Sabic in MOU to build petchem complex in China September 12, 2018 // 1 Comment Riyadh-headquartered chemical firm Sabic has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s Fujian provincial [...]
US shale gas-chemical industry investment reaches US$200 bn September 12, 2018 // 2 Comments The American Chemistry Council (ACC) says that US chemical and plastics industry investment linked to plentiful and [...]
Borouge on track with fifth PP plant; to grow PP capacity by 25% September 7, 2018 // 5 Comments Resin maker Borouge, a joint venture of Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc and Austrian chemicals maker Borealis, recently awarded [...]
MOGSEC 2018: Malaysia’s oil & gas sector on a growth mode September 7, 2018 // 1 Comment Malaysia’s oil & gas sector is projected to have an annual growth rate of 5% until 2020, driven by the rise of the [...]
IHS: Looming production shutdowns to affect MMA market September 4, 2018 // 5 Comments The global market for methyl methacrylate (MMA) — a chemical critical to the production of plastics, paints, coatings [...]
Indian Oil pumps up investments in Odisha: MEG/PTA/PX units; plastics/textile parks September 3, 2018 // 3 Comments In a move aimed at drawing investments into the state of Odisha, Indian Oil Corporation has poured in further investments. [...]
TechnipFMC wins a large contract for Vietnam’s largest olefins plant August 29, 2018 // 1 Comment TechnipFMC has been awarded by Long Son Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. (LSP), a large contract for the licensing, engineering, [...]
Posco awarded Long Son petchem project in Vietnam August 28, 2018 // 2 Comments Posco Engineering & Construction (Posco E&C) has signed a KRW81.2 billion contract to lay the groundwork for Long [...]
S-Oil to invest US$4.5 bn into Phase II petchem project August 23, 2018 // 0 Comments South Korea’s S-Oil, which is a large producer of aromatics majority-owned by Saudi Aramco, is conducting a feasibility [...]
Fire breaks out at Shell chemical plant in UK; Essar refinery nearby not affected August 23, 2018 // 3 Comments A fire that broke out at a Shell-owned chemical plant on the same site as Essar Oil UK’s Stanlow refinery in northwestern [...]