26.03.2012
- China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) is looking to diversify its crude oil imports, the company's chairman said, following a sharp drop in its first-quarter purchases from...
23.03.2012
- Huber Engineered Materials announced the expansion of its precipitated silica plant in Jhagadia, India is on schedule and set for completion in the Q4 of 2012. "This expansion...
23.03.2012
- French chemical industry association UIC has cut its growth forecast for the country's chemical output next year to 1.8 % from 2.4 %, due to the economic crisis and customers...
23.03.2012
- Styron Europe called today for an improved process to help customers and the industry in Europe by settling monthly contract prices for polystyrene in the first week but not later...
22.03.2012
- Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia sought to soothe fears about high oil prices, saying on Tuesday world supplies were well in excess of demand and that $125-a-barrel crude prices were...
22.03.2012
- Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc is close to buying Swiss-based Actavis for around $7 billion, marking the latest deal between generics companies racing to achieve economies of scale...
22.03.2012
- GlaxoSmithKline confirmed plans on Thursday to invest more than 500 million pounds in manufacturing in Britain and said it had selected Ulverston, northern England, as the site for...
22.03.2012
- Evonik Industries broke ground to mark the official start of the construction for its multimillion-euro investment in Shanghai. At the ceremony, Klaus Engel, chairman of the Evonik...
22.03.2012
- Styrolution, a joint venture of BASF and INEOS and the leading global styrenics supplier, announced measures at major sites in Germany, South Korea and India to fast-track...
22.03.2012
- Royal Dutch Shell may build a multibillion-dollar chemical complex on the site of what is now a zinc plant about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh. The move is part of a...