Rhodium jumps to two-month high; market sources cite speculative buying

Rhodium jumps to two-month high; market sources cite speculative buying

Rhodium prices surged above $1,100/oz this week on buying by speculative investors following news that Anglo American Platinum Rhodium jumps to two-month high; market sources cite More...

SK Capital to buy Clariant’s three businesses

SK Capital to buy Clariant's three businesses

SK Capital Partners has signed asset and share purchase agreements to acquire Clariant’s textile chemicals, paper specialties and SK Capital to buy Clariant's three More...

GMR to build new refinery and petrochemicals complex in India

GMR to build new refinery and petrochemicals complex in India

GMR Holdings, the holding company of GMR Group, has announced a five-year project to set up a refinery-cum-petrochemicals GMR to build new refinery and petrochemicals complex More...

Tata Chemicals cons Q2 profit falls 6.8

Tata Chemicals cons Q2 profit falls 6.8%

Tata Chemicals reported a rise of 6.77% in net profit for the quarter ended September 2012. Tata Chemicals cons Q2 profit falls 6.8 During the quarter, the consolidated net profit More...

Saudi’s Yansab cuts PE, PP shipments for up to two months – buyers

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co (Yansab) has reduced allocations to customers for up to two months because of an extended outage at Saudi's Yansab cuts PE, PP shipments for More...

Mitsubishi, Toyo Thai to build seawater desalination plant in Qatar

Mitsubishi, Toyo Thai to build seawater desalination plant in Qatar

TOKYO, JAPAN/DOHA, QATAR: Mitsubishi Corporation together with Toyo Thai Corporation Public Company Limited have concluded More...

Mr. Sunil Jain, President, Rajoo Engineers

Mr. Sunil Jain, President, Rajoo Engineers

Good afternoon, today we have with us Mr. Sunil Jain, President, Rajoo Engineers, Rajkot, India. Mr. Sunil Jain, More...

Asia’s PA prices may stabilise after weeks of decline Asia’s PA prices may stabilise after weeks of decline

Phthalic anhydride (PA) prices in Asia may stabilise following weeks of decline because of weakness in feedstock orthoxylene (OX) prices and continued...

Ineos, Tianjin Bohai to build acrylonitrile plant in Tianjin, China Ineos, Tianjin Bohai to build acrylonitrile plant in Tianjin, China

TIANJIN, CHINA: Ineos Nitriles and Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industry Group Corporation have signed a non binding...

China propane imports to surge on new PDH projects China propane imports to surge on new PDH projects

China will need to import 11.91m tonnes/year of propane to ensure feedstock supply for its 17 new propane dehydrogenation (PDH)...

Libya’s NOC cracker remains down, no restart date announced

Libya's NOC cracker remains down, no restart date announced

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) cracker at Ras Lanuf has not restarted and there are no signs that More...

Total, Qatar Petroleum form joint venture in Congo

PARIS, FRANCE: Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) and Total signed a framework of agreement whereby QPI will participate in Total E&P Congo..

Orica, PhosAgro sign services supply contract in Russia

MOSCOW, RUSSIA/VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA: Apatit, a subsidiary of PhosAgro, and Orica have signed a 10-year contract to supply explosives and blasting services..

French Total mulls new US cracker to take advantage of shale gas

French Total mulls new US cracker to take advantage of shale gas

Total may build a new ethane cracker at Port Arthur, Texas, to take advantage of cheap feedstock from shale gas, More...

Celanese to sell two facilities in France, Spain

DALLAS, US: Celanese Corporation announced intent to launch sale process of its acetic anhydride facility in Roussillon, France, and its vinyl..

KBR bags FEED contract for LNG export facility in Canada

HOUSTON, US: KBR was awarded a contract by Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s state-owned oil company (Petronas) and..

Endress+Hauser Releases White Paper Showing How To Maintain pH Sensors

Endress+Hauser Releases White Paper Showing How To Maintain pH Sensors Endress+Hauser introduces “pH Sensors: Know whether to calibrate the sensor, clean the sensor, perform a calibration check or …?,” a non-commercial..
Syngenta to invest $77 million in corn seed facility expansion in Brazil

Syngenta to invest $77 million in corn seed facility expansion in Brazil

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: Syngenta plans to invest $77 million in the expansion of its corn seed production facility in Formosa, Brazil. Annual..
Air Products commissions DOE carbon-capture facility

Air Products commissions DOE carbon-capture facility

Air Products has commissioned its carbon capture project in Port Arthur, Texas, US, as part of the US Department of Energy..
National Chemical Policy to help sector raise its share in manufacturing to 25%: President Pranab Mukherjee

National Chemical Policy to help sector raise its share in manufacturing to 25%: President Pranab Mukherjee

MUMBAI: President Pranab Mukherjee said in Mumbai on Thursday that the National Chemical Policy, being prepared by the government, would help..