02.11.2016
- French industrial gases producer Air Liquide has signed a new long-term contract to continue to supply hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO) to BASF at the Port of Antwerp...
01.11.2016
- China’s Jilin Connell Chemical Industry has selected Honeywell UOP’s Advanced Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) process for a new plant that will convert local coal resources into ethylene...
01.11.2016
- Marking its first acquisition since Ineos took over the former joint venture with BASF, Ineos Styrolution has signed an agreement to buy the joint-venture K-Resin styrene-butadiene...
01.11.2016
- Citing disruption of supply due to the Oct. 17 explosion and fire at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, main site, BASF has declared force majeure for acrylic monomer-based dispersions...
31.10.2016
- Two Japanese companies, Ube Industries and Mitsubishi Chemical, have agreed to combine their electrolyte businesses in China in a 50:50 joint venture. The deal aimed at enhancing...
28.10.2016
- Ten days after the deadly explosion that rocked its Ludwigshafen, Germany, headquarters site on Oct.17, BASF executives held a press briefing on the current state of play. As of...
26.10.2016
- US industrial gases producer Air Products has announced plans to build a new large air separation unit (LASU) in Ulsan, South Korea, at an undisclosed investment cost. The company...
26.10.2016
- US specialty chemicals producer Ashland has officially opened its first pharmaceutical excipients facility in China. “Opening a world-class excipient facility in Nanjing is a...
26.10.2016
- Dutch chemical producers AkzoNobel and DSM have entered a long-term partnership with compatriot electronics group Phillips and internet giant Google to jointly source power from...
25.10.2016
- Japan’s Mitsubishi Gas Chemical has agreed to participate in an ammonia project in Indonesia, ending its reliance on purchasing fertilizer since halting its own production last...
