Hazardous materials leak closes roads in Fayetteville
Saturday, September 03, 2016 12:16AM
Fayetteville, North Carolina
The Fayetteville Fire and Emergency Management Department responded to a report of a hazardous materials leak at Hexion Chemicals at 1411 Industrial Drive off of Old Wilmington Road on Friday night.
The incident happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. The fire department determined that a hazardous substance was leaking from a rail car during an offloading process.
The area surrounding the leak is being secured and the streets branching off are being closed by the Fayetteville Police Department.
Employees of the plant advised that a line connected to a rail car transporting phenol had ruptured resulting in the leak. The leak happenned during the offloading process.
Authorities said there are no known injuries or environmental concerns at this time. There is no immediate threat to neighboring property, as the leak is being contained, they said.
This is not believed to be storm related.
The FFD Hazardous Materials Response Team remains at the scene.
=========
December 01, 2014 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. (“Momentive Specialty Chemicals” or the “Company”) today announced that it will change its name to Hexion Inc., effective January 15, 2015.
“We are pleased to leverage the rich legacy of the Hexion name, which already has significant name recognition in the marketplace, and believe it better aligns with our company heritage”
“We are pleased to leverage the rich legacy of the Hexion name, which already has significant name recognition in the marketplace, and believe it better aligns with our company heritage,” said Craig Morrison, Chairman, President and CEO. “With significant market positions, we look forward to leveraging our specialty portfolio to continue serving our global customers. Our leading product brands, such as EPIKOTE™, EPIKURE™, Oilplus™ resin coated proppants, and various types of forest product resins and formaldehyde solutions, remain unchanged other than they are now under the Hexion Inc. umbrella.”
Momentive Specialty Chemicals has also recently completed or announced a number of strategic growth initiatives in 2014, including: the acquisition of an oilfield facility in Shreveport, Louisiana; a new epoxy resin and curing agent production facility in Itatiba, Brazil; a phenolic specialty resins joint venture manufacturing facility in China, which is expected to be operational in the fourth quarter of this year; and three formaldehyde facilities, which are expected come online in late 2015 and 2016, respectively.
=========
Hexion’s Oilfield Technology Group Releases
Canadian Resin Coated Proppants
HOUSTON, Texas - (July 21, 2016) - The Oilfield Technology Group (OTG) of Hexion Inc. (Hexion) today announced the release of new resin coated proppants that are produced in Canada.
Hexion’s True NorthTM proppants are a curable resin coated sand available in 20/40 and 30/50 mesh sizes. The True North resin system is applied to Canadian frac sand to provide an economical resin coated proppant for the region.
These new proppants incorporate Hexion’s Stress Bond™ technology. They bond in the fracture with closure stress, providing all the benefits of a curable resin coated sand such as increased fracture flow capacity and proppant flowback control along with proppant fines reduction. There is also a low temperature version of the product. True North L proppants are specifically designed for low temperature reservoirs.
Additionally, the resin system of these proppants offers reduced dust generation during the pneumatic transfer and conveying process compared to uncoated frac sand. True North proppants can reduce the amount of respirable silica to levels below the new U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and existing Canadian limits. This helps improve the health and safety of workers on location.
“These new proppants add an economical offering to our Canadian product line that still provide the benefits of curable resin coated sand,” said Jerry Kurinsky, Senior Vice President and General Manager, OTG. “They are already being produced in Hexion’s proppant plant located in Sturgeon County, north of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.”
Resin coated proppants are used in the hydraulic fracturing process to help optimize production from oil and gas wells by maximizing fracture flow capacity from the reservoir to the wellbore.
Technological innovations and Hexion’s introduction of enhanced materials have expanded the use of resin coated proppants into unconventional reservoirs that feature complex and challenging geological formations. Hexion’s experienced personnel, with their years of hydraulic fracturing knowledge and expertise, continue to bring advanced proppants to the industry.
About Hexion’s Oilfield Technology Group
Hexion’s Oilfield Technology Group is a leading provider of innovative technologies for the oil and gas industry. We offer well stimulation solutions with our advanced resin coated proppants and a variety of performance additives for oilfield applications. Our products also include production chemicals such as hydrogen sulfide scavengers for crude oil and natural gas production. Hexion is committed to enhancing its industry leadership and meeting its customers' specific application needs with a total solutions approach of quality products and services. Additional information is available at www.hexion.com/oilfield.
About the Company
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Hexion Inc. (formerly known as Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.) is a global leader in thermoset resins. Hexion Inc. serves the global wood and industrial markets through a broad range of thermoset technologies, specialty products and technical support for customers in a diverse range of applications and industries. Hexion Inc. is controlled by investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC. Additional information about Hexion Inc. and its products is available at www.hexion.com.
Pioneering Technologies, Worldwide
Hexion is a proven world leader in phenolic and amino resins and has been at the industry forefront for over a century. Today, a global supply network, expert technical assistance, and consistently high production standards help customers make the most of our broad product offerings.
Our Bakelite® phenolic resin technology dates back to Leo Baekeland’s 1907 synthesis of the first manmade thermosetting plastic—a highly versatile material with remarkable heat resistance, surface hardness, dimensional stability, chemical resistance and electrical insulating properties. Hexion perpetuates that technological excellence through relentless R&D, providing an extensive variety of state-of-the-art Bakelite® phenolic resins optimized for our customers’ specifications over a wide range of industries.
We also offer a versatile, high-performing selection of amino resin solutions suited to numerous applications, such as wood bonding and decorative laminates.