Magnablend Inc

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Name: Magnablend Inc
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

North Texas Chemical Company Having Safety Issues

Waxahachie firefighters battle a massive fire at the Magnablend chemical processing plant on October 3, 2011 in Waxahachie, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/)WAXAHACHIE (CBSDFW.COM) – Three times in the last two months, chemical trucks operated by Waxahachie-based ... [Published CBS Dallas / Fort Worth - May 16 2013]
First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

News 8 investigates Ellis County emergency readiness after 2011 plant fire

Some West residents unaware of feritilizer facility's potential danger add to reading listTop emergency official says he never warned West of a potential threat add to reading listInvestigation into what caused West explosion to be completed May 10 add ... [Published WFAA.com - May 10 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Oil industry revitalizing North Dakota

Photo by Jenna Ebersole/Williston HeraldMaking her caseAlison Ritter of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources gives an update to an industry audience at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference on Wednesday in Regina, S.K., Canada. By Jenna ... [Published Williston Herald - May 02 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Lessons must be learned in aftermath of West plant explosion

: The potential for the widespread devastation that occurred in West should have been foreseen, especially given the known destructive power of chemical fertilizers containing volatile ammonia-based compounds. Ammonium nitrate, which was stored at the ... [Published Herald-Zeitung - Apr 28 2013]
First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Toxic Texas politics on display in fertilizer plant explosion

The cause of the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion that killed at least 14 and injured 200, as well as destroying dozens of buildings, is still unknown and the damage is still being assessed, but even without the full story known, plenty of toxic ... [Published Daily Kos - Apr 22 2013]
First reported Dec 18 2012 - Updated Dec 18 2012 - 1 reports

Austin Ventures Promotes Two

Austin Ventures has promoted Vernon Bryant and Scott Donaldson to partner. The two men will continue to co-lead the firm’s Texas middle market investment efforts alongside AV Founders and General Partners, Joe Aragona and Ken DeAngelis, the firm ... [Published PE Hub News - Dec 18 2012]
First reported Dec 14 2012 - Updated Dec 14 2012 - 1 reports

Univar Wraps up Magnablend Deal

Magnablend , the Texas-based provider of custom chemical manufacturing and packaging solutions company, completed its deal to be acquired by Univar. Specifics of the transaction were not publicized. In May 2011, investors including TGF Management Corp., ... [Published PE Hub News - Dec 14 2012]
First reported Dec 07 2012 - Updated Dec 07 2012 - 1 reports

Univar pays $500 million for Texas chemical company

Deal to buy Magnablend includes additional $50 million performance payment.Seattle Times business reporterRelatedMost Popular CommentsUnivar, the Redmond-based chemical-distrbution giant, is paying $500 million cash for a Texas specialty-chemicals company, ... [Published Seattle Times - Dec 07 2012]
First reported Dec 07 2012 - Updated Dec 07 2012 - 1 reports

Magnablend Sold for About $550 Million

Private-equity owned Univar Inc. has agreed to pay as much as $550 million for chemical blender Magnablend Inc., according to a law firm that advised the buyer.Univar, one of the world’s largest chemical distributors agreed to pay $500 million for Magnablend ... [Published WSJ.com: Deal Journal - Dec 07 2012]
First reported Dec 05 2012 - Updated Dec 06 2012 - 1 reports

Univar buys Texas oilfield-chemical supplier

Redmond-based chemicals giant Univar is acquiring Magnablend to expand in the North American oil and gas business.Seattle Times business reporterRelatedMost Popular CommentsRedmond-based Univar, a giant but low-profile chemical distributor, said Wednesday ... [Published Seattle Times - Dec 05 2012]
First reported Dec 05 2012 - Updated Dec 05 2012 - 1 reports

Univar to Buy Magnablend

Chemical distributor Univar Inc. said it has agreed to purchase Magnablend Inc., a closely held Texas-based chemical blender that caters to U.S. oil and gas drillers. ... [Published WSJ.com: Deal Journal - Dec 05 2012]

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"They are the first line of knowledge, not only for the community -- for their right to know, but for all the agencies having the documentation on how to respond to it, what to do, what these companies even have in them,” Vance said."
News 8 investigates Ellis County emergency readiness after 2011 plant fire [Published WFAA.com - May 10 2013]
...The company pledges full cooperation with investigators "to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again in any community."
Lessons must be learned in aftermath of West plant explosion [Published Herald-Zeitung - Apr 28 2013]
...Political in the sense that as a society we basically have agreed that disasters like this are, as Kim puts it, "the presumed cost of living in a modern, industrialized economy." We should take disasters like this one as a reminder of the recklessness with human life that our political and economic systems tolerate and even e...
Toxic Texas politics on display in fertilizer plant explosion [Published Daily Kos - Apr 22 2013]

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North Texas Chemical Company Having Safety Issues [Published CBS Dallas / Fort Worth - May 16 2013]
News 8 investigates Ellis County emergency read... [Published WFAA.com - May 10 2013]
Oil industry revitalizing North Dakota [Published Williston Herald - May 02 2013]
Lessons must be learned in aftermath of West pl... [Published Herald-Zeitung - Apr 28 2013]
Toxic Texas politics on display in fertilizer p... [Published Daily Kos - Apr 22 2013]
Austin Ventures Promotes Two [Published PE Hub News - Dec 18 2012]
Univar Wraps up Magnablend Deal [Published PE Hub News - Dec 14 2012]
Magnablend Acquired by Univar [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Dec 12 2012]
Univar successfully closes Magnablend acquisition [Published Financial Services - Dec 11 2012]
Univar pays $500 million for Texas chemical com... [Published Seattle Times - Dec 07 2012]
Magnablend Sold for About $550 Million [Published WSJ.com: Deal Journal - Dec 07 2012]
Univar to Buy Magnablend [Published WSJ.com: Deal Journal - Dec 05 2012]
Univar buys Texas oilfield-chemical supplier [Published Seattle Times - Dec 05 2012]
Univar to Acquire Magnablend [Published Financial Services - Dec 05 2012]
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Toxic Texas politics on display in fertilizer p... [Published Daily Kos - Apr 22 2013]
The cause of the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion that killed at least 14 and injured 200, as well as destroying dozens of buildings, is still unknown and the damage is still being assessed, but even without the full story known, plenty of toxic ...
Magnablend Sold for About $550 Million [Published WSJ.com: Deal Journal - Dec 07 2012]
Private-equity owned Univar Inc. has agreed to pay as much as $550 million for chemical blender Magnablend Inc., according to a law firm that advised the buyer.Univar, one of the world’s largest chemical distributors agreed to pay $500 million for Magnablend ...
Univar to Buy Magnablend [Published WSJ.com: Deal Journal - Dec 05 2012]
Chemical distributor Univar Inc. said it has agreed to purchase Magnablend Inc., a closely held Texas-based chemical blender that caters to U.S. oil and gas drillers. ...
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Magnablend Acquired by Univar [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Dec 12 2012]
Univar successfully closes Magnablend acquisition [Published Financial Services - Dec 11 2012]
Univar to Acquire Magnablend [Published Financial Services - Dec 05 2012]
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