Keyword: Petrochemicals

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04.09.2015 - Chemistry: it’s in everything and it’s everywhere. In fact, nearly all manufactured goods are directly touched by chemistry, either as a material, in processing, or in some other...

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Evonik Starts C4 Plants with New Technology

02.09.2015 - Chemical producer Evonik has started up new production plants for C4-based products at its Marl Chemical Park in Germany, using new technology that leverages flexible feedstock...

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LyondellBasell Sells Argentina PP Subsidiary

19.08.2015 - LyondellBasell has accepted an offer for its wholly-owned Argentine subsidiary, Petroken, from YPF and Grupo Inversor Petroquimica (GIP). Argentina’s state-owned energy company YPF...

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BASF and Sibur Extend Additives Supply Pact

12.08.2015 - Russian gas processing and petrochemical company Sibur has extended its long-term agreement with German chemical giant BASF covering the supply of polymer additives used at its...

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Jiaxing Petrochemical Licenses Invista PTA Process

28.07.2015 - Jiaxing Petrochemical, part of China’s Tongkun Group, has licensed Invista's P8 process technology for its second purified terephthalic acid (PTA) production line in Zhejiang...

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BASF and Linde Join German Minister in Iran

22.07.2015 - Executives of BASF, the world’s largest chemical producer, and industrial gases and engineering giant Linde met energy officials in Tehran this week to discuss investment and...

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Arkema Subsidiary Expanding Output of Molecular Sieve

30.06.2015 - Adsorption and filtration specialist CECA, a subsidiary of French chemical producer Arkema, is planning to double production capacity for its specialty molecular sieve to meet...

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Air Liquide Starts Hydrogen Site in Saudi Arabia

28.06.2015 - Air Liquide has started production at its $392 million hydrogen site in Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. The French gases producer firm will supply hydrogen to the new Yasref...