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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...