Keyword: Methanol

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Air Liquide and Exxxon Mobil in Licensing Pact

18.06.2015 - Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions, the engineering and construction arm of the French industrial gases group, has signed a global technology licensing agreement with ExxonMobil...

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Air Liquide to Build $170 Million Gases Unit for Yuhuang

16.02.2015 - Air Liquide plans to invest around $170 million in a plant to supply oxygen for Chinese petrochemical giant Yuhuang Chemical's planned methanol manufacturing complex in St. James...

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Al Sejeel Petchems Project in Qatar Put on Ice

24.09.2014 - Industries Qatar (IQ) has announced completion of a new CO2 recovery plant at its fuel additives joint venture Qafac. At the same time it has revealed that the large Al Sejeel...

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Celanese to Build Second Methanol Plant in Texas

03.04.2014 - U.S. chemical producer Celanese has announced plans to build a second 1.3 million t/y methanol plant at its Bishop, Texas site, using low-cost natural gas from the U.S. Gulf Coast...

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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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Saudi Chemical Producers Sign MoU on Merger

06.12.2013 - Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) and Sahara Petrochemical have signed a memorandum of understanding on a potential asset merger, bringing the deal, which would...

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Saudi Chemical Producers in Advanced Merger Talks

05.11.2013 - Plans for a merger between Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) and Sahara Petrochemical are at an advanced stage, the two Saudi Arabian chemical producers said...

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China Ends Methanol Dispute with Saudi Arabia

28.10.2010 - China will not impose anti-dumping duties on imports of methanol from Saudi Arabia, following an investigation into pricing, a Saudi government official said in remarks published...