Duqm selects LyondellBasell’s PP/HDPE technology for Oman plant August 31, 2020 // 2 Comments Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Company LLC (DRPIC) has selected polyolefin licensor LyondellBasell’s [...]
Ningxia Baofeng awards two petchem projects in China to KBR August 31, 2020 // 1 Comment Technology provider KBR has been awarded two contracts by Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd (Baofeng Energy) for its 500 [...]
Afton to add GPA blending capabilities in Singapore August 31, 2020 // 1 Comment Lubricant/fuel additive maker Afton Chemical Corporation, part of the NewMarket Corporation, is investing in Gasoline [...]
Evonik acquires Porocel for US$210 mn to accelerate growth of catalysts business August 27, 2020 // 0 Comments German chemicals firm Evonik is acquiring the Porocel Group for US$210 million to accelerate the growth of its catalysts [...]
Aramco to put on hold US$10 bn petchem complex in China August 24, 2020 // 3 Comments Faced with downward trending oil prices, Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Saudi Aramco has put on hold its plan to build a [...]
Shell to take stake in Nayara Indian petchem project August 18, 2020 // 1 Comment Oil major Royal Dutch Shell is reportedly planning to buy a 50% stake in Indian-based Nayara Energy’s US$9 billion planned [...]
Clariant ties up with Chemtex to promote 2G biofuel in China August 18, 2020 // 1 Comment Swiss firm Clariant’s Business Line Biofuels and Derivatives has tied up with US firm Chemtex Global Corporation for the [...]
Nouryon to set up microsphere facility in US August 17, 2020 // 2 Comments Chemical firm Nouryon has selected Green Bay, Wisconsin, US, as the location for a new facility to produce its Expancel [...]
Shell Philippines ceases Batangas refinery ops, converts into import terminal August 14, 2020 // 1 Comment Shell Pilipinas is transforming its Tabangao Refinery in Batangas into a world-class full import terminal to optimise its [...]
BASF invests to boost alkoxylate capacity in Asia Pacific August 7, 2020 // 6 Comments German chemicals firm BASF will increase its alkoxylate capacity in Asia Pacific, with its latest investment in Jinshan, [...]