30.01.2014
- The Port of Antwerp set a new freight record in 2013 and handled a total freight volume of 190.8 million tons over the year. The traffic volume in 2013 exceeds that of the record...
30.01.2014
- In a conference call to present financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013, Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris defended his strategy of integrating commodity...
22.01.2014
- New York-based $14 billion hedge fund Third Point has acquired a sizeable stake in Dow Chemical, and reports from the U.S. suggest the fund's chief executive Daniel S. Loeb is...
22.01.2014
- In a potential transaction that looks tantamount to an acquisition, insolvent Croatian petrochemical producer Dina Petrokemija said it has received a "concrete offer" from UK-based...
22.01.2014
- Stevie Deans, the former convenor for the trade union Unite at the Ineos petrochemicals site in Grangemouth, Scotland, who was at the center of the cliff-hanging industrial dispute...
15.01.2014
- Poised For Growth - American Chemistry rang in the New Year with some cheer. Despite the challenges, the industry managed to post gains in 2013. American Chemistry is now poised...
09.01.2014
- ExxonMobil officially launched the world's first chemical unit that processes crude oil in Singapore, aiming to lower costs to better compete with rivals in a market saddled with...
06.01.2014
- As part of its drive to take advantage of the shale gas boom, LyondellBasell has restarted a methanol plant at its Channelview site in Texas. The polyolefins giant closed the U.S...
