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• U.S. Specialty Chemical Market Volumes Dipped in April
  The American Chemistry Council (ACC) reported that U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes fell 0.3% in April, reflecting soft manufacturing activity, following a 0.3% decline in March and 0.2% decline in February. All changes in the data are reported on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. Of the 28 specialty chemical segments ACC monitors, only seven […]
• Kason Debuts Centrifugal Sifter Quick-Ship Program
  Certain models of Kason Centri-Sifter centrifugal sifters are now available for shipment in five to seven business days through a new QUICK-SHIP program announced by Kason Corporation. The program applies to a selection of standard gravity-fed models, as well as in-line pneumatic configurations of Centri-Sifter centrifugal sifters for sifting, de-agglomerating and dewatering of granular materials […]
• Four Workers Hurt in Copper Plant Blast in Pennsylvania
  An explosion Thursday morning at the Hussey Copper facility in Leetsdale, PA left four workers with injuries, according to several accounts by local news organizations.  Emergency response agencies received word of the explosion at the Washington Street plant about 10:30 a.m., an article by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said.  A fire official told WTAE that the blast occurred when molten […]
• U.S. Waffle to Open $22M Frozen Foods Plant in SC
  Waffle and pancake manufacturer U.S. Waffle Company is investing $22.1 million to open a new frozen foods production facility in Liberty, SC, a release by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Thursday. The company will relocate their existing manufacturing operations to the new, 310,000-sq-ft facility when it opens in the fourth quarter of 2019. Frozen […]