CHEMICAL UPDATE
DECEMBER 2013
McIlvaine Company
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INDUSTRY
U.S. Chemicals Exports to Increase from Shale Gas Advantage
Shale Gas Makes U.S. Among Cheapest Places for Plastics Manufacturing
Brazil Ramps Up Fertilizer Production Amid Growing Agricultural Demand
COMPANY NEWS
Honeywell to Invest $300 Million to Build New Refrigerant Plant
Formosa Plastics Group Plans $2 Billion Expansion of Texas Operations
Norway’s Yara and BASF Plan Investment in U.S. Ammonia Plant
Solvay Divests PVC and Compounding Businesses
Kumho Petro Produces Carbon Nanotubes