Keyword: Petrochemicals

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Shell Plans Fourth LAO Plant in Louisiana

03.12.2015 - Shell Chemical LP, US arm of the multinational oil and chemicals group, has finalized plans for a new linear alpha olefins (LAO) plant – the fourth at its Geismar, Louisiana...

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Shell Declares FM at Singapore Complex

03.12.2015 - Oil and petrochemicals giant Shell declared force majeure on production of base chemical products from its Bukom plant on Singapore’s Jurong Island on Dec. 1, citing a technical...

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PTTGC America Selects Ineos PE Technology

27.11.2015 - Ineos Technologies has been chosen by PTTGC America, an affiliate of Thai petrochemical and energy group PTT, to license its Innovene S process technology for the production of...

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CEFIC Says Flat Output and Falling Prices Persist

27.11.2015 - Stagnant petrochemicals output and declining prices continue to dominate the European chemical industry, according to figures in the latest CEFIC Chemical Trends report. For the...

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BP puts Alabama PTA Business up for Sale

20.11.2015 - Oil and petrochemicals producer BP is looking to sell its petrochemicals complex in Decatur, Alabama, USA, as part of the company’s broader reorganization. BP, which inherited the...

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NPC Executive Says Iran Petchems to be Expanded

13.11.2015 - Major European chemical manufacturing companies, including BASF, are ready to transfer technology and invest in Iran’s petrochemical industry if the conditions are right, the...

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Lotte to Buy Samsung Chemicals Businesses

02.11.2015 - In a move to expand the share of chemicals in its corporate portfolio, South Korea’s Lotte Group is spending 2.8 trillion won ($2.45 billion) to buy part of Samsung’s petrochemical...

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The Heat Is On

28.10.2015 - The European chemical industry has warned that doubts about proposed changes to the European Union’s carbon emissions trading system (ETS) could hold back investment in...