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...
02.03.2018
- China’s Dongming Hengchang Petrochemical has selected LyondellBasell’s Spheripol PP technology for a new plant to be built in Heze City, Shandong province. The facility will have a...
16.02.2018
- Rotterdam-headquartered, Houston-managed olefins and polyolefins giant LyondellBasell has announced plans to acquire Akron, Ohio-based compounding specialist A. Schulman for $2.25...
09.01.2018
- In the run-up to its merger with DuPont, Dow last year announced investments worth $4 billion to be realized over the next five years, including an expansion of its Texas cracker...
13.11.2017
- Brazilian petrochemical group Braskem is cooperating with Danish catalysts producer Haldor Topsoe to develop a new route to produce MEG from sugar. The project is based on a two...
