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China~s Xylene markets continue to remain weak  -  28 Aug 2007
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),The mainstream dealing prices for xylene were pegged at RMB 8500-8700/mt in northern China on Tuesday morning, RMB 100/mt down from the level of the

Are Celebrities Being Used as Pawns by the Fragrance Industry?  -  28 Aug 2007
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)Evaluation of carcinogenic potential of two nitro-musk derivatives, musk xylene and musk tibetene in a host-mediated in vivo/in vitro assay system.

NewAge Industries, Inc. Introduces Flexible Viton® Rubber Tubing ...  -  28 Aug 2007
Newswire Today (press release),Vitube is manufactured to handle chemicals such as aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons (carbon tetrachloride, benzene, toluene, and xylene), oils, fuels,

De Beque site among 7 monitored for pollution  -  28 Aug 2007
Grand Junction Sentinel,At the time of the state’s March 29 inspection, Black Mountain’s emissions of benzene, toluene and xylene had increased by 40 percent over the amount

MRPL tenders to sell Mixed Xylene export cargo on FOB basis ex-New ...  -  Aug 22, 2007
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),The source said, “ on 22nd August MRPL issued a tender to sell 10000 MT for October 01-15, 2007 of Mixed Xylene loading from New Mangalore (West Coast)

China~s Xylene markets in a bearish grip this week  -  Aug 21, 2007
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),Influenced by the declining overseas market, sentiments weakened in the xylene market of Jiangsu province of eastern China on Tuesday.

Global Toluene and Xylene prices firm up...  -  Aug 16, 2007
Chemical Explorer (subscription),On Aug, 15, the toluene price of international market rose as the increasing of crude oil with limited deals, also the xylene price advanced.

Xylene prices in China dragged lower  -  Aug 12, 2007
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),The mainstream offers for xylene were pegged at around RMB 8400/mt (Shatian, ex-tank) last Friday morning, RMB 50-100/mt lower as compared with the previous

Xylene prices in China weaken  -  Aug 8, 2007
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),The mainstream offers for xylene were pegged at RMB 8300/mt (Zhangjiagang, ex-tank) in Jiangsu province of eastern China earlier in the week.

Solvent Xylene rates in Asia down adjust sharply this week  -  Aug 10, 2007
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),Tracking the sharp down turn in regional prices of aromatics, Asian solvent MX rates plummeted this week, down a whopping USD 50/mt from the previous weeks

Chemical spill closes road  -  Aug 26, 2007
Palo Alto Daily News,The chemical may have been Xylene, a colorless, flammable liquid, according to the CHP. It is unknown how much liquid spilled or where it came from.

Poland - PKN awards p-xylene contract to Technip.  -  Aug 1, 2007
YarnsandFibers (subscription),A EUR 160 M ($218 M) contract was granted to Technip for the construction of para-xylene facility at PKN Orlen's refinery in Plock, Poland.

Hazmat Crews Respond To Spill In San Mateo Co.  -  Aug 25, 2007
CBS 5,The chemical may be Xylene, a colorless, flammable liquid, according to the CHP. It is unknown how much liquid has spilled or where it came from but the

Chemical Spill Reporting Violations: EPA Settles Ohio Cases  -  Aug 23, 2007
Earthtimes.orgThe xylene did not go off-site and BASF has cleaned up the area. Xylene is a solvent that can irritate the eyes and skin. City of Cincinnati paid a $17550

Haz-Mat called to Deptford Mall  -  Aug 19, 2007
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com,The box containing Xylene was accidentally left behind by a businessman who had returned the Ford Fusion to Avis at the Deptford Mall, police said.

Chemical Scare at Deptford Mall  -  Aug 19, 2007
MyFox Philadelphia,That substance was a chemical called xylene-- it is not life-threatening--but police still took plenty of precautions. Teenager, Tiffany North said "I

No charges will be filed in Deptford Mall incident  -  Aug 21, 2007
Cherry Hill Courier Post,A suspicious chemical found in the vehicle was xylene, an industrial cleaning product used by a man who had rented the car for a short period, said Deptford

Johnson Crushers runs afoul of EPA  -  Aug 3, 2007
The Register-Guard,But the company didn't get a permit for the growth-fueled increase in xylene - a paint thinner - in the air around its Seavey Loop manufacturing plant.

World Am's Senz-It Subsidiary Replicates Creation of Oxygen Sensor ...  -  Aug 16, 2007
Primenewswire (press release),The initial volatile compound the sensor will look to identify, the CEO said, will be xylene, a colorless, highly flammable liquid.

Fumes overcome 1, close Deptford, NJ, store  -  Aug 20, 2007
The News Journal,..."It's a byproduct similar to xylene," Murphy said. "It's used as a cleaner. It's not something you can find at a hardware store, but it's not a

A local source in China comments on the status of domestic BTX ...  -  Aug 19, 2007
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),The auxiliary BTX unit of Petrochina Dushanzi has a benzene capacity of 75 kt/yr, a toluene capacity of 50 kt/yr and a xylene capacity of 40 kt/yr.

Fire in trailer empties downtown Billings area  -  Aug 7, 2007
Billings Gazette,Fire officials made the call after learning that a semitrailer on fire in the rail yard north of that location contained xylene, a highly flammable liquid.

Downtown road closures, evacuation lifted  -  Aug 6, 2007
Billings Gazette,The trailer was initially believed to contain ethylene, but actually contained xylene. Xylene is a colorless, sweet-smelling and very flammable.

