Business Roundup

2018; American Chemical Society; Volume: 96; Issue: 19 Linguagem: Alemão

10.1021/cen-09619-buscon18

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2474-7408

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BUSINESS Business Roundup ShareShare onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail C&EN, 2018, 96 (19), p 15May 7, 2018Cite this:C&EN 96, 19, 15AbstractExxonMobil and SABIC have formed a joint venture to pursue the ethylene cracker they want to build in San Patricio County, Texas. The project was announced in 2016. Pending environmental permits, it will open by 2021 or 2022. Mitsui Chemicals will write off $130 million from the value of the dental materials business it bought in 2013 for $576 million from the German metal chemistry firm Heraeus. Sales forecasts for existing products didn't pan out, and the launch of new products is behind schedule, Mitsui says. Italmatch has agreed to acquire the metalworking fluid business of Richmond, Va.-based Afton Chemical for an undisclosed sum. The deal includes facilities in Bedford Park, Ill., and Manchester, England, and business assets in India and China. ICL, an Israeli industrial chemical maker, has invested in CropX, an Israeli firm that offers farmers a combination of soil sensor technology and analytics. ICL says CropX complementsView: PDF | Full Text HTMLDownload PDF

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