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Riyadh -- Saudi Basic Industries CorporationSaudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) plans to set up Plastic Applications Development Center at Riyadh Techno Valley. To be built at an ...
In a bid to satiate growing demand in the region, Clariant International plans to start a new masterbatch producing facility in the Russian republic of Tatarstan. A final deision is expec...
Production of core plastics and rubber machinery is expected to fall by over 20% as sales figures plunge by about 30% in 2009. These are estimates by Euromap, that predicts that this decr...
Kuwait Petroleum Corp - Kuwait’s state-owned refiner, also Asia's second largest term supplier, plans to have a 30% reduction in its naphtha exports. KPC’s annual naphtha exports pegged a...
Qatar is scrutinizing possible reservoir behavior when gas production will rise to 20 bln ft3/day in 2012 from 8bn ft3/day in 2008. As a result, various projects, such as the second phase...
Oil prices have shown an uptrend, rising on encouraging demand growth forecast- prices in New York rose to US$72.2, while Brent North Sea crude increased to US$70.4. A report by Internati...
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd’s Supermanx project expansion cost that was initially pegged at Rs 675 crore has almost doubled to Rs 1,230 crore due to a time overrun. HPL’s consortium of lend...
The regional organization of petrochemical and chemical producers in the Gulf region - Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) has launched an initiative to challenge “protec...
Start up of the Ras Laffan Olefins Co ethane cracker, with capacity to produce 1.3 mln tpa of ethylene has been delayed due to a technical glitch. The ethylene from this cracker was to se...
Polimeri Europa’s 150,000 tpa low density polyethylene (LDPE) plant at Gela has been shut since September last week for technical reasons. Restart of the Italian plant has been delayed by...
Products made from Polystyrene can be made with eco-friendly starch from potatoes, wheat or corn, instead of from petroleum, in turn, reducing dependence on petroleum. Gregory M. Glenn f...
The office bearers have changed after elections at All India Plastic Manufacturers Association (AIPMA). The following team has been elected for 2009 :10 : Dr. Mahendra B. Parmar ...
Recession and an increasingly competitive global market is forcing US petrochemicals producers to axe capacity to drive up operating rates and recover profitability, according to our late...
Demand for converted flexible packaging in the US is expected to exceed US$18 bln in 2013, as per Reportlinker. Gains will reflect a rebound in the US economy and will be supported by co...
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. has successfully started up a new 600,000 tpa paraxylene complex using UOP process technology at the Sinopec facility in Shanghai. The aromatics p...
Reliance Industries has announced a downward prices revision for PP and PE with effect from October 8, 2009. BOPP prices are to be reduced by Rs 2000/MT All other grades of Polypropyl...
Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) is set to start negotiations to renew December 2009-November 2010 naphtha deals with Asian buyers amid weak market. Sentiments have deteriorated as the petroch...
Borealis plans to shutter its 220,000 tpa HDPE line in Beringen, Belgium. The company is in negotiations with the Belgian trade unions as the shutdown will affect 109 of the site’s roughl...
A powerful typhoon has swept across Japan and damaged buildings and roads, halted train service and canceled flights. Typhoon Melor hit the country’s main island early Thursday with stron...
The presence of water in composite material decreases mechanical properties and durability, including performance during freeze/thaw cycling, dimensional stability, and warping. In additi...
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