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Production of low-global-warming propellant, insulating agent, refrigerant commences

Honeywell has started full-scale commercial production of a low-global-warming-potential (GWP) material used as an aerosol propellant, insulating agent and refrigerant. The material, know...

15-Jan-15

Losses in PP market overtake PE in Asia, Middle East

The downturn that has been in place since late summer in the polymer markets has had a larger impact on PP with respect to PE, as per ChemOrbis Price Index. The largest loss was recorded ...

15-Jan-15

Dow's Freeport, Texas, steam cracker comes on line

Dow Chemical has brought light hydrocarbon unit No 8 in Freeport, Texas, back online, a company source said Wednesday, as per sources in Platts. The unit shut on December 14 when the trip...

15-Jan-15

US demand for biocompatible materials is forecast to grow 5.4% pa to US$5.5 bln in 2018

US demand for biocompatible materials is forecast to grow 5.4% pa to US$5.5 bln in 2018, representing 2 bln lbs, as per Reportlinker. Reflecting quality, performance, and cost advantages ...

15-Jan-15

Bio-based functional polymers market to grow till 2020

Uncertain petrochemical prices are expected to have a positive effect on the overall bio-based functional polymers market over the next six years, as per Grand View Research. Consumer pre...

15-Jan-15

Ethylene, propylene at five year lows ahead of Porto Marghera restart

Ethylene and propylene spot prices have collapsed to a low not seen since December 2009 and January 2010 respectively, with both products falling on the back of the recent upstream slump ...

15-Jan-15

Heavier feedstocks get profitable-ethane rejection estimates revised upward in USA

Ethane rejection estimates have been revised sharply upward as ethylene cracking margins have reversed to make heavier feedstocks more profitable, as per Argus Media. Ethane rejection i...

15-Jan-15

Royal Dutch Shell restarts ethylene cracker in Bukom after 3 month maintenance and expansion

Royal Dutch Shell restarted its ethylene cracker in Bukom, Singapore this week following a three-month maintenance and expansion works to raise the unit's capacity, trading sources not re...

14-Jan-15

INEOS declares force majeure at Texas polypropylene plant

INEOS declared force majeure on US polypropylene (PP) following an equipment failure at a Texas plant, the company said on Tuesday, as per ICIS. The chemical producer told customers in a ...

14-Jan-15

Luxus been awarded £600,000 in EU funding to expand recycled PP production

Plastics recycling and compounding company Luxus been awarded £600,000 in EU funding to expand a project to produce polypropylene compounds with a high recycled content for car manufactur...

14-Jan-15

China demand for FOB Korea benzene rises as arbitrage window opens

China's demand for imported benzene has started to rise, as FOB Korea benzene prices trend lower on falling crude levels while domestic China benzene supplies tighten, as per Platts. "Thi...

14-Jan-15

Global Naphtha market led by demand from Asia Pacific

The global naphtha market is mainly driven by the market for chemicals which includes petrochemicals, toluene, xylenes, and benzene as per Transparency Market Research. Naphtha which is a...

14-Jan-15

European PS market under pressure from bearish styrene

The downward trend has gained speed across the European PS markets where prices are seen posting three-digit decreases for another month, weighed down by bearish upstream costs, according...

14-Jan-15

Emery Oleochemicals pre-commissions activities of world's first renewable and recyclable polyol plant

Emery Oleochemicals, a world leader in natural-based chemicals announced that construction activities of its new technologically advanced bio-polyol plant located in Cincinnati, Ohio has ...

14-Jan-15

Biodegradable plastics market to see CAGR of 13% between 2014 and 2019

The biodegradable plastics market is estimated to witness a CAGR of 13.01% between 2014 and 2019, and is expected to generate a global market value of US$3476.87 mln by 2019, as per Resea...

14-Jan-15

Global Alpha Olefins market to see healthy growth

Global increase in polyethylene demand from plastic industry is expected to remain a key driving factor for alpha olefins market, as per Grand View Research. Alpha olefins based co-monome...

13-Jan-15

BASF mulls expansion at Superabsorbent Polymer plants In Antwerp and Freeport

BASF plans to expand its existing superabsorbent polymer production capacities at its existing sites in Antwerp, Belgium and Freeport, USA. Gradual debottlenecking and technical expansion...

13-Jan-15

Styrofoam to be banned in New York City with effect from July 1

New York city Mayor Bill announced that all plastic-foam containers and packaging will be banned from New York City as of July 1. Restaurants, stores and manufacturers will no longer be a...

13-Jan-15

Polystyrene, Expandable Polystyrene market to be valued at US$42.11 bln in 2020

Rising demand from the packaging industry in BRICS countries is expected to be one of the major factors driving the global polystyrene & EPS market. Additionally, increasing demand from c...

13-Jan-15

Europe's polyolefins market expected to reach US$63,219 mln in 2018

Europe Polyolefins market is expected to reach $63,219 million in 2018, The European polyolefin market is estimated to witness a CAGR of around 7% during the forecast period. Germany dom...

13-Jan-15