SABIC incapable of meeting polymer orders of APAC and Middle Eastern customers

Saudi Arabia's state-owned producer Sabic informed customers in Asia-Pacific and Middle East last week, of its inability to meet existing PE and PP orders for September because of ...

Rare move sees Saudi Aramco book at least 120,000 tons of naphtha for Sept loading from Europe

Saudi Aramco has booked at least 120,000 tonnes of naphtha for September loading from Europe in a rare move as it seeks to plug a supply gap following attacks on its oil facilities on ...

Attack on Saudi Aramco raises feedstock supply concerns in Asia olefins-polymers market

Last week began with feedstock supply concerns looming in Asian olefins and polymers markets following the attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, as per market sources in SP Gglobal...

Borealis holds groundbreaking ceremony for PDH plant in Kallo, Belgium

Borealis held the groundbreaking ceremony for its world-scale propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant. Located at the existing Borealis production site in Kallo, Belgium, the new facility ...

Driven by APAC demand, global EPDM market to register CAGR of 6.5% from 2019 to 2025

Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) is a synthetic rubber which is gaining popularity in numerous end-user industries owing to its features such as excellent thermal resistance, sl...

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic (CFRTP) Composites Market

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic- durable and lightweight, providing significant weight reduction and strength & stiffness performance available in the reinforced thermoplasti...

Driven by ethylene, global petrochemicals market to cross US$1203 bln by 2026

The global petrochemicals market is anticipated to reach over US$1,203.2 billion by 2026, according to a new report published by Polaris Market Research.  In 2017, ethylene...

Growth in Asia to drive recycled thermoplastics demand in automobile industry

Unceasing growth in gross domestic product and improved living standards in the Asian countries will drive recycled thermoplastics demand in the automobile industry, as per GMI Insight...

Understanding economic competitiveness of new petrochemical plants in Alberta in global markets

New petrochemical plants in Alberta are economically competitive with new facilities in four global hubs including the U.S. Gulf Coast, according to recent analysis conducted by the Ca...

ExxonMobil and SABIC venture breaks ground on US$7 bln ethylene cracker

A little more than two years after announcing it had selected San Patricio County as the site for its new ethylene cracker plant, ExxonMobil and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. celebrated...

IOC and Haldia Petro's planned refining and petrochem projects delayed by problems with land acquisition

Indian state-controlled refiner IOC and private-sector Haldia Petrochemicals (HPL) have hit delays in planned refining and petrochemical projects because of problems with land acquisit...

Naphtha cracker output at Japan's Keiyo Ethylene Co affected by typhoon

Japan’s Keiyo Ethylene Co has adjusted output levels at its naphtha cracker due to a typhoon, a spokesman from co-owner Maruzen Petrochemical Co has been reported by Reuters. Kei...

Global graphene-enhanced composites market to register CAGR of 25% from 2019 to 2024

Global graphene-enhanced composites market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of around 25% during 2019-2024, as per Reportbuyer. Notably, graphene is an allotrope of carbon consisti...

Bio-based thermoplastics applications including packaging, consumer products, sporting goods and technical parts at K 2019

FKuR will be showcasing its expanded portfolio of bio-based thermoplastics for a growing range of applications including packaging, consumer products, sporting goods and technical part...

Global Carbon Thermoplastic market to grow at a CAGR of 25.5% from 2017 to 2026

The Global Carbon Thermoplastic market is accounted to grow at a CAGR of 25.5% during the forecast period of 2017 to 2026, according to Stratistics MRC. Some of the key factors such as...

Natural Farm collaborates with Braskem to package dog food in PE bioplastic

Braskem and Natural Farm, a leading provider of 100% natural pet food based in Atlanta, today announced the adoption of Braskem's I'm greenTM Polyethylene (PE) bioplastic for t...

Saudi Aramco suspends 50% of production after drone attacks on Abqaiq, Khurais facilities

50% of Saudi Aramco's production at its plants in Abqaiq and Khurais has been suspended following a result of terrorist drone attacks. These attacks resulted in production suspensi...

Borealis declares force majeure in Kallo, Belgium and Burghausen, Germany

Borealis AG has declared force majeures in two production sites in Kallo, Belgium and Burghausen, Germany, as per plasticsnews.com.  FM has been declared on refinery grade ...

High-Temperature Thermoplastics market to reach US$ 32.79 bln by 2026 at a CAGR of 10.44%

High-Temperature Thermoplastics (HTTs) market  was valued at US$ 14.82 bln in 2018 and is expected to reach US$ 32.79 bln by 2026, at a CAGR of 10.44%, as per Maximize Market Rese...

Maintenance shutdown at IOC's only naphtha cracker and half of Panipat refinery