04.12.2015
- Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical has agreed to license its polypropylene (PP) and propylene oxide (PO) technologies to South Korean oil refining company, S-Oil. S-Oil operates a complex...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
