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Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) and Exxon Mobil Chemical signed a preliminary agreement in November to establish the multi-billion dollar synthetic rubber joint venture at the based a...
The official committee of creditors for bankrupt petrochemicals maker Lyondell Chemical Co has filed a lawsuit seeking to recover US$22 billion from the banks, advisers and executives who...
Poor refining margins have forced Japanese refiners to cut crude runs, while increased demand for naphtha from petrochemical firms has lead to lower inventories. Though Japan's naphtha st...
Naphtha prices in Asia continue to dampen as supplies strengthen. Reliance Industries has sold 80,000 tons of naphtha by tender for Aug 16-21 lifting from Sikka to Vitol a per ton premium...
The UK plastic products market declined by 2% to £15.1 bln in 2008, as demand was affected by the economic downturn as per Market & Business Development. In a five-year review from 2004 t...
There is a steady trend towards using CO2 as the physical blowing agent in flexible foam production. CO2 nucleation is already being used successfully in series production of back-foamed ...
French engineering contractor Technip has been awarded two lump sum turnkey contracts for a new refinery to be built by Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (Satorp). SAT...
The Board of Directors of Supreme Petrochem Ltd is mulling dividend for 2009. SPL is to hold a meeting of the Board of Directors on July 29, 2009, inter alia, to approve and take on recor...
CRUDE OIL Falling weekly inventories, healthy pace of economic growth in China and healthier Q2-09 company results helped boost investor opti...
LG Chem is mulling the expansion of its 800,000 tpa naphtha cracker at Daesan by 100,000 tpa. LG Chem is also expanding its 900,000 tpa naphtha cracker at Yeosu by 100,000 tpa, scheduled ...
The following table lists recent and upcoming naphtha cracker shutdowns in Asia as per Dow Jones. Country Company Location Tons/Yr Shutdown Perio...
In a move to put Nigeria’s refineries back in shape, the Federal Government and Indorama continue their negotiations for takeover of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRCL). In...
LG Chem posted a record quarterly profit because of increased exports to China. In a bid to draw on demand from China, LG Chem Ltd. and CNOOC Ltd. plan to invest US$370 mln to build an ac...
The United Kingdom's Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has unveiled a series of pilot programs designed to test reusable packaging for retail items. The trials are intended to e...
A Heat Tough new fire-resistant coating materials called HIPS (‘hybrid inorganic polymer system’) are being developed by CSIRO researchers in Melbourne. HIPS coatings can withstand temper...
New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in August dipped to US$63.91 while Brent North Sea crude for September delivery dipped to US$66.3. Oil prices have dropped...
Rising costs and weak demand has pulled down profits at Saudi-based Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co (PetroRabigh). PetroRabigh losses have increased more than two fold in Q2. The Sau...
Increasing supplies in the region have pulled down naphtha prices in Asia. Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has sold 15,000 tons of naphtha for lifting in August from Haldia at half the premium it f...
British petrochemicals company Ineos has secured support of 96% lenders for new terms on its debt. Ineos Group Ltd. has reached agreement with senior lenders to reset the terms of its €7....
Neighboring chemical companies have objected to LyondellBasell Industries’s closure of plant at Chocolate Bayou, Texas. Ineos, adjacent to a Lyondell high-density polyethylene plant, has ...
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