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) Asia’s PA prices may stabilise after weeks of decline prices and continued More...
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) Asia’s More...
Bioplastics on brink of revolution, says trade association chairman
The bioplastics industry is set for a revolution in terms of the awareness of it and the use of its products, the new chairman of the Bioplastics More...
US recovery continues, but growth in May lower than Q1 – ACC
The US economic recovery continues, but the nation’s rate of expansion in May was slower than in the first quarter of this year, US More...
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) China More...
CHINAPLAS ’13: Muntajat to leverage on QAPCO, Qatofin structures
Qatar’s Muntajat will carefully evaluate how to leverage on the structures in Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) and Qatofin, as More...
Asia toluene supply moves to US; price downside to be capped
Asia will be exporting huge volumes of toluene to the US in May and June, easing the long supply in the region, which may curb the Asia More...
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 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 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 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
TOKYO, JAPAN/DOHA, QATAR: Mitsubishi Corporation together with Toyo Thai Corporation Public Company Limited have concluded More...
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
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
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 will need to import 11.91m tonnes/year of propane to ensure feedstock supply for its 17 new propane dehydrogenation (PDH)...
Europe PE spot prices surge on tight supply
European polyethylene (PE) spot prices are increasing sharply, More...
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
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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..ICL Industrial Products to expand polymeric flame retardant production
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Endress+Hauser Releases White Paper Showing How To Maintain pH Sensors
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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 has commissioned its carbon capture project in Port Arthur, Texas, US, as part of the US Department of Energy..