Keyword: Petrochemicals

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Chevron Phillips Commissions US PE Plants

13.10.2017 - Chevron Phillips Chemical has completed commissioning and begun start-up operations at its two new PE plants on the US Gulf Coast. The plants will use the US group’s proprietary...

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Winners of European Youth Debating Competition Announced

01.10.2017 - The 2017 series of the European Youth Debating Competition targeting young students aged 16 to 19 throughout Europe concluded with the finals in Berlin, on October 1. Organized by...

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US Gulf Production Starts to Recover Post Harvey

21.09.2017 - Petrochemical plants on the US Gulf Coast are starting to resume operations after Hurricane Harvey left behind a trail of destruction. Refineries and chemical plants had been shut...

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Taiwan Chemical Firms to Expand at Daesan

18.09.2017 - Acting on a government request for more domestic investment and job creation, Taiwan’s chemical industry has reportedly pledged to expand large-scale domestic investment projects...

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ExxonMobil Completes Aromatics Buy

18.09.2017 - ExxonMobil’s Singapore affiliate has completed the acquisition of one of the world’s largest aromatics facilities on Singapore’s Jurong Island in Singapore. The project was...

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Honeywell Optimizes Kuwait Paraxylene

06.09.2017 - Kuwait Paraxylene Production Co. (KPPC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Aromatics, will use Honeywell’s services to improve and optimize production at its Shuaiba...

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SABIC Completes Buy of Shell's SADAF Stake

21.08.2017 - SABIC has completed the purchase of partner Shell Arabia’s half of their 50:50 joint venture SADAF for $820 million. The transfer plans were announced on Jan. 22. The Saudi...

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Sadara Starts Final Unit at Jubail Complex

17.08.2017 - Sadara, the joint venture between Dow Chemical and Saudi Aramco, has started up the last of the 26 plants that make up its massive new petrochemical complex at Jubail Industrial...