Keyword: olefins

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Daelim Bids for Williams Geismar Plant

27.03.2017 - South Korea’s Daelim Industrial has joined the main bidding to acquire Williams Partners’ olefins plant in Geismar, Louisiana, USA, according to a report in the newspaper Korea...

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Ineos Opens new UK Headquarters

08.12.2016 - Olefins and polyolefins giant Ineos, headquartered in Switzerland for the past six years, has officially opened a second corporate base in the UK after quitting the country for tax...

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Badlands Plans US Gulf Alpha Olefins Plant

04.10.2016 - Denver, Colorado-based gas producer Badlands NGLs is planning to build a merchant alpha olefins plant on the US Gulf Coast. A decision on the plant’s location is expected in the...

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Ineos Stands by Shale Despite Price Slump

02.02.2016 - Even with many shale gas projects now on ice due to the ongoing erosion of crude prices, Ineos remains bullish. Chairman Jim Ratcliffe told the British newspaper The Telegraph that...

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Strike Threatened at Eni to Protest Refinery Closures

22.07.2014 - Employees of almost all units of Italian olefins and polyolefins giant Eni have threatened to shut down all of the company's Italian production units as well as commercial...

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Explosion and Fire at Williams LNG Facility

01.04.2014 - The liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility of U.S. olefins producer Williams at Plymouth, Washington, was rocked by an explosion and fire on Mar. 31. The company said the facility...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Azerbaijan’s Petrochemical Industry

05.03.2014 - Making Inroads - Located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, Azerbaijan is working hard to become a serious player in the global petrochemical market. The former Soviet...

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Versalis and Elevance Mull Renewable Ethylene at Porto Marghera

12.02.2014 - Versalis, petrochemicals subsidiary of Italian energy giant Eni, has signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. biochemical company Elevance Renewable Sciences to assess the...