05.01.2017
- Swiss logistics group Bertschi has broken ground on a second-phase expansion of its facility on Jurong Island, Singapore. An investment of 35 million Singapore dollars ($24 million...
17.09.2015
- Citing increased demand in Asia, Shell has started up a new 140,000 t/y high-purity ethylene oxide (HPEO) purification plant and a new 140,000 t/y ethoxylates unit at its site on...
19.11.2014
- In the last decade, the number of German companies with a presence in Singapore has increased by almost 300%. Today, there are more than 1,300 German companies in Singapore. This...
19.11.2014
- As a country with almost no natural resources and limited land space of only 710 km2 (slightly more than three times the size of Frankfurt, Germany), Singapore's chemical industry...
25.06.2013
- The Lion City - The Merlion - a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish - is regarded as the Singapore icon ("Singapura" means "lion city" in Sanskrit). As...
05.02.2013
- Accelerating Growth - With greater demand for transportation fuel, as well as petrochemical and specialty chemical products, the Asia growth story creates a window of opportunity...
21.06.2011
- Exxon Mobil will delay the start-up of its 1 million tons-per-year (tpy) ethylene cracker on Jurong Island in Singapore into next year instead of the end of 2011 due to longer-than...
10.11.2010
- Singapore aims to raise the competitiveness of its chemical industry by further developing Jurong Island, the 32 square km (12.4 sq mile) offshore hub, home to 96 petroleum...
