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Dow shutdown has minimal affect on Hahnville facility
Published July 5, 2009, 3:31 pm, L'Observateur
HAHNVILLE â“ At a board of directors meeting last Tuesday, officials at Dow Chemical announced the closure of several of the companyâs manufacturing plants including two units at its Hahnville complex, but a plant spokesman said the shut down would only result in about 10 layoffs.
Dow closing two units by 2011 in restructuring
Published July 2, 2009, 11:13 am, Post South
Dow Chemical Company on Wednesday announced plans to close two units at the local plant in the third quarter of 2011. The move will affect some 45 employees, but managers are meeting with them individually about transfers to other parts of the local plant, Stacey Chaisson of Dow Public Affairs said.
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 July 2009
Published July 2, 2009, 10:31 am, SpaceRef
All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
There's still a home for good ol' linoleum
Published July 2, 2009, 7:46 am, The Durango Herald
I once rented a flat in a beautiful old Victorian house that had sustained years of neglect and mistreatment by previous tenants. While living there, I did what I could to restore or at least clean up the original moldings and fireplace area.
Welcome to the Tobacco Smorgasbord
Published July 2, 2009, 6:58 am, The Star
"Tobacco products are the only retail products not required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to list ingredients on its packaging." If more people realized what is in tobacco products, a lot more people would try harder to quit smoking or chewing or dipping.
More tests needed to find Crestwood contamination source
Published July 2, 2009, 3:39 am, SouthtownStar
Crestwood residents can rest easier knowing their health isn't at risk from the contaminants that lurk in their soil and groundwater, according to test results revealed Wednesday by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Results from the June testing show area around the village's tainted well is contaminant-free, but chemicals from a nearby dry cleaner are polluting groundwater. The ...
Dow to save $100 million by closing plants in Louisiana
Published July 2, 2009, 1:03 am, Midland Daily News
The Dow Chemical Co. will shut down a number of manufacturing plants along the U.S. Gulf Coast, the company announced today.
Dow to close some units
Published July 1, 2009, 10:21 pm, The Advocate
Dow Chemical Co. said Wednesday it will close several Louisiana processing units — affecting about 100 jobs in Plaquemine and Hahnville — as part of a shift away from basic chemicals toward more lucrative specialty chemicals.
Dow Chemical to Shut Three Louisiana Ethylene Plants (Update3)
Published July 1, 2009, 3:36 pm, Bloomberg
July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Dow Chemical Co. , the largest U.S. chemical maker, is permanently closing three Louisiana factories that make ethylene and derivatives to meet cost-reduction targets following the acquisition of Rohm & Haas Co.
Polymerupdate European resin pricing, June 22-26: PP, LDPE, LLDPE, PS, ABS, and PVC climb; PET steady
Published July 1, 2009, 2:00 pm, PlasticsToday.com
Polypropylene (PP) contract prices climbed in Europe last week, according to Polymerupdate , with homopolymer injection molding grades reaching €855/tonne FD Northwest Europe and copolymer prices hitting €895/tonne FD Northwest Europe. PP producers polled by Polymerupdate reported settling their June contracts €50/tonne above May, and looking forward, July contract price targets would be higher ...
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