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Dow Chemical Co. plans to invest US$1.06 bln to build two new polyolefins plants and upgrade its ethylene capacity at the its existing site in Plaquemine. Construction on the new polyolef...
Death toll has risen in the massive fire at state-run Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL)’s Vizag refinery-cum-petrochemical complex to 14. Currently, 23 patients are undergoing treatment at vario...
Alfa Laval has won an order to supply Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers to a petrochemical plant in India. The order is booked in the Process Industry segment and has a value of approxi...
The current worth of the global polymer foams market (2012) is US$82.6 bln and is estimated to reach US$131.1 bln by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 7.7% from 2013 to 2018. The high demand acr...
Some of the emerging economies including Turkey, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are struggling against the rally in the US dollar. Following the first signal of the US Fed on May...
Shell has started a two-month bidding period to solicit ethane commitments from Marcellus Shale operators for its proposed Beaver County cracker. Ethane, a natural gas liquid found in sha...
Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (ONGC) aims to sell at least a 25% stake in its US$3.24 billion petrochemical project in Gujarat and is looking at foreign buyers, including Saudi Aramco, a...
The US benchmark futures contract, West Texas Intermediate for delivery in October, closed at US$105.9 a barrel, while Brent North Sea crude for October, traded at US$110.9 a barrel. A US...
China’s PET market witnessed some softening after gaining for seven consecutive weeks. Lower spot PTA and MEG costs were cited as the main reason behind the latest reductions, according t...
Eco Solutions product portfolio with a new line of custom cellulose fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) compounds has been introduced by RTP Company. These compounds, which utilize Weyerh...
Toray Plastics (America), Inc., the only United States manufacturer of precision-performance polyester, polypropylene, metallized, and bio-based films, will begin construction in August o...
Gevo, Inc., the world's only commercial producer of bio-isobutanol, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its demonstration-scale paraxylene plant in Silsbee, Texas. The paraxylene facility ...
The stake sale of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) is likely to be delayed further with bidders raising the concern over the share purchase agreement prepared by West Bengal government and...
Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas plans to defer some existing projects, including a US$19 bln petrochemicals complex, as it seeks to contain costs after lower crude oil prices trimme...
SINOPEC Wuhan Company’s 80,000 tpa ethylene project produced first batch of qualified products on August 13th, marking its successful commissioning and startup. The project is a pivotal p...
Polyethylene is an inexpensive commodity plastic found in many household objects. Now, a consortium of researchers from Constance, Bayreuth, and Berlin has successfully used this plastic ...
The Indian petrochemicals industry will continue to surge in 2013 as the market becomes increasingly self-sufficient and domestic producers benefit from a weak rupee and a revised tariff ...
Clariant and Lummus Novolen will jointly invest about CHF 65 million in this new state-of-the-art polypropylene catalyst production line at Clariant’s catalyst production hub in Louisvill...
Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) has hired Germany's Linde Group to build the world's largest plant for capturing and using climate-warming carbon dioxide. The United Jubail Petrochemi...
Oil prices continued an uptrend in anticipation of improved crude oil demand triggered by recent strong global economic data. Brent North Sea oil for delivery in October inched up to US$1...
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