Keyword: LyondellBasell

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...

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Activist Shareholders Raising the Heat on U.S. Firms, says Moody’s

12.03.2014 - U.S. investment ratings agency Moody's says activist shareholders are stepping up the pressure on many of the U.S. companies it rates, often with negative effects on their credit...

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LyondellBasell Restarts Idled Texas Methanol Plant

06.01.2014 - As part of its drive to take advantage of the shale gas boom, LyondellBasell has restarted a methanol plant at its Channelview site in Texas. The polyolefins giant closed the U.S...

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Takeover of insolvent PVC producer Kem One is Sealed

20.12.2013 - As expected, the Lyon, France, commercial court overseeing the Kem One bankruptcy has given the nod to the sole remaining bidder for the PVC producer. In a volte-face against the...

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Dow Appeals $1.1 Billion Isocyanates Cartel Fine

03.09.2013 - Dow Chemical has asked the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a $1.1 billion fine imposed by a district court in Kansas City, Kansas, in connection with an alleged...

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LyondellBasell Boosted by U.S. Polyolefins Business in Q2

31.07.2013 - In Q2 2013, sales of Rotterdam-based petrochemical and plastics giant LyondellBasell weakened by 1.3% year-on-year to $11.1 billion but improved by 4% against Q1 2013. EBITDA...

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Air Liquide Cements Supply Relationship with LyondellBasell

24.06.2013 - Industrial gases producer Air Liquide is cementing its supply relationship with petrochemical giant LyondellBasell. The French-based company said it has signed a new long-term...