15.11.2018
- LyondellBasell has not moved significantly closer to concluding a takeover agreement for Brazilian chemical major Braskem, remarks by the Texas-managed petrochemicals group’s CEO...
07.11.2018
- Orion Engineered Carbons, formerly Evonik’s carbon black business, has bought French acetylene black manufacturer Société du Noir d’Acétylène de l’Aubette (SN2A) from...
23.08.2018
- LyondellBasell has completed its $2.2 billion acquisition of plastics compounder A. Schulman, doubling the size of its plastics compounding business and widening its portfolio to...
13.07.2018
- Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht is poised to agree on the sale of its controlling stake in compatriot petrochemical producer Braskem to LyondellBasell by mid-October, according to...
18.06.2018
- LyondellBasell has confirmed exclusive talks with Braskem‘s controlling shareholder, Odebrecht, about acquiring the Brazilian petrochemicals producer. The companies said a deal...
08.06.2018
- China’s Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical has selected LyondellBasell’s Spheripol PP technology for two 600,000 t/y plants to be installed in Fuzhou. LyondellBasell said the deal...
25.05.2018
- The international stock market rumor mill was buzzing on May 24 as reports resurfaced that Dutch-headquartered, US-managed chemical group LyondellBasell had made an offer – now...
22.03.2018
- Petrochemicals giant LyondellBasell has received the go-ahead from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to acquire A. Schulman, a manufacturer of high-performance plastic...
