CHEMICAL UPDATE
DECEMBER 2011
McIlvaine Company
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INDUSTRY
EPA Partially Grants Petition to Initiate Reporting Rule for Fracking Chemicals
Automotive Designers Delve Farther Into Plastics' Flexibility
COMPANY NEWS
BASF Promotes Growth Agenda
BASF Invests in Intelligent Chemistry for Mining in Australia
Dow and Jilin Connell Sign Letter of Intent Focused on Polyurethanes
Honeywell Purchases Wax Technology, Expanding Specialty Additives Offering
Toray Succeeds in Production of the World's First Fully Renewable, Biobased PET
Fiber
EXPANSIONS / ACQUISITIONS
Ecolab and Nalco Complete Merger
BASF to Build High Performance Specialty Plastics Plant in Korea
BASF to Expand India Footprint
Israel's Arkal Plastic Building $7 Million Plant in Alabama
Laurel Biocomposite Opens New Pilot Plant
LANXESS Acquires U.S. Biocide Specialist Verichem