Reliance starts up ethane plant; feedstock from the US April 26, 2017 // 2 Comments India’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has commissioned what it says is the “world’s largest and most complex” ethane [...]
India planning possible relocation of natural gas-based plants to Indonesia April 24, 2017 // 1 Comment India is considering the possible relocation of its natural gas-based power plants to Indonesia as more than half of [...]
Asia Pacific leads global industrials & chemicals M&A activity in Q1 2017 April 21, 2017 // 5 Comments Asia Pacific (not including Japan) led the global Industrials & Chemicals merger and acquisition (M&A) activity this [...]
Petronas to set up INA plant in PIC; investment of US$442 mn April 20, 2017 // 2 Comments Petronas Chemicals Group (PCG), a subsidiary of Malaysian petrochemicals/oil giant Petronas, is investing US$442 million to [...]
ExxonMobil/Sabic decide on Corpus Christi for petrochemical plant April 20, 2017 // 1 Comment US-headquartered ExxonMobil Chemical Company and Riyadh-based Sabic’s joint plans for the development of a petrochemical [...]
Hanwha-Total JV to expand its Daesan refining, petrochemicals platform April 19, 2017 // 0 Comments Hanwha Total Petrochemical, the 50/50 joint venture between South Korean business group Hanwha and French energy company [...]
Sibur successfully sells its Uralorgsintez LPG, MTBE production plant April 19, 2017 // 1 Comment Russian gas processing and petrochemicals company Sibur has successfully sold its 100% stake in Uralorgsintez production [...]
Nova expands presence on US Gulf Coast with Williams acquisition; ups PE capacity April 19, 2017 // 5 Comments Canadian chemicals firm Nova Chemicals Corporation is to acquire Williams Partners LP’s 88.46% ownership interest in its [...]
Hyosung to enter Iran with PP plant; ups investments abroad April 19, 2017 // 2 Comments South Korean chemical firm Hyosung Corp. is expanding its investments abroad, having recently inked an agreement with the [...]
Petronas sets up liaison office in Beijing to expand LNG business in China April 17, 2017 // 2 Comments Malaysian oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) is expanding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) business in [...]