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A team of molecular biologists and materials scientists said Monday they had genetically engineered a virus to convert methane to ethylene more efficiently and at a significantly lower te...
Arkema has received EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) approval for commercial sales of its Graphistrength multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the United States of America. This appro...
Toho Tenax Co. Ltd. is significantly strengthening its strategic initiatives in the global aerospace market. This move is an effort towards expansion of the core company of Teijin Group's...
With effect from July 1 2010, Arkema will be the sole shareholder of Vinylfos and Vinylberre. Arkema and SolVin have concluded an agreement for the purchase of their reciprocal minority i...
While safety regulations imposed on chemical containers is hiking the uptake of child resistant closures, user friendliness of closures is spawning the use of dispensing closures in food ...
Several PP producers announced lower offers to the Asian market at the start of the week, indicating that at least the higher end of the Asian PP market seems set to slide again after hol...
Thailand’s largest oil and gas firm PTT is in the process of outlining a 20 year investment plan. Expected to be completed before August, it will be submitted to PTT's Board of Directors ...
Crude oil has witnessed volatility during the previous week- starting the week at US$76 a barrel and sharply rising above US$79 by end of week. Rough weather in the Caribbean Sea threaten...
Chinese company Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Group Co., Ltd has selected Arkema's PVC production processes for a 230,000 tpa PVC Suspension production plant, a 35,000 tpa PVC Emulsion plant...
Egyptian HDPE producer SIDPEC is planning a 2-3 week maintenance shutdown in H2-July as per Chemorbis. In a bid to ease supply concerns in the market where high MI HDPE injection availabi...
A simple new method for producing large quantities of the nanomaterial graphene has been developed by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The new technique works at room temp...
Production is scheduled to commence in August 2010 at Cabot Corporation’s black masterbatch manufacturing facility in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. Initial production capacity at the pl...
Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP) has signed finance documents for senior project finance facilities to the tune of US$8.5 bln secured for the Jubail refinery...
China could see an ethylene shortfall by 2015 as demand growth will surpass increases in capacity. Ethylene consumption is expected to rise 4.5% pa to 29 mln tons by 2015 while production...
Downward pressure is likely to continue on polyethylene and polypropylene prices in China over the next few months on account of several factors including a persistent inventory overhang,...
US Polypropylene (PP) contract prices, that have fallen by 8 cents/lb (US$176/ton) in the previous month, are likely to drop a few cents in July, as per ICIS. Large-volume PP buyers saw d...
To improve the image of the country in petrochemical exports, the Indian government has instituted a national policiy to provide impetus to research and development (R&D) activities in th...
Gloucester Engineering Co, USA’s leading film extruder manufacturer has filed for voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as per plasticsnews. The US Bankrup...
A downtrend persisted in spot PE prices in Asia this week in the face of persistently poor buying interest. As per Chemorbis, the pace of the decreases has slowed down in general, while a...
After two decades, disparities between the GCC and the EU on a free-trade agreement (FTA) have narrowed down to export duties -Saudi Arabia wants to impose tariffs on its petrochemical ex...
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