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 on brink of revolution, says trade association chairman European 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...
Surplus Asia SBR stocks head to US on open arbitrage window
Asia’s styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) producers are shipping out surplus stocks to the US market, where prices are higher, while Surplus 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
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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...
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)...
CHINAPLAS ’13: Restocking to buoy up China PE, PP in Q3
China’s polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) import prices may increase in the third quarter as buyers are expected to replenish...
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...
MAI to acquire majority stake in ChileAgro
The Makhteshim Agan Group (MAI) and ChileAgro Solutions have More...
Chiyoda JV receives condensate refinery contract in Qatar
Japan-based Chiyoda, along with its partner CTCI Corporation, has received an engineering, procurement, supply, More...
Air Products to construct air-separation unit in South Africa
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The licensing and IP centre of Maire Tecnimont SpA, Stamicarbon, has signed a contract with First Global Company to revamp the urea plant..BASF licenses Genomatica technology for butanediol production
BASF has licensed US-based Genomatica’s technology to manufacture 1,4-butanediol, based on renewable feedstock More...
Northern Plains Nitrogen to construct US fertiliser plant
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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
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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..