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An explosion and large fire broke out at lunchtime Tuesday afternoon at Enterprise Products Partners' propylene/natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plant at Mont Belvieu, Texas, locat...
Crude oil was mixed as West Texas Intermediate crude saw marginal declines, while Brent crude prices rose substantially to US$101.9 on the ICE Futures Europe exchange in London as investo...
In a move a move to serve growing demand from the automotive and electronics industries, IRPC, plans to invest about US$100 mln to more than double acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) p...
For February, European PP sellers have come with initial hike targets of up to €60/ton for spot business as well as gentlemen’s agreements, as per Chemorbis. Sellers justified their large...
The implementation of low-carbon environmental protection initiatives has promoted the application of biodegradable plastics and boosted the emergence of biodegradable plastics industry. ...
Dow Chemical Co. has restarted a naphtha cracker at its Terneuzen chemicals site in the Netherlands after a planned maintenance, as per Bloomberg. Cracker 2, with capacity to produce 580,...
RESIN (Products & Technology) BV (Enschede, The Netherlands), a privately held specialty-resin compounder, is in the process of acquiring the Yparex adhesive tie-layer business of DSM Eng...
Naphtha cracks that had a drastic fall last week, have seen a marginal improvement. The beginning of the week saw naphtha prices dip to a four-session low while cracks ended higher than l...
Thailand’s PTT Pcl plans to lease a supertanker from Titan Petrochemicals to store crude oil for its refineries and for trading, as per Reuters. PTT is in talks with Socar Trading, the Ge...
Global converted flexible packaging market is forecast to reach 18.78 mln metric tons in terms of volume translating into US$70.15 bln in value terms by the year 2015, propelled by rising...
Kuwait Petroleum Corp plans to start discussions February 14 in Singapore with its customers for the term supply of naphtha over April 2011-March 2012, as per Platts. KPC's negotiations f...
With a new investment in PET planned in Turkey, the country is set for major changes in its trade flow, reverting from a net importer to a net exporter. A new PET plant from Koksan PET an...
Union members at the Braskem polypropylene plant in Kenova are nearing six months on the picket lines. Formerly owned by Sunoco, the plant currently has about 35 people continuing to oper...
One person has been killed and 11 injured in a fire that broke out at the Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex, which is located in the southern Iranian province of Khuzestan. The fire start...
Largest Middle Eastern exporter of oil products to Asia - Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC), is estimated to begin negotiations with naphtha buyers next week, as per Bloomberg. KPC plans to m...
Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Rayon Co. will forge an alliance in methyl methacrylate monomer, an acrylic resin compound used in LCD panel components and autoparts, the Nikkei reported. Mit...
Kuwait Paraxylene Production Company (KPPC) has exported its first ever shipment of heavy aromatics. Heading to customers in Asia, the shipment's size is 17,000 metric tons. KPPC is a ful...
Maintenance is on the cards at Relaince’s PP plants at Jamnagar, leading to a possible shutdown. Three of its 4 PP lines in Jamnagar, are planned to be shut for a little over 3 weeks, whi...
The Dow Chemical Co. plans to continue its positive momentum by investing in growth, reducing debt and offering shareholder remuneration in 2011. Excluding certain items, earnings were 47...
Styrene costs in Europe and Asia continue to exert pressure on PS markets as they retain their upward momentum, as per Chemorbis. Also, crude oil prices continue to hover near US$90/bbl, ...
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