-Sodium cyanide manufacturer Cyanco on Tuesday announced the successful expansion of annual production capacity at its Winnemucca, Nev., facility from 93,000 metric tons to 110,000 metric tons. Cyanco also owns a 55,000-metric-tons-per-year sodium cyanide facility in Alvin, Texas, it started up in May 2013.
-Calpine agreed to buy Exelon’s 809-megawatt Fore River combined cycle power plant in Massachusetts for $530 million. The plant, which is located 12 miles southeast of Boston, can run on either natural gas or fuel oil, depending on market conditions. Calpine in February acquired a 1,050-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Guadalupe County, Texas, for $625 million.
-A train carrying liquefied petroleum gas derailed near Winnipeg, Manitoba, early Tuesday. Via Reuters, no leaks were detected and there were no injuries or fire. Local police evacuated 40 people from nearby homes as a precaution.
-A recent surge in liquid fuels production in the U.S. has more than offset global supply disruptions, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. liquid fuels production grew by more than 4 million barrels per day from January 2011 to July 2014. Global unplanned supply disruptions, meanwhile, grew by 2.8 million barrels per day during that same period. EIA noted that differences in quality and location suggest the offset may not be a 1-to-1 substitution.
-Dow Chemical appointed Jack Broodo vice president of investor relations. Broodo has worked for Dow for more than 30 years and currently serves as president of Dow Chemical Canada and director of feedstocks for North and Latin America. He will succeed Doug May, who will become president of Dow’s olefins and aromatics unit.
