Exxon Mobil announces mechanical completion of 2 new high performance polyethylene plants at Texas

Exxon Mobil Chemical Company announced the mechanical completion of two new 650,000 tpa high performance polyethylene lines at its plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The company ex...

Dow Chemical restarts Texas LHC No. 7 steam cracker

US petrochemicals producer Dow Chemical restarted its 680,000 m tpa No. 7 light hydrocarbon cracking unit at its Freeport complex in Texas, as per sources in Platts. Three out of five ...

€11 Million expansion of robot operations by Sepro Group in France and USA

Following four years of record-setting sales growth, Sepro Group is announcing a three-phase, €11 mln expansion plan. In France, the plan will increase production capacity at Sepr...

Huntsman and Clariant Boards approve agreement to combine in merger of equals

Huntsman Corporation and Clariant announced that their Boards of Directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in a merger of equals through an all-stock transaction...

Potential for major Appalachian petrochemical industry to ape the Gulf Coast

An economic report released by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) shows that the Appalachian region could become a second center of U.S. petrochemical and plastic resin manufacturing...

Biodegradable self-expandable 3-D printed polymer stents can grow with pediatric patients

A new study demonstrates proof-of-concept for combining computational design and simulation tools with 3D printing technology to produce self-expandable polymer stents that can grow wi...

Ultra Thin 2D polymer sheet has potential for high-capacity sodium-ion battery

A new type of two-dimensional polymer that has potential for developing long-lasting sodium-based batteries has been developed by researchers at the National University of Si...

Global heat resistant polymers market worth US$16.67 bln by 2021

Polymer nanoparticles produce colourful rust protection - save energy, increase performance

Polymer chemists at Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan have invented a simple coating process for coloring metals, which could save energy and lead to higher performance. The proc...

Extrusion coating/laminators as Mono Extruder, Co-Extruder and Tandem Extruder variants

In the absence of quality manufacturers of Extrusion Coating/ Lamination machines in India, responding to an ever increasing demand from the Convertors’ fraternity, Uflex launche...

New SteadyEdge PET container base combines creative opportunities with optimum performance

The use of PET is steadily gaining market share in FHPC markets traditionally dominated by HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) and PP (Polypropylene). In 2016, PET packages accounted for ...

Growing use of polymer composites results in increasing global demand for nanomaterials

The growing use of polymer composites has resulted in increasing demand for nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes, graphene and nanocellulose, as companies seek alternatives to carbo...

Operating capacity reduced as issues strike Styrolution's Antwerp ABS plant

A problem at Styrolution's Antwerp acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (AB) unit has reduced operating capacity, as per company sources in Platts. The complex has around 260,000 m tpa ...

British private sector keen on investing in aviation, petrochemicals in Thailand

Three working groups formed by the Thai-UK Business Leadership Council have, in a meeting, on April 24-25 have discussed enhancing bilateral trade. The British private sector expressed...

India's BPCL sells 88000 tons of June naphtha using new price formula

Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd has sold 88,000 tons of naphtha for June loading using a formula, which includes prices from Argus Media and not just S&P Global Platts for the first time...

Global antiblock additive market projected to register CAGR of 5.7% till 2021

The global antiblock additive market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.7% until 2021, and is projected to reach US$1109.6 mln, as per Research and Markets. Increasing population acro...

Flaring at DuPont's Orange, Texas steam cracker, as start up begins

DuPont will be flaring as it begins startup activities at its 680,000 mt/year steam cracker in Orange, Texas, according to a filing by the company on a community hotline, as reported b...

Groundbreaking ceremony for Saudi Aramco-Norinco Refining, Petrochemical and Retail Project 2

Groundbreaking ceremony for Saudi Aramco-Norinco Refining, Petrochemical and Retail Project 2 has been completed. The governor of Liaoning province Mr. Chen Qiufa announced the project...

Fluor starts mechanical construction for ethylene derivative facility

Fluor Corp. has started mechanical construction for The Dow Chemical Company’s new ethylene derivative facility in Freeport, Texas, US. The mechanical construction scope includes...

LyondellBasell commences construction of Hyperzone PE plant at La Porte Complex

LyondellBasell has broken ground on the first commercial Hyperzone polyethylene (PE) plant at its La Porte, Texas, complex. The plant will be capable of producing 1.1 bi...