Global PVC market to grow rapidly awing to enhance R&D practices till 2020

The Global Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Market is expected to reach US$79.11 bln by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing construction and infrastructure spen...

Abundance of cheap natural gas and surging petrochemical exports boost Gulf Coast ports

Led by the ports of Houston and New Orleans, the Gulf Coast in USA has become the most attractive hub for movement of petrochemicals. Petrochemical activity is thriving due to growth in r...

Ascend Performance Materials defers the US$1.2 bln project Texas project

Ascend Performance Materials has put on hold its Texas PDH project planned at an investment outlay of US$1.2 bln with a planned production of 2 bln lbs of propylene monomer - feedstock t...

Indonesia plans to use Masela block gas for petrochemical industry

The Indonesian government plans to use gas that will be produced by the Masela block in Maluku to support the local petrochemical industry instead of shipping it overseas in the form of l...

Series of experimental and incremental reforms reshaping China’s oil and gas sector

China's energy sector is dominated by three state giants: China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), China Petrochemical Corp and China National Offshore Oil Corp. A series of experimental and...

Geomembrane Market demand estimated to reach US$2.08 bln by 2022

The global geomembrane market is expected to reach US$2.08 bln by 2022, according to a report by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing expenditure for the implementation of waste and water...

Emerging trends impacting the global geosynthetics market through 2020

The global geosynthetics market is expected to generate a revenue of US$12.8 bln by 2020, growing at a CAGR of over 10%, as per Technavio. According to Chandrakumar Badala Jaganathan, lea...

Global marine composites market poised to surge to US$2 bln by 2021

The global marine composites market was valued at approximately US$1050 mln in 2015 and expected to reach approximately US$2000 mln by 2021, growing at a CAGR of around 7.1% between 2016 ...

Global automotive composites market to reach US$7.13 bln by 2022 at CAGR of 11.1% till 2022

The Global Automotive Composites market is accounted for US$3.4 bln in 2015 and is expected to reach US$7.13 bln by 2022 growing at a CAGR of 11.1% from 2015 to 2022, according to Stratis...

OPaL procuring feedstock, aims to start new polypropylene plant by month end

India's ONGC Petro additions Limited aims to start up its 340,000 m tpa polypropylene (PP) plant in Dahej Special Economic Zone, Gujarat by end-May. The company is currently procuring fee...

Polymer Foam market estimated to grow to US$171.96 bln by 2021, at a CAGR of 8.5%.

The global polymer foam market is estimated to grow from US$105.37 bln in 2016 to USD$171.96 bln by 2021, at a CAGR of 8.5%, as per MarketsandMarkets. Demand will be driven by a diverse r...

Access to premium filament grades specifically designed by DSM for 3D printing market.

Nexeo Solutions, a worldwide leader in chemicals and plastics distribution, has announced the launch ofa new website that provides exclusive access to Arnitel® ID and Novamid® ID, premium...

Siluria successfully completes operations of its disruptive ethylene technology

Siluria Technologies has proven the commercial viability of Oxidative Coupling of Methane to ethylene (OCM) through a successful first year of operations at its La Porte, Texas, demonstra...

Shell lifts force majeure on propylene oxide glycol ethers from Moerdijk

Shell has lifted force majeure on propylene oxide glycol ethers from its plant in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, as per a company spokesman in Platts. The interruption to the feedstock caused...

CPC Corp. in negotiations to sell a naphtha cracking plant in Kaohsiung to Indonesia.

Taiwan's state owned CPC Corp continues to be in negotiations to sell a naphtha cracking plant located in Kaohsiung to Indonesia, as per focustaiwan.tw. The state-run firm is still studyi...

Petronas inks three EPCC deals for Pengerang petrochemical plants

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has signed three engineering, procurement, construction and commission (EPCC) contracts for the development of its petrochemical plants at the Pengerang ...

The global reinforced plastic composite market to grow

Growing demand is estimated for global composites - resins, fillers, reinforcements, natural fibers & nanocomposites. The global reinforced plastic composite market will grow from 14.8 bl...

Core materials market for composites estimated at US$1.72 bln by 2021

The global market for core materials is projected to reach US$1.72 bln by 2021, registering a CAGR of 8.6% between 2016 and 2021, as per MarketsandMarkets. High use in wind energy industr...

A high pressure molding technology yields near net shape polymers without porosity, voids or sinks

Protest in East China against proposed construction of petrochemical plant

Hundreds of demonstrators were reported marching outside the government headquarters of Xicheng district government in Longkou, a coastal city in Shandong province in protest against the ...