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 [...]
Ineos to invest EUR2.7 billion in new PDH and ethane cracker in Europe July 5, 2018 // 3 Comments Chemical firm Ineos says it will invest EUR2.7 billion in a project to build both a world scale ethane cracker and a PDH [...]
Malaysia: Minister says palm oil industry not out of the doldrums yet July 4, 2018 // 1 Comment The Malaysian government is expected to lay down a strong policy framework to further develop the oil palm industry and [...]
Aramco ties up with ADNOC for US$44 bn refinery/petchem complex in India July 3, 2018 // 0 Comments Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have signed an agreement to jointly develop and build an integrated [...]
OPEC: investments in oil sector to grow after a period of decline July 3, 2018 // 2 Comments Speaking at the recently held OPEC International Seminar, Saudi Aramco President/CEO Amin Nasser said investment in the [...]