Postal Service tests reaction  -  Aug 8, 2007
Billings Gazette,On Monday, emergency crews responded to a real threat when a trailer transporting xylene, a highly flammable liquid, caught fire on the 3300 block of First

Part of downtown area evacuated due to rail yard fire... | KXNet ...  -  Aug 7, 2007
KXMC,Fire officials made the call after learning a semitrailer, on fire in the rail yard, contained highly flammable xylene (ZY'-leen).

BIPC's quarterly petrochemical production exceeds 2 mln tons  -  Aug 7, 2007
plastemart.com,The complex exports benzene, pyrolysis, butane, ethane, ethylene, fuel oil, propane, paraxylene, pentane and xylene.

SUNDAY NEWS ROUNDUP  -  Aug 26, 2007
CBS 5,The chemical may be Xylene, a colorless, flammable liquid, according to a California Highway Patrol official. The San Mateo fire dispatcher could not

'Heroes of Chemistry' honored for medical, energy, environmental ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),PxMax™ dramatically reduces the cost of producing para-xylene. It also has environmental benefits as the process generates less waste and significantly

Keeping the lid on solvent dangers  -  Aug 17, 2007
The Press,Further sleuthing identified two of benzene's closest chemical cousins, toluene and xylene. Tony Gibson says: "I know how Jason worked.

State Office Building ready for workers  -  Aug 24, 2007
State-Journal.com,...from ever being used for residential purposes because an environmental study showed the soil was contaminated with lead, arsenic, benzene and xylene.

Wetting, Washing and a Quick Wrist: The Tricks to Preserving ...  -  Aug 18, 2007
Washington Post,Examine the labels, and you will often see chemicals such as acetone, methanol, methylene chloride, toluene and xylene. Some of these are dangerous and can

Residents briefed on wire mill cleanup  -  Aug 23, 2007
Wilton Villager,There was also xylene [paint thinner] and fuel byproducts present in the soil. All of these had accumulated during the company's 180-year history.

Autopsy report on drowned girl reveals substance abuse  -  Aug 10, 2007
Channel News Asia,The autopsy report of the girl, who cannot be named due to a court order, showed traces of benzene and xylene, as well as a "very high" level of toluene in

Q2 2007 Wellman Earnings Conference Call - Final  -  Aug 2, 2007
Insurance News Net,It is produced from meta-xylene, one of the mixed xylene aromatics. The major US producer of PTA is Flint Hills, who declared a force majeure in March,

Warren Resources Announces Second Quarter 2007 Results  -  Aug 3, 2007
CNNMoney.comAdditionally, new completion techniques, including gravel packed open hole completions and post completion acid/xylene washes, appear to be promising

Cycles for health, clean air  -  Aug 18, 2007
The Brunei Times,The air sample the teams took were analysed of their benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) content, including dust particles.

Refinery cleanup enters new phase  -  Aug 17, 2007
Blue Springs Examiner,...the refinery polluted soil and groundwater with such contaminants as benzene - a known carcinogen - ethylbenzene, toluene and xylene. In May of 2003,

Public meeting tonight in Sugar Creek on cleanup plan for old ...  -  Aug 16, 2007
Blue Springs Examiner,During that time, soil and groundwater was polluted with such contaminants as benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene and xylene. Eliminate light non-aqueous phase

New York Benzene Lawyers Request Sanctions in AML Lawsuit  -  Aug 15, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),...gasoline, paint, wood finishing products, furniture wax, lubricants, detergents, and petroleum-based solvents such as xylene, toluene and mineral spirits.

Pneumatic-Module for Hybrid Industrial Connectors  -  Aug 13, 2007
Verivox (Pressemitteilung),These sealing materials ensure resistance against more than 100 chemicals, fuels, oils and gases - from A like Acetone to X like Xylene.

Cleanup begins at former industrial site  -  Aug 12, 2007
nwitimes.com,...toluene, xylene, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury and cyanide -- all byproducts of the coal gasification process -- were found.

Spotlight on Environmental Catastrophe and Tribal Genocide in ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
Malibu Arts Reviews,The waste contains known carcinogens, such as benzene, toluene and xylene. Cancer rates are the highest in the region where Texaco operated its drilling

Cause of fire in trailer yet unknown  -  Aug 8, 2007
Billings Gazette,Xylene, which may explode when heated, was among various items loaded on the truck. The Fire Department ordered the evacuation of all buildings within a

Iran produces 2m tons of petrochemicals  -  Aug 5, 2007
PRESS TV,The complex exports Benzene, pyrolysis, Butane, Ethane, Ethylene, Fuel oil, Propane, Paraxylene, Pentane and Xylene to most countries in the world.

Parking lot being built on junkyard  -  Aug 2, 2007
State-Journal.com,The State Journal reported in March 2006 that the study showed the property is contaminated with lead, arsenic, benzene, ethylene and xylene.

New York Benzene Lawyers Request Sanctions in AML Lawsuit  -  Aug 2, 2007
Emediawire (press release),...paint, wood finishing products, furniture wax, lubricants, detergents, and petroleum-based solvents such as xylene, toluene and mineral spirits.

Natural Gas Well Water Trucks Can Explode  -  Aug 2, 2007
cbs4denver.com,The "produced water" contains hydrocarbons like benzene, toluene, and xylene. They're all chemical compounds that come from natural gas wells.

Toxic site gets new cleanup plan  -  Jul 31, 2007
Press & Sun-Bulletin,...dozen toxic chemicals, including benzene, toluene and Xylene, according to a revised DEC plan filed at the Broome County Public Library in late July.

On Sandra Street, water always on shopping lists  -  Jul 31, 2007
FayObserver.com,Their well water is polluted with benzene, toluene, xylene and ethyl-benzene. The levels of these chemicals — all additives for gasoline — exceed state




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