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Qatar Petroleum (QP), with 10% stake, has become part of the partnership between France’s Total and Algeria’s Sonatrach joint venture project to construct an ethane cracker in Arzew, west...
Staying abreast of technology and exhibiting discipline in production operations are key to keeping molding plants and services internationally competitive, according to plastics consulta...
Usually around 30% of Middle East polyolefins move to Europe from the Middle East. Higher freight rates from Middle East to Europe is adding pressure to Asia’s polyolefin industry while l...
As costs mount in China; location, low costs and a booming economy are transforming Vietnam into an attractive place for a growing number of petrochemical projects, as per ICIS. Success ...
A new polypropylene technology: Thermylene® P8 specialty compounded polypropylene resin has been launched by Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Inc. This is a material innovation that giv...
At present, demand for biodegradable materials is huge both in China as well as globally. The quantity needed in China’s packing and catering industry alone totals more than 3 mln tons. T...
In Asia, spot ethylene prices have risen by US$50/ton over the past two weeks led by both higher crude oil prices plus unexpected outages at regional crackers, as per Chemorbis. However, ...
Frost & Sullivan presented an Executive MindXchange titled ‘Performance Plastic Summit 2010 – Trends and Advances in Performance Plastics’ at The Westin Mumbai Garden City, Mumbai. This M...
Since 2000, China's mould & die industry has grown by 15% annually on average, with its total output value ranking in the world's third place. The 2009 economic meltdown exerted a negativ...
Polyolefin prices have nudged up as buying interest for polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) has gathered momentum in the Middle East market this week. As per ICIS, the trend is in li...
The US economy lost jobs for a second consecutive month in July, adding to worries that economic recovery will continue to struggle, leaving demand outlook for commodities uncertain. Crud...
According to statistics from Chinese Customs, polymer imports declined for the third consecutive month in June after spiking to a new record high in March, as per Chemorbis. Players attri...
Nan Ya’s No. 3 unit, which was idled on June 30 for a three-week maintenance, has been forced to stay shut. Taiwan's Nan Ya Plastics has been unable to restart its 350,000 tpa No. 3 monoe...
Crude for September delivery rose to US$82.4 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for September settlement settled at US$81.9. Crude oil prices have increased, as rising...
Industries Qatar plans to run its 1.3 mln tpa ethane cracker in Ras Laffan at a reduced capacity until next year because of “technical issues”. The Ras Laffan Olefins Co’s cracker, which...
Pressurex®, a thin Mylar-based sensor film that maps and measures the amount of interfacial stress exerted on honeycomb cores, composite lay-ups and bonded surfaces within composite struc...
The alarms sounded at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co.’s Cedar Bayou chemical plant in Baytown, Texas, after a “small” leak was detected in a process unit, as per Bloomberg. The leak has bee...
Naphtha prices have surged to ten week highs and cracks have spiked to their highest in about a week on demand from Taiwan and South Korea. However the demand could be short-lived due to ...
Asian PE markets have posted considerable increases over the past two weeks on the strength of stronger upstream costs and improved buying interest, as per Chemorbis. Crude oil prices ha...
Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical Co have confirmed Jubail Industrial City as the planned site location for their proposed joint venture petrochemical project. The decision followed an in-dep...
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