Keyword: Ineos

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Ineos Stands by Shale Despite Price Slump

02.02.2016 - Even with many shale gas projects now on ice due to the ongoing erosion of crude prices, Ineos remains bullish. Chairman Jim Ratcliffe told the British newspaper The Telegraph that...

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Styrolution now Ineos Styrolution

22.01.2016 - Styrolution, the former styrenic polymers joint venture of BASF and Ineos, acquired in full by Ineos at the end of 2014, is changing its name to Ineos Styrolution to reflect its...

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Solvay Said Trying to Sell PA Business

13.01.2016 - Solvay has hired investment banker Goldman Sachs to find a buyer for the polyamide business it picked up for the most part with the acquisition of Rhodia in 2011, the Belgian...

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Ineos Gains 21 More UK Shale Licenses

21.12.2015 - In the final part of the UK government’s14th licensing round, Ineos has been awarded 21 new shale gas licenses. With the addition of 700,000 acres to its existing 300,000, the...

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Inovyn to Consolidate European Chloromethane Capacity

16.12.2015 - Inovyn, the 50:50 chlorvinyls joint venture of Ineos and Solvay, will shut its chloromethane plant in Runcorn, UK, from Mar. 1 2016 as it has decided to consolidate production at...

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Ineos to Acquire Spain’s Befesa

15.12.2015 - Ineos Enterprises has announced its intention to buy 100% of the shares of Spain’s leading sulfuric acid and oleum producer, Befesa Valorizacion de Azufre (BVA). Located in Bilbao...

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Ineos Wraps up North Sea Gas Fields Purchase

04.12.2015 - Ineos has completed its purchase of stakes in the UK gas fields of the southern North Sea formerly owned by Germany’s DEA. The platforms, infrastructure and employees taken over by...

Strategy & Management

Role Reversal

04.12.2015 - China’s role within the global chemical industry has so far mostly been seen as an export market for global producers, not only for specialty chemicals but also for many basic...