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Business Roundup ShareShare onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail C&EN, 2017, 95 (14), p 19April 3, 2017Cite this:C&EN 95, 14, 19AbstractMexichem says the U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to impose antidumping duties ranging from 148 to 167% on Chinese imports of R-134a, a hydrofluorocarbon that Mexichem makes in Louisiana for auto air conditioners. The vote followed a year-long investigation. ExxonMobil Chemical is expanding capacity for hydrocarbon fluids by a total of 250,000 metric tons per year at its plants in Baytown, Texas; Antwerp, Belgium; and Singapore by early 2019. The solvents are used in applications such as mining, metal working, polymer processing, water treatment, adhesives, and coatings. Celanese has sued three Chinese manufacturers of the artificial sweetener acesulfame potassium for patent infringement in Europe. Celanese claims the companies are violating its newly granted European patent No. 2861569. OG&A BioSpecialties, a venture of Owensboro Grain and Accelergy, is building a plant in Owensboro, Ky., that will convert soy and other biobased feedstocks into waxes and esters for heat transferView: PDF | Full Text HTML
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