Keyword: LyondellBasell

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LyondellBasell to Build New PO/TBA Plant on US Gulf Coast

27.08.2014 - LyondellBasell has announced it will build a world-scale plant for 900 million lbs (408,0000 t/y) of propylene oxide (PO) and 2 billion lbs (about 907,000 t/y) of tertiary butyl...

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European Commodity Plastics Markets Tightening

09.07.2014 - The European market for polypropylene is tightening noticeably, with three companies declaring force majeure within a short space of time. LyondellBasell is the latest company to...

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Air Liquide Begins $230 Million Bayport Redevelopment

15.05.2014 - Air Liquide is investing some $230 million to redevelop its Bayport, Texas, complex by 2015. Work is focusing on upgrades to the site's cogeneration units capable of generating...

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LyondellBasell Wins EPA Permit for Texas Ethylene Expansion

07.05.2014 - LyondellBasell has received a final greenhouse gas permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its multi-plant ethylene expansion program in Texas. The permit is...

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Activist Investor Again Blasts Dow's Integrated Strategy

02.05.2014 - Dow Chemical's integrated strategy is costing shareholders billions of dollars, and executives should work harder to boost results and transparency, activist investor Daniel Loeb...

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LyondellBasell Ends Talks to Sell Berre Refinery

18.04.2014 - LyondellBasell has ended talks to sell its Berre refinery near Marseilles, France, saying the bid failed to offer acceptable commercial terms and showed no guarantee of a restart...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Innovative Bonding with Plastics Interface Technology

03.04.2014 - Plastics Interface Technology (PIT) - is a patented technology for the bonding of various decorative materials with a polymer substrate. Developed by the PP Compounding group of...

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Sotragem Offers to Buy Mothballed LyondellBasell Refinery

31.03.2014 - Monaco-based oil products trading company Sotragem said it has offered to buy LyondellBasell's mothballed Berre refinery in southeastern France. Sotragem declined to say how much...