GS Caltex starts up new cracker in South Korea June 23, 2021 // 6 Comments GS Caltex, a major South Korean petrochemical producer, has started up its new mixed-feed cracker in Yeosu, South Korea. [...]
Indorama expands US naphthalates business; now world’s largest producer of PNDA June 18, 2021 // 2 Comments Thailand-based Indorama Ventures Xylenes & PTA, LLC (IVXP), a subsidiary of global chemical producer Indorama Ventures [...]
PKN Orlen’s petchem expansion project in Poland June 4, 2021 // 1 Comment Poland’s PKN Orlen is investing in the expansion of the Olefins Complex at the Płock Production Plant. The project is [...]
Adani investing in US$4 billion coal-to-PVC plant June 4, 2021 // 2 Comments Indian multinational conglomerate Adani Group plans to construct a coal-to-polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant in Mundra, [...]
Nouryon investing to serve the US market May 17, 2021 // 3 Comments Chemical firm Nouryon has begun the engineering phase at its Expancel expandable microspheres plant in Wisconsin, [...]
Trelleborg divests Norwegian offshore oil & gas operation May 3, 2021 // 4 Comments Swedish engineered polymer solutions firm Trelleborg has reduced its assets in the offshore oil & gas segment after [...]
Aramco/Sabic to realign marketing/sales for polymers, petchem and fuel products April 30, 2021 // 0 Comments Saudia Arabia’s oil/petchem giant Aramco and materials maker Sabic intend to transfer the marketing and sales [...]
Sadara signs 20-year supply agreement with Sadig-Ilco April 22, 2021 // 2 Comments Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) and Sadig Industries and Ilco Chemicals, a Saudi-German joint venture focused on the [...]
A bright future for petrochemical projects in Asia April 15, 2021 // 6 Comments By Saul Daniel and Cristian Blumm from White & Case LLP Demand for petrochemicals, a key element of countless consumer [...]
Indonesia’s Derazona to be Asia’s first H160 operator for oil and gas April 13, 2021 // 1 Comment Indonesia’s PT. Derazona Air Service (Derazona Helicopters) orders H160, a medium utility chopper from Airbus Helicopters [...]