Keyword: China

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BASF’s new Asia Targets Reflect Slowdown

26.09.2016 - With local markets not living up to previous expectations, BASF has corrected downward its earlier announced plans to achieve sales worth €25 billion in Asia-Pacific by 2020...

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SABIC in China Coal-to-Chemicals Venture

05.09.2016 - SABIC has agreed a set of principles with Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group (SNCG) and the government of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China to jointly develop a...

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China Petchems Firms Plan CO2 Benchmarking

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...

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Sino-Kazakh JV Plans Major Fertilizer Hub in China

31.08.2016 - Kazakhstan Potash Corporation (KPC) and Chongqing Agricultural Production Material Group have agreed to jointly develop a major fertilizer production and distribution hub in China...

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DSM Opens China PPS Venture

26.08.2016 - DSM and its Chinese partner Zhejiang NHU Special Materials (NHU) have officially inaugurated their joint venture for polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) compounds, DSM NHU Engineering...

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BP Seeks Buyers for China’s SECCO Stake

10.08.2016 - Oil major BP is seeking buyers for its 50% share in Chinese petrochemicals joint venture SECCO, according to several news reports. Sources said a deal could fetch $2-3 billion. The...

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Mitsubishi Divests India and China PTA Assets

01.08.2016 - Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC) has announced it will sell its production facilities for PET feedstock PTA in India and China by the end of this year, citing continuing...

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K + S Acquires China Fertilizer Producer

15.07.2016 - German fertilizer group K + S is expanding into Asia with the purchase of Chinese magnesium sulfate producer, Huludao Magpower Fertilizers. The company is paying a euro sum in the...