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US Firms Urge Trump to Uphold Paris Accord

12.01.2017 - More than 350 companies headquartered or with operations in the US, including such diverse enterprises as Monsanto, Genentech, Unilever, L’Oreal USA and the Merck Family Fund...

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LyondellBasell to Keep Houston Refinery

09.01.2017 - Olefins and polyolefins giant LyondellBasell has decided against selling its 268,000 bbl/d refinery at Houston, Texas, USA. Saudi Aramco and its US refining joint venture Motiva...

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Obama Administration Tightens Environmental Safety

23.12.2016 - As US President Barack Obama’s days in office wind down and in the gap before the next president, Donald Trump, takes office on Jan. 21, 2017, the so-called “lame duck” is showing...

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ExxonMobil CEO Chosen for US Secretary of State

19.12.2016 - Continuing in the mode of choosing people for his cabinet who are not politicians and who have ties to industry, US president-elect, Donald Trump, has chosen ExxonMobil’s chairman...

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Dow CEO Liveris and Trump Display Unity

12.12.2016 - Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris announced on Dec. 9 that the US chemical giant plans to build an innovation center at its Midland, Michigan, USA headquarters, creating 100 new R&D...

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Trump Names Climate Change Skeptic to Head EPA

09.12.2016 - As he continues choosing personnel to fill positions in his new cabinet, the US president-elect, Donald Trump, has turned to another polarizing figure, Scott Pruitt, to head the...

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Trump Seen as Bowing to Fossil Fuels Industry

30.11.2016 - As US president-elect and prior to that as a candidate, Donald Trump has taken many positions that dismay environmental advocates. The New York businessman turned politician, who...

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UK’s Croda Opens Office in Iran

21.11.2016 - UK specialty chemicals producer Croda has opened a new office in the Iranian capital of Tehran. The Hull, England-based company said the Croda Pars office, which will cater to the...