DuPont opens Europe’s First Zytel HTN Polymer Plant in Uentrop

DuPont Performance Materials (DPM) has unveiled its Zytel HTN polymer production facility in Uentrop, Germany, a move that aims to boost the company’s presence in the polyam...

Electroactive Material fabricated from polyvinylidene fluoride facilitates wound healing

An electroactive device fabricated from polyvinylidene fluoride that facilitates wound healing has been devised by NASA. This is a device that uses electrical activity to facilitate th...

Global demand for plastic films estimated to grow at 4% pa up to 2021

Global demand for plastic films is set to grow at an average annual rate of 4% in the next five years, according to a new report from rubber, plastics and composites testing firm ...

Medical-grade PEEK, PAEK replaces metal in surgical instruments

Solvay has announced at EUROSPINE 2016 that its medical grade KetaSpire® polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and AvaSpire® polyaryletherketone (PAEK) polymers enabled one of the m...

Chandra Asri mulls debottlenecking and major expansions from 2019 to 2025

Indonesia's Chandra Asri is considering a major expansion and debottlenecking of its naphtha-fed steam cracker at Cilegon and downstream derivative plants over 2019-2025, the compa...

Bio-based microcellular PU Foam for Shoe Soles

Reverdia and Dezhou Xinhuarun Technology (Xinhuarun) have signed an agreement to jointly develop and promote Biosuccinium™-based microcellular polyurethane (PU) foams. These new ...

LyondellBasell lifts force majeure on Polyethylene from Texas, Illinois

Royal Dutch Shell inks preliminary MOU with Iran’s National Petrochemical for cooperation in petrochemicals

Royal Dutch Shell signed a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran’s National Petrochemical Company for cooperation in the petrochemical industry, the Iranian oil...

Fire breaks out at Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd's West Bengal plant

A fire broke out at Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL)'s plant in West Bengal's East Medinipur district on Sunday. However, no casualty was reported in the incident. According...

Naphtha crack in Asia rises to 5 session high as demand for NWE gasoline spikes in USA

Asia's naphtha crack rose to a five-session high of US$43.7/ton on Thursday of the previous week, reflecting a European market that firmed as shipments to the United States continu...

Sojitz inks MoU with National Petrochemical Company for studies of construction of methanol-to-propylene plant

Japan's Sojitz signed a memorandum of understating (MoU) with Iran's National Petrochemical Company (NPC) here on Saturday to carry out studies over construction of a methanol-...

Significant expansion in ethylene production capacity increases momentum for exports

With the US Gulf Coast primed for significant expansion in ethylene production capacity, ethylene exports increasingly look like they could play an important role in the market, speake...

Global demand for Polyethylene Terephthalate round containers to witness steady growth

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) round containers offer security for beverage & food, pharmaceutical and medical, personal care applications is authorized by health authorities acr...

Hurricane Matthew batters USA, NWE naphtha-gasoline cracks spike on demand

Northwest European gasoline cracks rose to near US$12 barrel at the end of the previous week as the Southeast of United States got battered by Hurricane Matthew and boosted demand for ...

Using color creatively in the healthcare market

Clariant will present an integrated design concept from the MEVOPUR® family of consistent and compliant masterbatches and compounds at CPhI/InnoPack Europe 2016. A medical device o...

PEEK and PAEK enable lighter medical devices

Solvay’s medical grade KetaSpire polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and AvaSpire polyaryletherketone (PAEK) polymers enabled medical device pioneer, Shanghai Reach Medical Instrument Co...

Chevron Phillips's US$6 bln Gulf Coast petrochemical projects nearing completion

More than 80% of the work has been done at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company's U.S. Gulf Coast Petrochemicals Project, which involves the construction of an ethane cracker at its e...

NWE olefin producers choose naphtha and propane as marginal feedstock

Northwest European olefin producers have largely shifted to naphtha and propane as a marginal feedstock for their steam crackers, turning down more expensive butane, as per market sour...

Rosneft and Pertamina develop refining and petrochemical cooperation

Rosneft, a Russian oil company and Pertamina have signed, in Jakarta (Indonesia), a number of documents reflecting a concrete cooperation between the companies.  Rosneft an...

Borealis lifts force majeure on polypropylene from Belgian Kallo site

Austria's Borealis has lifted force majeure at its polypropylene production site at Kallo near Antwerp in Belgium on Tuesday, as per a company spokeswoman in Platts. Force majeure ...