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OQ Chemicals to Cut 10% of the Workforce

26.05.2023 -

Toward achieving cost savings in the double-digit million euro range, Germany’s OQ Chemicals, part of the Oman-based OQ energy group, has announced a cost-cutting scheme...

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OQ Chemicals Starts up Esters Pilot Plant

08.05.2023 -

OQ Chemicals has successfully started up its new pilot plant for esters at Oberhausen, Germany. The company said the facility enables it to manufacture small quantities...

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Pairing Experience with New Ideas

15.03.2022 -

Interview with Oliver Borgmeier, Managing Director and CEO of OQ Chemicals

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Oxea Changes Name to OQ Chemicals

20.05.2020 - German petrochemical intermediates producer Oxea, based at Oberhausen, has changed its name to OQ Chemicals, marking its final integration into Oman’s new petrochemicals and energy...

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Ineos Delays Forties Pipeline Shutdown

15.04.2020 - Due to the coronavirus crisis, Ineos has postponed the planned annual maintenance shutdown of its UK North Sea Forties Pipeline for almost a year, to assure its chemical feedstock...

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New Energy Giant Takes Shape in Oman

13.02.2020 - Under the name OQ a new integrated energy group is taking shape in Oman. As part of a master plan to revamp the sultanate’s production infrastructure, the government has decided to...

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Oxea Selects Oberhausen for Carboxylic Acids

10.07.2019 - Following an “extensive” selection process, German oxo-chemicals company Oxea has chosen Oberhausen as the site for its proposed world-scale carboxylic acids plant. “Our Oberhausen...

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Oxea Lifts Isononanoic Acid Output

16.05.2019 - German chemical producer Oxea has increased its existing production capacity for isononanoic acid at Oberhausen, Germany, by an unspecified volume. The upgrade was achieved through...