Bulk Transporter News ArchiveBASF initiating plant shutdowns, cutting productionNov 21, 2008 BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, is temporarily shutting down approximately 80 plants worldwide and reducing production at approximately 100 plants. Plants in Freeport TX and Geismar LA are among those in the decision... Pirates continue to threaten crude oil shippingNov 20, 2008 Ship owners continue to face piracy in the Gulf of Aden and other waters with a recent incident occurring off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia, in eastern Africa, according to news reports... Petroleum deliveries continue slidingNov 20, 2008 Total US petroleum deliveries, which dropped more than four percent in October, have fallen 5 percent from January through October, a rate not seen since the early 1980s, according to information from the American Petroleum Institute (API)... BIO wants better greenhouse emission modelsNov 20, 2008 The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) wants the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a better scientific model for greenhouse gas emissions measurements before releasing estimates that may understate the benefit from biofuels, according to BIO information... TSI falls 2.5 percent in SeptemberNov 20, 2008 The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 2.5 percent in September from its August level, declining for the second consecutive month, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has reported... CVSA sets record for brake inspectionsNov 20, 2008 A record number of 20,810 inspections were conducted last month during the Operation Air Brake Campaign, according to information from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)... ITCO plans Chinese market studyNov 20, 2008 The International Tank Container Organization (ITCO) plans to fund a study of the Chinese market for tank containers, Reginald Lee, ITCO president, stated in his November report to members... Flint Hills to close Texas polymer plantNov 20, 2008 Flint Hills Resources, Wichita KS, has announced it will close its Odessa TX polymer facility during the first half of 2009... IEA calls for improvement in energy efficiency, productionNov 20, 2008 The International Energy Agency (IEA) is calling for improvement of energy efficiency and increasing the deployment of low-carbon energy, according to information presented at the launching of the agency's World Energy Outlook 2008... Chevron Phillips to relocate certain servicesNov 20, 2008 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP has announced plans to relocate services provided by the company’s Orange TX Technology Center to its Plastics Technology Center in Bartlesville OK... NACD members report continued profitabilityNov 20, 2008 The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) has reported that its member firms continued to achieve profitability in 2007, though at slower levels than past years... New rule proposed |
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