NEW YORK — Honest Tea, the Bethesda, Md.-based beverage manufacturer, was ready for New York's new ban on large sugary drinks, which was supposed to go into effect Tuesday. But on Monday afternoon a judge invalidated the ban, leaving the issue up in the air just when companies are spending millions to comply.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Dow Chemical Co. has clarified the basis of its disagreement with the verdict passed by U.S. District Court in Kansas City over a fine of $400 million for its role in fixing prices in polyurethane precursors.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Three of Australia's major beverage companies have welcomed a court ruling that a container deposit scheme does not apply to containers imported into Australia's Northern Territory.
MIDLAND, MICH. — The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has released the final sum in the case between Dow Chemical Co. and Petrochemical Industries Co. of Kuwait (PIC) related to the K-Dow transaction.
WASHINGTON — While California legislators plan to once again consider a bill that would ban single-use plastic bags across the state, local communities are continuing to plow ahead with their own bag ordinances.
AUSTIN, TEXAS – A ban on single-use plastic bags in Austin is coming under fire from retailers before it can even go into effect.
WASHINGTON -- The ban on plastic bags and the 10-cent fee for paper bags that came with it in the Los Angeles area is not considered a tax that requires voter approval, according to a ruling last week by a state appellate court.
ZANESVILLE, OHIO -- Recycler Coll Materials Group LLC has closed and its formers owners have opened a new business, Y City Recycling LLC.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. -- Dow Chemical Co. has been ordered to pay $400 million after being found guilty of fixing the price of chemicals used to make urethane foams, according to Reuters.
DETROIT -- The U.S. Department of Justice has levied $809 million in fines, convicted 12 executives and coaxed guilty pleas out of nine automotive suppliers, but its price-fixing probe is far from finished.
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