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The chemical giant will keep growing its largest industrial campus — south of Houston in Freeport and Lake Jackson — to continue taking advantage of cheap and abundant shale natural gas that’s used as the primary feedstock to make chemicals and plastics. The expansion will give Freeport the largest ethylene plant in th...
Dow this year is completing a separate $6 billion expansion along the Gulf Coast, but primarily in Freeport. That includes a “crown jewel” ethane cracker plant to churn out 1.5 million metric tons a year of ethylene, which is derived from natural gas liquids and is used as the primary building block of most plastics. T...
The upcoming Freeport expansion will add two heating furnaces to the cracker’s existing eight furnaces, upping its total ethylene capacity to 2 million metric tons and making it the world’s largest ethylene facility.
Dow also will build a new 600,000 metric ton plastics plant, but hasn’t announced whether it will be built in Freeport or Louisiana along the Gulf Coast. Dow will expand some its existing polyethylene facilities — polyethylene being the world’s most common plastic — throughout to U.S. to increase its total capacity by ...
The company will invest $500 million by its Midland, Michigan headquarters for a new innovation center and to boost its Dow Corning business.
Dow will build a 450,000 metric ton plastics facility somewhere in Europe as well, although the details are scarce.
Dow is currently planning to complete its $130 billion, so-called merger of equals with DuPont in August. The merged DowDuPont will later splinter into three separate companies in 2018 and 2019.
Dow CEO Andrew Liveris emphasized recently that Dow’s Texas operations will see little effect from the merger. One of the three splintered companies, to be named Dow, would continue to own and run the Freeport complex, as well as DuPont’s facilities in Orange, Texas, near the Louisiana border.
The materials science business would operate under the Dow name, the agribusiness under DuPont, and specialty products under a yet-to-be-determined brand.
“Collectively, these growth drivers position Dow – the world’s leading Materials Science Company – to deliver enhanced products and technologies for our customers,” Dow President and Chief Operating Officer Jim Fitterling said Thursday.
Some of our special stories in February focused on the good and the bad of past U.S. presidents — and on the resurgence of the neocons as they seek new wars in the Middle East and provoked a U.S.-Russia confrontation over Ukraine.
“Neocons Seek New Ultimatum on Syria” by Robert Parry, Feb. 2, 2014.
“Hugo Chavez’s Legacy at Risk” by Andres Cala, Feb. 4, 2014.
“Fear Itself: Democrats Duck FDR’s Lessons” by Beverly Bandler, Feb. 4, 2014.
“Big Media Again Pumps for Mideast Wars” by Robert Parry, Feb. 4, 2014.
“When the CIA’s Empire Struck Back” by Lisa Pease, Feb. 6, 2014.
“Shameful History of Jeff Davis Highway” by Robert Parry, Feb. 7, 2014.
“Israeli Rabbis Warn Kerry of God’s Wrath” by Robert Parry, Feb. 7, 2014.
“Is Hillary Clinton a Neocon-Lite?” by Robert Parry, Feb. 10, 2014.
“Hectoring Obama Over Syria” by Paul R. Pillar, Feb. 13, 2014.
“Tea Party and Thomas Jefferson” by Robert Parry, Feb. 13, 2014.
“Obama Deflects Neocon Pressure on Syria” by Robert Parry, Feb. 14, 2014.
“Syria at the Edge of ‘Shock Doctrine’” by Rob Prince, Feb. 15, 2014.
“Does Nixon’s ‘Treason’ Boost LBJ’s Legacy” by Robert Parry, Feb. 16, 2014.
“Cuba Inches Toward New Future” by Andres Cala, Feb. 17, 2014.
“The Best and Worst US Presidents” by Robert Parry, Feb. 18, 2014.
“How GOP Sabotaged a Union Vote” by Stephen Crockett, Feb. 20, 2014.
“Hillary Clinton’s Unlearned Lessons” by Robert Parry, Feb. 20. 2014.
