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...
07.09.2016
- Following the revision in June of the US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) – officially known as the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act – the...
01.09.2016
- Chinese refiners and petrochemical producers plan to set up a system for benchmarking their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as the first step toward setting up an emissions market...
31.08.2016
- The mammoth Sadara complex at Al Jubail Industrial City II, Saudi Arabia, has started up its mixed feed cracker, which will form the core for the $20 billion project operated by a...
28.06.2016
- Chemical stocks took a bigger hit than the broader market on Jun. 27, the first day of trading following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, analysts said, noting that...
15.06.2016
- The UK quitting the EU would be a “fatal signal” for economic development in Europe and the chemical industry in particular, the German chemical industry association Verband der...
07.06.2016
- BASF has decided to put plans for a 475,000 t/y US methane-to propylene plant in Freeport, Texas, on ice for now, citing volatile commodity prices. Managing board member Wayne T...
03.06.2016
- European chemical production in the first quarter of 2016 was almost on the level of the 2015 quarter, as no significant changes in the business climate were seen, the European...
