21.03.2013
- Weal and Woe - Despite pressure from the currency crisis, volatile markets and weak demand in some countries, the performance of the European chemical industry in 2012 was better...
21.02.2013
- Europe's hard-pressed refining industry faces more closures as its competition in the United States enjoys the double bonus of growing domestic shale oil supply and cheaper...
27.10.2012
- Chemical maker and refiner LyondellBasell Industries posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, due in part to high costs for crude oil-derived chemicals in European...
25.10.2012
- Technology - Growing chemicals demand from Asia and the need to reduce exposure to fluctuating oil prices continue to drive petrochemicals expansion in the Middle East. In the past...
25.09.2012
- Market Overview - With the euro crisis biting ever harder, the US economy still staggering under a formidable debt burden and even the Chinese growth engine sputtering, the chief...
29.08.2012
- The ThyssenKrupp plant construction business won a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a single-train polypropylene plant. The plant will be built for...
27.07.2012
- Chemical maker and refiner LyondellBasell Industries reported quarterly profit that beat expectations on Friday as cheap North American shale natural gas helped offset lower...
13.06.2012
- The market research company Ceresana forecasts the global solvent market to earn revenues of about $33 billion in 2019. Especially the dynamic economic development in emerging...
