20.01.2015
- The development of shale gas and the resulting low prices for natural gas in the United States have resulted in a major change in the production costs of plastics. According to the...
19.01.2015
- In the US, where economic growth has been characterized as "slow and steady" for some time, expansion and strength in the chemical industry continues and momentum is building. In...
19.12.2014
- Despite assurances by CEO Kurt Bock a month ago that BASF would most likely complete its planned asset swap with Russian gas conglomerate Gazprom this year as planned, the deal has...
29.10.2014
- Air Products has signed an agreement to supply its proprietary liquefied natural gas (LNG) process technology and equipment to French engineering firm Technip for a mid-scale...
02.10.2014
- US oil and petrochemicals group ExxonMobil has released a report to shareholders detailing how it assesses and deals with the risks of developing unconventional resources...
25.09.2014
- Petrochemicals giant LyondellBasell said it is weighing further expansion of its ethylene capacity at Channelview, Texas, potentially adding as much as 550 million lb/y (nearly 250...
18.09.2014
- US-based Air Products, which claims to be the global leader in LNG technology and equipment, has been tapped to supply two sets of its proprietary technology, equipment and process...
12.09.2014
- German gases and engineering group Linde has been tapped to provide engineering and procurement services for a 2.1 million t/y natural gas liquefaction plant for Canada's Woodfibre...