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Japanese petrochemicals maker Tosoh Corp. plans to shut its 493,000 tpa naphtha cracker at Yokkaichi in Mie prefecture. This shutdown is planned for about 40 days between early March and ...
Delay in completion of petrochemicals project Fénix will hurt the Mexican economy in the near future. In early September, it was announced that the Fénix project, a joint venture between ...
Mitsui Chemicals Inc., Japanese petrochemical major, has plans to defer the regular naphtha maintenance shutdown at its plants in Ichihara and Osaka scheduled for 2006 until 2007. Namepl...
The Dow Chemical Co. has decided to close its 75,000 mta polystyrene production facility at South Wales, in the United Kingdom, by the end of 2005. This decision reflects the competitive...
World crude oil prices plunged below US$60 per barrel as above-normal temperature prevailed across most of the northern America and the storm-battered outputs and refineries continues. Wa...
Flex Industries has approved an expansion proposal for the manufacture of polyester film and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) chips at an investment of US$50mn. The Company is planning th...
Aiming to tap Chinese demand and to secure naphtha supplies amid an expected fall in Middle Eastern exports, Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. and Japan Energy Corp. plan to jointly invest 70 bil...
Due to an extension of previously announced shutdowns, NOVA Chemicals Corp. has declared force majeure (FM) on on ethylene, propylene and other co-products at its Corunna, Ontario, plant ...
The Aromatic IV project by Borzuyeh Petrochemical Complex is slated to be commissioned by December 2005. The pre-commissioning stage, at the moment, includes testing pipes, furnaces, and ...
Russia's Stroytransgaz has proposed constructing an oil refinery and petrochemicals plant in Syria at an estimated cost of $2 billion in talks between the two. Stroytransgaz plans to carr...
Concerns that reduced fuel production during peak winter demand could drive prices back up have waned as a mild start to the winter helped push US crude futures below US$59 on Wednesday f...
After the two remaining bidders contending for Eleme Petrochemical Company Limited (EPCL) offered ridiculous prices for acquiring the company, Nigeria's National Council on Privatisation ...
Lyondell's Texas Gulf Coast ethylene, propylene oxide (PO) and refining facilities, as well as the majority of its derivative facilities have safely resumed operations after having been s...
Thailand's N0. 2 Thai Olefins (TOC) and N0. 3 National Petrochemical (NPC) are expected to complete a merger in December to form PTT Chemical Plc. Upon completion of the deal, PTT Chemica...
State-run Chinese Petroleum Corp (CPC) will send a delegation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to reconfirm International Petroleum Investment Corporation's offer to invest 20% stake in ...
As prices of plastics head north due to skyrocketing cost of oil, WalMart has decided to switch from petroleum-based plastics to corn-based. Cargill-owned NatureWorks will initially suppl...
Increasing emphasis on improved quality and extended shelf life for packaged foods are placing greater demands on food packaging in terms of protecting the quality, freshness and safety o...
Despite recent slowdown in growth, world demand growth for PS continues to be driven by China, as per a study has conducted by CMAI on global PS and EPS markets from 2000 to 2010. Slower ...
The regulatory authorities issued their unconditional approval to the acquisition of Leuna-Miramid GmbH, Leuna, Germany by BASF Aktiengesellschaft. BASF has further strengthened its leadi...
To serve the global thermosets markets, PPG Industries and Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass Co. Ltd. plan to launch a 50-50 joint venture-PPG Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass Co. Ltd. The plant, with...
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