Keyword: Petrochemicals

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Two Contract Workers Killed in Total Refinery Blast

26.11.2013 - Two employees of an independent contractor were killed in an explosion at French petrochemical producer Total's refinery at Antwerp, Belgium, on Nov. 19. The blast, which forced...

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Sabic to start up Yanbu PET plant in January

26.11.2013 - After construction delays foiled plans to start up its new 420,000 t/ PET plant at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, in Q 4 2013, Sabic has rescheduled the start for January 2014, news reports...

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Thailand PTT’s Gas Business A Drag On Its Earnings Outlook

13.11.2013 - Thailand's PTT, Asia's fourth-largest oil and gas company by market value, posted a slump in quarterly profit in its core gas operations mainly due to the rising burden of sales at...

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Ineos Said to be Restarting Grangemouth crackers

06.11.2013 - Ineos is said to be in the process of restarting its gas-fed cracker at Grangemouth, Scotland. All facilities at the site were put on "cold standby" on October 15 at the height of...

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Saudi Chemical Producers in Advanced Merger Talks

05.11.2013 - Plans for a merger between Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) and Sahara Petrochemical are at an advanced stage, the two Saudi Arabian chemical producers said...

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Petrobras Net Profit Falls 39% On Higher Costs

28.10.2013 - Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras, said on Friday that quarterly profit fell 39% from a year ago as rising exploration and administrative costs drove up spending while fuel...

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Glimmer of Hope for Grangemouth After Union Rethink

24.10.2013 - Following a meeting between shop stewards of the Scottish trade union United and representatives of Ineos management on the morning of Oct. 24, it appeared as if the union was...

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Ineos Grangemouth Chemical Units May be Liquidated

23.10.2013 - Ineos has announced that at least the chemical production units at its Grangemouth complex will not reopen after being shuttered on 15 October in the midst of a labor dispute with...