Keyword: China

Strategy & Management

China’s Anti-pollution Clampdown

30.03.2018 - Since late 2016, the Chinese government has conducted a series of environmental inspections of production companies. These inspections have typically led to short-term closures of...

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China’s Environment Tax Comes due in April

01.03.2018 - In April of this year, more than 260,000 companies and organizations in China will have to begin paying an environment tax, as the government moves to restrict pollution and...

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Arkema Adding PA 12 Capacity in China

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...

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Clariant and Shanghai Huaxi in Hydrogen Pact

06.02.2018 - Clariant’s catalysts business has formed a strategic alliance with Shanghai Huaxi Chemical Industry Science & Technology Co. for hydrogen projects in China. Under the agreement...

Markets & Companies

2017 Through the Rear-view Mirror

09.01.2018 - China continued to draw in investors. ExxonMobil Chemical signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement and an MoU with authorities in Huizhou to jointly evaluate plans for a...

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BP Plans Lubricants Plant in China

14.12.2017 - Major oil and petrochemicals producer BP is planning to build a lubricants blending plant in China to help meet the country’s rapidly growing demand. The UK-based group is...

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W. R. Grace Wins China PP Contracts

01.12.2017 - US technology company W.R. Grace has won two contracts in China for its Unipol PP process. The first award was from Sinochem Quanzhou Petrochemical, which is building a 350,000 t/y...

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ExxonMobil signs MoU for Petchems in China

01.12.2017 - ExxonMobil Chemical has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with authorities in Huizhou, China, to jointly evaluate plans for...