29.05.2013
- BASF and Sinopec are considering the extension of their Nanjing joint venture BASF-YPC with the expansion of existing ethylene oxide (EO) production, and a new plant for...
28.05.2013
- Russia's state-controlled oil company Rosneft is planning to take over local gas firm Itera for $3 billion, two sources close to Rosneft said on Tuesday, strengthening its hand in...
28.05.2013
- Chemical distribution as an integral part of the chemical value chain becomes increasingly important for the chemical industry. Its growing importance can be attributed to two...
28.05.2013
- Ups and Downs of Today's Economy - What sort of road lies ahead for the chemical distribution industry in Europe? In the short run it will be determined by the current...
28.05.2013
- Responsibility - As the chemical industry evolves into the world's solution providers for modern global challenges, its obligation to adhere to sustainable principles and practices...
27.05.2013
- Ineos Barex has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Polyacrylonitriles Business from Mitsui Chemicals. On completion of the deal, Ineos will immediately take over...
24.05.2013
- Air Liquide has just signed a long-term contract with Fujian Shenyuan New Materials (Fujian Shenyuan) to supply industrial gases for its caprolactam production project located in...
13.05.2013
- Business - Shell Chemicals held a ground-breaking ceremony last month for the building of facilities for making high-purity ethylene oxide (HPEO) and ethoxylates at its site in...
13.05.2013
- Israel Chemicals (ICL)'s forecast-beating first-quarter profits were overshadowed by worries about potash prices on Monday, and a government proposal to examine state royalties on...
13.05.2013
- Petrochemical firms risk creating a glut of high-end products in Asia as they invest billions of dollars to move up a value chain threatened at the bottom end by cheap U.S...
