http://www.chemweek.org Chemical Week en-us 2009 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 8:33:22 EST LyondellBasell Industries said that a demand for a credit extension by its Lyondell Chemical subsidiary under a revolving credit agreement with an entity controlled by its owner Access... http://www.chemweek.org/home/top_of_the_news/16174.html Tue, 6 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST Researchers led by Alexander G. Paul from the Centre for Chemicals Management at Lancaster University (Lancaster, U.K.), in a new study estimate that... http://www.chemweek.org/home/top_of_the_news/16175.html Tue, 6 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST Süd-Chemie says it has completed its previously disclosed acquisition of Hi-Tech (Alfred Station, NY), the ceramic filters business of Cookson Group (London). The acquisition strengthens... http://www.chemweek.org/home/top_of_the_news/16157.html Mon, 5 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST The United Nations has adopted a resolution to make 2011 the 'International Year of Chemistry'. The resolution will celebrate the achievements of chemistry and its contribution to mankind... http://www.chemweek.org/home/top_of_the_news/16154.html Fri, 2 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST LyondellBasell is considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing as a demand for a credit extension under a revolving credit agreement with an entity controlled by its owner Access Industries was denied.... http://www.chemweek.org/home/top_of_the_news/16140.html Thu, 1 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST A loan agreement has been reached with a state-owned fund.... http://www.chemweek.org/home/projects/16151.html Wed, 31 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Moody’s and Standard & Poor's (S&P) have each lowered Dow Chemical’s senior unsecured rating in response to Kuwait’s decision to back out of the K-Dow joint venture... http://www.chemweek.org/home/top_of_the_news/16118.html Tue, 30 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST LyondellBasell has reached an agreement with lenders to postpone payment of $160 million in fees related to a bridge loan that were due December 19, and is working with "lenders on an... http://www.chemweek.org/home/top_of_the_news/16135.html Tue, 30 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Rohm and Haas (R&H) shares are down more than 15% today as the collapse of Dow Chemical’s planned joint venture with Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) raises questions about Dow’s ability to complete its planned acquisition of Rohm and Haas.... http://www.chemweek.org/home/top_of_the_news/16107.html Mon, 29 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Kuwait's Supreme Petroleum Council has decided to cancel a planned $17.4-billion petrochemical joint venture between Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) and Dow Chemical.... http://www.chemweek.org/home/top_of_the_news/16104.html Sun, 28 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST