Socar Turkey Energy sells part stake in Turkish petrochemical major Petkim

Japan's naphtha imports for petrochemical fell 34% in September 16 vs Sept 15

Japan's naphtha imports for the petrochemical sector fell 34% in September 2016 from the same month a year ago, as per government figures reported by Reuters. Imports of naphtha fo...

Solvay plans over 35% hike in global capacity for high-performance sulfone in USA and Asia

Solvay, the leading global supplier of specialty polymers, expects to increase global production capacity for its high-performance sulfone polymers by more than 35% over the next five ...

Trinseo to commence production of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene at Zhangjiagang in 2017

Trinseo will begin production of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) (marketed under the name Magnum ABS) at its Zhangjiagang, China site in 2017.  The investment ...

LG Chem to add ethylene production to Daesan plant at an outlay of US$260

LG Chem Ltd, South Korea's largest chemical company will spend 287 billion won (US$257.46 million) to add ethylene production to its Daesan naphtha plant by 2019, aiming to focus o...

Global polymer fillers market to grow at a CAGR of 3.3%

The polymer fillers market size is estimated to reach US$53.10 bln by 2020 at a CAGR of 3.3% between 2015 and 2020. High-quality optical properties, improved impact strength,...

Global demand for polymer nanocomposites to reach US$11,549 mln by 2022

The global polymer nanocomposites market will reach $11,549 million, in terms of revenue and 6,014 kilo tons corresponding volume by 2022, registering revenue growth of 10.9% duri...

Global Thermoplastic Polyurethane films demand estimated at US$516.9 mln by 2024

The global thermoplastic polyurethane films market was valued at US$286.8 mln in 2015 and is projected to reach US$516.9 mln by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 6.8% between 2016...

Super-thin polymer could exponentially expand memory storage of computers, smartphones

Western University researchers have developed a thinner-than-thin polymer that could exponentially expand the memory storage of our computers and smartphones. The polymer is made of or...

Huntsman's plant at Port Neches operating at reduced rates amid ongoing issues

Huntsman's plant in Port Neches, Texas, continues to operate at reduced rates, with a source in Platts adding that the 766,000 m tpa MTBE unit will be a reduced rates for several w...

Repsol signs styrene and propylene oxide licensing agreement with Tianjin Bohai Chemical

European oil and petrochemicals group Repsol has inked a deal with China's Tianjin Bohai Chemical Group to license technology for a Chinese styrene and propylene oxide production p...

Orpic to lay foundation stone for natural gas liquids extraction station in Fahud as phase 3 work

Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries (Orpic) will lay the foundation stone for the natural gas liquids extraction station in Fahud in January, as per MENAFN - Muscat Daily.&nbs...

Zhong Tian He Chuang to start up new coal-based petchem complex

China's Zhong Tian He Chuang will start commercial operations at its new coal-based petrochemical complex in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, on October 20, as per sources in Platts. ...

Arkema to invest in polyester powder resin manufacturing facility in India

Arkema has announced plans to construct a new leading class polyester powder resin manufacturing facility, the first of its kind in India, on its existing resin platform in Navi Mumbai...

Arkema SA to expand in North America and Asia Pacific

Projected global growth in the sports, consumer electronics and automotive markets, Arkema SA plans to expand thermoplastic elastomer capacity at its site in Birdsboro, produced under ...

World's thinnest PET ALOx speciality film

Upholding its commitment towards down-gauging and light-weighting, India’s largest multinational flexible packaging materials and solution company Uflex Limited has launched 9.5 ...

Protect sensitive drinks and optimise total cost of ownership of PET bottling complete lines

With 45 years of experience in hot filling and over 1,000 pieces of equipment for hot fill packaging installed worldwide, Sidel is highlighting how beverage producers can safely handle...

Innovation a key trend, growth factor in rigid transparent plastics markets

Innovation in raw material technology is spurring growth in the global markets for rigid transparent plastics outside North America. BCC Research reveals in its new report that breakth...

PolyOne to start production of specialty engineered materials at existing plant in Pune

PolyOne Corporation expects to start local production of specialty engineered materials at its existing plant in Pune, India in January 2017. Initially, production at the facility...

Global ethylene market to register CAGR of over 11% till 2025

Growing demand for ethylene and its derivatives from packaging and construction sector will drive the global ethylene market throug...