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...
11.11.2015
- Thomas Aebischer has been named new chief financial officer of LyondellBasell, with effect from Jan. 1, 2016. The new CFO comes from Holcim, where he held a number of positions...
26.10.2015
- DuPont is said to be looking outside the company for a new chief executive to replace Ellen Kullman, who resigned with effect from Oct. 16. The chemical giant’s directors...
