from the past week. Browse other breaking industrial news stories at .Natural gas prices are higher outside the U.S., and this has meant an increase in the demand for coal. As a result, U.S. producers are now exporting in large amounts. The export market is a mixed blessing, however.Babcock & Wilcox saw strong operational results in thi

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Fermentalg Q3 2014 Financial information

Fermentalg Q3 2014 Financial information

LIBOURNE, FRANCE — (Marketwired) — 11/13/14 — Fermentalg (EURONEXT PARIS: FALG), an industrial biotechnology company that specializes in the production of oils and proteins derived from microalgae, has published its financial information for the third quarter of 2014. Highlights for the period include:the issue of the for Fermentalg–s future Industrial Development Unit (IDU) which is no longer subject to appeal;the renegotiation of Fermentalg–s that targets the Omega-3 market, opening up

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Methanex Announces Sale of US$300 Million 10-Year Notes and US$300 Million 30-Year Notes

Methanex Announces Sale of US$300 Million 10-Year Notes and US$300 Million 30-Year Notes

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 11/13/14 — Methanex Corporation (TSX: MX)(NASDAQ: MEOH) announced today that it has priced two offerings of senior unsecured notes. Methanex will issue US$300 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.25% senior notes due December 1, 2024 and US$300 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.65% senior notes due December 1, 2044. The 2024 notes were issued at a price of 99.497% of the aggregate principal amount, with an effective yield to matur

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UA Local 198 to Open Training Center in Lake Charles

UA Local 198 to Open Training Center in Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES, LA — (Marketwired) — 11/13/14 — The United Association Union of Plumbers, Pipefitters, Pipe Welders and Service Technicians (UA) Local 198 will hold the grand opening ceremony for its new training center in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday, November 19, at 10:00 a.m.As labor demand increases dramatically along the Gulf Coast, particularly in the Lake Charles area, the new Local 198 Training Center in Lake Charles represents a significant investment by the UA and its contra

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Chemical Industry Leadership Event Sponsored by Northwest Analytics Showcases Value of EMI Solutions

Chemical Industry Leadership Event Sponsored by Northwest Analytics Showcases Value of EMI Solutions

Real-World Strategies Highlighted by The Dow Chemical Company

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