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The attack was the first confirmed violation of a chemical-weapons ban since a U.S. strike on Syria in 2018 over its alleged use of poison gas, a new assessment says.
The attack was the first confirmed violation of a chemical-weapons ban since a U.S. strike on Syria in 2018 over its alleged use of poison gas, a new assessment says.
Big Asian consumers of liquefied natural gas are enjoying low prices now but fear a boom-and-bust cycle could hurt them by discouraging investment in projects needed to maintain supply.
Ship owners are likely to order up to 40 large ethane carriers over the next 12 months as demand for the gas widely used in the petrochemical industry to make plastics and detergents steadily rises.
SeaOne Holdings, founded by the former chief of shale giant EOG Resources, has new technology for shipping U.S. natural gas abroad—and a plan to build natural-gas power plants in Colombia.
The FDA said it has learned of a probable human carcinogen found at low levels in some versions of the heartburn drug Zantac, sold over the counter and in generic forms.
Bayer’s efforts to fend off thousands of lawsuits against its Roundup herbicide were dealt a symbolic blow when Germany, the company’s home country, said it would ban the product’s key ingredient.
The ethanol industry is suffering from weaker prices and oversupply as that pillar of the farm economy has been hurt by regulatory changes and the trade dispute with China.
As younger customers latch onto dystopian landfill stats, some beauty brands are pivoting to refillable, compostable and biodegradable materials, says beauty correspondent Fiorella Valdesolo
Producer prices fell into deflation for the first time in three years, as worries over the trade war with the U.S. sapped demand.
The chemicals maker agreed to sell its chemical intermediates and its surfactants units to an Asian rival, Thailand-based Indorama Ventures.
Zoltan Merszei fled Hungary after World War II and led a highly profitable expansion of Dow Chemical in Europe. After returning to the U.S. as chief executive, he clashed with American colleagues. He moved on to work for Armand Hammer and Alan Bond.
Profit fell at Exxon, mirroring results from European counterparts, including Shell. Chevron net income rose 26%, helped by a breakup fee from a scuttled deal to buy Anadarko, but the natural-gas prices it fetches have plunged.
A large explosion and fire broke out at an Exxon Mobil petrochemical and refinery complex near Houston, causing minor injuries to at least 37 workers.
Bayer warned that severe weather impacting its crop-science division could strain its ability to hit full-year sales targets, and the number of plaintiffs suing over its Roundup herbicide rose again.
Chevron and Exxon are beefing up their petrochemicals focus as demand for fossil fuels wanes.
A contentious accusation underpins a trade dispute between Japan and South Korea: Chemicals and equipment bought by South Korean companies from Japan may be helping North Korea build weapons of mass destruction.
If the slide in propane prices holds, households that are heated with the fuel and farmers who use it to dry crops could receive lower bills when they fill their tanks this autumn.
The European chemical giant’s troubles aren’t unique and suggest wider problems as trade tensions take a toll on global businesses.
BASF slashed its profit forecasts, citing the continuing trade dispute between the U.S. and China as well as sluggish demand in the auto market, furthering the struggles at the German chemicals giant.
Austrian lawmakers voted to ban the key chemical in Roundup—a first in Europe and a fresh blow to Bayer.
