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Microlayer technology for thick film and sheet that promises to extend the shelf life of retort, hot fill, and flexible food packaging, while increasing formability in thermoforming, has ...
The American state of Texas has asked a federal court to intervene in its tussles with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over how it regulates emissions from oil refineries and ot...
Reliance Industries is reported to be mulling an investment of US$3 bln to expand its petrochemicals unit in Jamnagar. A 2 mln ton plant is being planned in Jamnagar with gas as feedstock...
Profit from processing crude oil into naphtha rose in Asia on signs an economic recovery will boost demand for petrochemicals as per Bloomberg. Naphtha swaps discount to benchmark Dubai c...
Thailand's PTT Polyethylene expects to decrease run rates by 5% from May at its steam cracker in Map Ta Phut. This will bring down operating rates to an average of 60% for June at the cra...
Researchers are creating microscopic polymer fibres helpful in rebuilding human tissue and mending hearts. Brian Amsden, chemical engineering professor at the Queen's University and fello...
Light, sweet crude futures for delivery in July traded at just a cent less than US$75 on the Nymex, while Brent crude on London's ICE Futures exchange rose past US$75. Monday ushered in s...
Cereplast, Inc. has introduced 11 new grades of Cereplast Compostables® resins to meet the increasing demand for improved productivity across all conventional plastic processing technique...
Middle Eastern producers announced reductions of US$10-70/ton on their initial June HDPE film prices by from their May levels in Egypt, as per Chemorbis. However, the lower prices in Egyp...
500 Taiwanese items including petrochemicals, machinery, auto parts and textile products constitute the first batch of products (accounting for 15% of Taiwan's exports to China) to benefi...
A polypropylene plant at Dung Quat Economic Zone has commenced trial runs this month. Under construction for three years, the refinery will have a capacity to produce 150,000 tpa. It has ...
Weak petrochemical margins and ample arbitrage supplies have resulted in lackluster buying sentiments, affecting premiums realized by sellers. Premiums realized by Kuwait Petroleum Corp o...
Wine Preserva is an invention made from low density polyethylene that aims to extend shelf life by limiting the effects of oxidisation. The LLDPE disc when inserted in an opened bottle of...
New antimicrobial polymers may help curb surgical site infections (SSI) through the use of a novel antibiotic agent that can be incorporated into sutures. SSIs are the third most common h...
Petrochemical prices fell at a faster pace dropping 7.5% from US$1237/mt in April to US$1,44/mt as per the average daily price of Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI). The April price...
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd is considering to source almost all its feedstock naphtha requirement from Indian Oil Corp’s Paradip refinery. Production is estimated to commence at Paradip in ...
Despite steadily reducing purchases, several Chinese traders are finding themselves stuck with high stock levels they are unable to sell locally as demand weakens. As per Chemorbis, deman...
South Korea’s leading ethylene maker Yeochun NCC Co. is mull augmenting capacity by 350,000 tons at its No. 2 naphtha cracker. With this, total capacity will rise to 920,000 tpa in 2012. ...
Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co (PetroRabigh) plans to shut all units at its complex for 45 days during Q2-2011 for regular test and inspection.
Kuwaiti logistics giant Agility has launched the Shanghai Logistics Hub, a joint venture with Borouge. The 66,000 sq m hub is poised to process up to 600,000 tpa of polyolefins from Borou...
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