“Oklahoma as Vanguard of the Right” by Richard L. Fricker, Feb. 21, 2014.
“Seeing Evil in the New Russia” by Danny Schechter, Feb. 23, 2014.
“Neocons and the Ukraine Coup” by Robert Parry, Feb. 23, 2014.
“Six Decades of H-Bomb Cover-ups” by Beverly Deepe Keever, Feb. 24, 2014.
“A New Neocon Push for Syrian War” by Coleen Rowley, Feb. 24, 2014.
“Cheering a ‘Democratic’ Coup in Ukraine” by Robert Parry, Feb. 26, 2014.
“A Shadow US Foreign Policy” by Robert Parry, Feb. 27. 2014.
State Rep. John Buckner, who missed the last few weeks of the session because of an illness, died early Thursday, stunning his colleagues and the hundreds of students he educated over the years.
I have no doubt that there are hundreds of other Overland High School students he had a great impact on, but it is not an exaggeration to say that I would not have finished high school had it not been for him. My mom always tells the story of me going into a meeting with him to talk about the fact that I was headed to ...
He battled sarcoidosis, a chronic respiratory illness.
Buckner was first elected to the House in 2012. He worked for 40 years in education, 33 in the Cherry Creek School District at Laredo Middle School, Smoky Hill High School and Overland High School. The gym at Overland High is named in his honor. In the House, he served as chairman of the Education Committee.
Services have not been scheduled yet. John William Buckner was born Sept. 12, 1947 in Indianapolis. The family moved to Colorado in 1975. Buckner is survived by the couple’s three children, Jay Buckner and twins Joy Buckner and Jennifer Cobb. His wife said he doted on their three grandchildren.
A vacancy committee this summer will meet and elect a replacement for Buckner’s seat.
Rep. Buckner will be greatly missed for his advocacy on education and equal opportunity for all.
“A vacancy committee this summer [sic] will meet and elect [sic] a replacement for Buckner’s seat [sic]” — a vacancy committee will meet this summer and select a replacement for Buckner.
That is already stated in the article above. Geesh the man hasn’t even made it to his final resting place and the only thing you could comment was about replacement…SMH!!!
I’m sorry that you didn’t understand my post. The concluding sentence of the article is rife with grammatical errors; I noted three of them, and re-wrote the sentence correctly.
I suppose grammatical pedantry is a (very) small step above political posturing on the list of inappropriate responses to a death.
The DP is certainly lucky to have so many apologists for its manifest incompetence! Are you a subscriber?
For someone who hates the outlet so much, you seem to spend a lot of time reading and commenting.
Touché; the DP is what passes for the main news outlet in the State, so in the absence of direct experience, one must try to glean what truth one can from it — it helps to keep the story of the blind men and the elephant in mind at all times. You didn’t answer either of my questions.
Mr Chase, I’m not a religious man, but I can appreciate the wisdom of Jesus w/o reaching the question of his divinity.
You might contemplate his exhortation to remove the beam from your own eye before attempting to pluck the speck from your brother’s.
Mr. Thin the Herd, I’m not either, but your comment has diddly-squat to do with what’s been posted; it is completely unmotivated. Jesus was expostulating against hypocrisy. If you suppose I am being hypocritical, you failed to give any indication of how — how?
You’re welcome, but as you can see, Ms. Bartels or other random censors did not appreciate it.
Thank you for clarifying. Timing may be a bit off to error proof the article. I assumed this was the forum to reflect on the impact Mr. B made on others and the community he served. I don’t want to turn this into anything nasty, it is very unnecessary. Thanks again for clarifying.
John Buckner was my principal and a mentor when I was at teacher at Overland HS. He truly made each and every one of his teachers and students feel that they were special and capable of anything. He was such a great support to me as a young teacher and an absolutely wonderful man. John, you will be deeply missed by man...
Judging from the pertinent comments below, Mr. Buckner touched many, many young lives in a positive, difference-making way.
