28.06.2016
- Chemical stocks took a bigger hit than the broader market on Jun. 27, the first day of trading following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, analysts said, noting that...
04.05.2016
- LyondellBasell expected to increase production at its 263,000 barrel per day Houston, Texas, refinery this week following the restart of a vacuum distillation (VDU) unit attached...
11.04.2016
- Two fires that broke out at the respective refineries of LyondellBasell and ExxonMobil in the Houston, Texas, area on Apr. 7 and 8 are believed to have caused extensive damage, but...
04.04.2016
- Is there a proven management recipe for turning a chemical industry spinoff into a success story? Camelot Management Consultants analyzed the history and performance of 20 such...
29.02.2016
- Dow Chemical has agreed to pay $835 million to settle a long-running lawsuit alleging that it – along with other manufacturers – had conspired to keep prices for polyurethane...
01.12.2015
- In another step aimed at increasing its business with India’s growing automotive sector, LyondellBasell has agreed to acquire the polypropylene compounding assets of Zylog...
23.11.2015
- LyondellBasell has named Channelview, Texas, as the site of its planned US Gulf Coast production facility for 410,000 t/y of propylene oxide (PO) and 900,000 t/y of tertiary butyl...
19.11.2015
- 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) is an important chemical intermediate product and raw material for plastics, solvents and synthetic fibers. The alcohol’s production capacities have been...
