09.02.2018
- BASF said it will start construction of its proposed new MDI plant in Geismar, Louisiana, USA, in the early part of this year’s second quarter. Planning and engineering for the...
09.02.2018
- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is keen to explore petrochemicals, energy and technology partnerships with China, in particular to learn how energy input from the oil-rich...
09.02.2018
- Swiss agrochemicals group Syngenta has completed the acquisition of Nidera Seeds, the crop seeds business of Chinese grains trader COFCO International. Terms of the acquisition...
08.02.2018
- Solvay is giving PetroVietnam Camau Fertilizer Company (PVCFC) exclusive access to its proprietary AgRho N-Dual Protect nitrogen stabilizer under a four-year supply deal. Financial...
08.02.2018
- Complementing a major expansion project for bio-based polyamide 11, French chemical producer Arkema is widening its worldwide PA 12 production capacity in reaction to strong demand...
08.02.2018
- ExxonMobil’s new 1.5 million t/y ethane cracker at Baytown, Texas, USA, is mechanically complete, and start-up is now expected during the second quarter of this year, the US...
07.02.2018
- Swiss contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Celonic has completed the acquisition of Glycotope’s bio-manufacturing facility in Heidelberg, Germany. Berlin...
07.02.2018
- IGP Methanol has awarded engineering and technology contracts to CB&I and Haldor Topsoe for its proposed methanol complex on the US Gulf Coast. US contractor CB&I will provide...
07.02.2018
- The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recommended that seven substances of very high concern (SVHCs) be added to the REACH Authorization list (Annex XIV). The agency said they...
07.02.2018
- Following the European Commission’s late-January extension of its lengthened probe into the planned Bayer-Monsanto merger, the German group said on Feb. 5 it had offered additional...