May he rest in the peace he deserves and may his family be comforted by the knowledge of the good he accomplished.
I didn’t know him, but it sounds as though he had a huge, positive influence on many young people. May he rest in peace, and his family, friends and former students be comforted.
A chronic respiratory illness is not a brief illness. Perhaps this would be a good time to offer some educational background on this man’s ailment?
The Denver Post is remiss in failing to note that Representative Buckner (apparently) suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (as opposed to offering “educational background on this man’s ailment”).
Office more accountable to taxpayers, less likely to face a lawsuit for misconduct and increase its chances of receiving grants and other funding, according to state law enforcement authorities.
The Sheriff's Office is seeking national accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, an independent commission created by police groups to elevate national law enforcement standards.
Earning CALEA's certification doesn't happen overnight, and it doesn't come cheaply.
"With the current state of the economy and at a time of diminishing resources, it is important for us to refocus on our core public-safety mission," Prill said. "CALEA standards provide for periodic required reports and analyses for chiefs and sheriffs to make informed management decisions, particularly with respect to...
To earn CALEA's approval, the Sheriff's Office must adhere to more than 450 guidelines, covering everything from vehicle chases to evidence collection to the agency's relationship with media.
"The community can be confident that an accredited law enforcement agency has demonstrated compliance with an internationally recognized set of standards and that an independent team of trained CALEA assessors has verified compliance with those standards," Prill said.
The Charleston Police Department was accredited in July 1999.
Francis said many accredited agencies report a decline in legal actions against them, and also are better able to defend themselves against civil suits.
Kremlin hackers have had access to our nation's electrical grid, and that's troublesome.
The hackers were members of a group known as Dragonfly or Energetic Bear, which is backed by the Kremlin. The Journal explains that the group “broke into supposedly secure, ‘air-gapped’ or isolated networks owned by utilities with relative ease by first penetrating the networks of key vendors who had trusted relationsh...
Yes, election meddling is serious business and requires a forceful response. But hacking into America’s utility companies is an even more pressing and far-reaching concern — particularly when, as IBD points out, “there is no indication that [Russian meddling] had a significant impact on any election here in 2016.” Some...
announced it is about to undertake a comprehensive audit of the sector.
on June 25, killing all 22 aboard.
the government has with airlines operating in Cambodia.
the dangers of using older planes.
controls in the aviation sector.
and safety of domestic airline operations.
"unwillingness or inability" to address safety issues.
verification procedures and a lack of capacity in personnel.
It remains unclear if any improvements have been made since the report.
Assembly in 2004 - but three years later it has still not been approved.
improvements made by the SSCA to the ICAO.
Shah said he could not comment on specifics of the PMT Air crash.
for us to do so. The state takes the leadership."
increasing pressure on the industry across the globe.
has placed many challenges on the state to regulate the industry," he said.
the crash to poor weather conditions.
Hun Sen did address concerns about the age of the Soviet-era plane.
are old, we will not let them fly," he said.
aviation authorities to study the approach route to Sihanoukville.
the process had been delayed by red tape.
box for examination this week," he said on July 12.
standards and the airline was fully insured.
we couldn't hire the planes."
flights since the crash, pending the results of the investigation.
Yes, this is real. Two gigantic robots will battle each other Gundam-style for our amusement — and it will be streamed.
On Oct. 17, the colossal robots Eagle Prime and Kuratas will meet in a violent duel.
At least, that's when you can watch a stream of their battle that will last for days. The robots, which are piloted by humans, will attempt to topple each other.
This match has been two years in the making. In 2015, Megabots Inc. — a group of U.S. engineers that endeavor to build massive "fighting robots of science fiction, video games and movies" — challenged the Japanese robot Kuratas, built by Suidobashi Heavy Industries.
But Suidobashi would only agree to the match if the robots actually fought, as opposed to shooting each other with large paintballs. "If we're going to win this, I want to punch them to scrap and knock them down to do it," Suidobashi told Megabots.