Petronas Chemicals enters into MOU for biorefinery offtakeAugust 6, 2018 // 2 CommentsMalaysia’s Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) and Leaf Malaysia have entered into a non-binding Memorandum of [...]
Songwon appoints distributor for fuel and lubricant additives in ChinaAugust 6, 2018 // 1 CommentSouth Korea’s additives maker Songwon says it has signed an exclusive distributor agreement with Connell Bros. ‒ the [...]
BASF invests in surface treatment site in ChinaAugust 6, 2018 // 2 CommentsThe Surface Treatment global business unit of the Coatings division of BASF, operating under the Chemetall brand, has [...]
ExxonMobil starts up Baytown ethane crackerJuly 28, 2018 // 2 CommentsUS chemicals firm ExxonMobil has started up its new 1.5 million tonnes/year ethane cracker at the company’s integrated [...]
BASF to expand integrated ethylene oxide complex in AntwerpJuly 24, 2018 // 0 CommentsGerman chemicals company BASF is pursuing a significant capacity expansion of the integrated ethylene oxide complex at its [...]
McDermott awarded EPC contract for storage tanks in Saudi ArabiaJuly 24, 2018 // 2 CommentsUS firm McDermott International, Inc. has been awarded a sizeable contract (between US$1 million and US$50 million) from [...]
AkzoNobel to acquire South American organic peroxides makerJuly 20, 2018 // 2 CommentsAkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals has finalised an agreement to acquire Brazilian firm Polinox, South America’s leading [...]
Socar opens PP plant in AzerbaijanJuly 20, 2018 // 0 CommentsSocar Polymer has completed the construction of the first part of its PP plant in Azerbaijan. At the initial stage, the [...]
Oxea plans to expand capacity for carboxylic acidsJuly 18, 2018 // 3 Commentsin view of the surging demand, chemical company Oxea plans to significantly expand its supply of carboxylic acids in the [...]
Idemitsu and Showa Shell merger to go aheadJuly 11, 2018 // 1 CommentJapanese oil refiners Idemitsu Kosan and Showa Shell Sekiyu are to merge on April 1 next year. This comes after Idemitsu’s [...]