BASF invests in surface treatment site in China August 6, 2018 // 2 Comments The Surface Treatment global business unit of the Coatings division of BASF, operating under the Chemetall brand, has [...]
ExxonMobil starts up Baytown ethane cracker July 28, 2018 // 2 Comments US 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 Antwerp July 24, 2018 // 0 Comments German 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 Arabia July 24, 2018 // 2 Comments US 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 maker July 20, 2018 // 2 Comments AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals has finalised an agreement to acquire Brazilian firm Polinox, South America’s leading [...]
Socar opens PP plant in Azerbaijan July 20, 2018 // 0 Comments Socar 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 acids July 18, 2018 // 3 Comments in 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 ahead July 11, 2018 // 1 Comment Japanese oil refiners Idemitsu Kosan and Showa Shell Sekiyu are to merge on April 1 next year. This comes after Idemitsu’s [...]
Sipchem starts up first PBT plant in Saudi Arabia July 10, 2018 // 1 Comment Having announced the project in 2015, Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) says its PBT plant, owned by [...]
BASF considers largest investment of US$10 bn in chemical site in South China July 10, 2018 // 3 Comments German chemical firm BASF says it is investigating the possibility of building a highly-integrated Verbund chemical [...]