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...
30.12.2013
- In cooperation with First Energy Bank of Bahrain, Borealis has acquired 20.3% of the shares of Bulgaria's Neochim, a fertilizer producer listed on the Sofia stock exchange...
23.12.2013
- Ineos has hinted that it plans to turn its petrochemical site at Grangemouth into a chemical park with shared services. Attracting other chemical players to the huge Scottish...
23.12.2013
- BASF has declined comment on rumors it is preparing to bid for Dea, the German oil and gas exploration subsidiary energy giant RWE has put up for sale. Bids for the business must...
19.12.2013
- Just as workers at Grangemouth thought the worst was over, the mammoth petrochemical complex on Scotland's river Forth has been dealt another low blow. Days before Christmas, Dow...
17.12.2013
- Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe has said the company may apply to pursue shale gas exploration in the UK when the government begins awarding additional fracking licenses. However, no...
10.12.2013
- Oman Oil Company (OOC), state-owned oil and petrochemicals group, has completed its acquisition of Germany's Oxea from private equity investor Advent International. With the...
06.12.2013
- Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) and Sahara Petrochemical have signed a memorandum of understanding on a potential asset merger, bringing the deal, which would...
