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PTTGC and Japan Firms Link on Butadiene Derivatives

14.03.2018 - Japanese companies Sumitomo Corp. and Kuraray are partnering Thailand's PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) on a proposed butadiene derivatives project. The companies have been jointly...

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Wood Wins Saudi Crude-to-Chemicals Contract

12.03.2018 - SABIC and Saudi Aramco have awarded a contract to the UK’s Wood Group for the development of their proposed $20 billion crude oil-to-chemicals complex at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. The...

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ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics Scale up Algae Research

12.03.2018 - Following nearly 10 years of research, ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics are scaling up their joint research into using algae as a biofuel. The companies believe that 10,000 bbl/d...

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Evonik Invests in Israeli Digital Printing Firm

09.03.2018 - German specialty chemicals company Evonik has invested in Velox, an Israeli developer of digital-printing technology. The companies have decided to keep the scope of the investment...

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Azelis to Take Morocco’s Distralim

09.03.2018 - Specialty chemical distributor Azelis has signed an agreement to take full ownership of Distralim, a Moroccan distributor of food ingredients. Financial terms of the deal were not...

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Sibur and Saudi Aramco in Rubber Talks

08.03.2018 - Russian petrochemical giant Sibur is in talks with Saudi Aramco to set up a joint venture to produce synthetic rubber, according to media reports. The companies signed a...

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Plaskolite Buys Lucite’s Acrylic Sheet

07.03.2018 - North America’s largest manufacturer of acrylic sheet products, Plaskolite, is acquiring Lucite’s continuous cast acrylic sheet business, which comprises general-purpose sheet and...

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Moody’s Says PFC Lawsuits a Risk to DuPont and Chemours

07.03.2018 - A heightened level of litigation risk is facing DuPont and Chemours (the former Performance Materials segment of DuPont) as a consequence of new cases filed in the US states of...