Keyword: polyolefins

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Borealis Retendering Belgian PDH Plant Contracts

25.08.2022 -

Borealis has announced it will retender the majority of contracts for its PDH plant under construction at Kallo, Belgium, after slashing all ties with Italian-French...

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Ineos Snags Three Major Chinese Deals

29.07.2022 -

It has gone somewhat quiet around new European joint ventures in China of late, but Ineos has just announced three back-to-back projects with Chinese state-owned Sinopec...

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Arkema Sells Functional Polyolefins to SK

16.10.2019 - Arkema is selling its functional polyolefins business to SK Global Chemical, a subsidiary of major South Korean group SK, for €335 million as it continues to shift its portfolio...

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LyondellBasell to Acquire A. Schulman

16.02.2018 - Rotterdam-headquartered, Houston-managed olefins and polyolefins giant LyondellBasell has announced plans to acquire Akron, Ohio-based compounding specialist A. Schulman for $2.25...

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Expansion Plan for Borouge Sealed

18.07.2017 - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Vienna-based olefins, polyolefins and fertilizer producer Borealis have signed a framework agreement to expand petrochemicals output at...

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Kazakhstan and UAE Link on PE Project

25.05.2017 - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a joint-venture PE plant has been signed between Kazakhstan’s Unified Chemical Company and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company. The MoU...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Catalysts for More Efficient Processes

23.05.2017 - Catalysis is a key technology for sustainable manufacturing processes in the chemical industry. Catalytic processes play an important role in roughly 90% of all chemical products...

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Sibur and Skolkovo Foundation in Polyolefins R&D Project

18.05.2017 - Russia’s petrochemical giant Sibur has signed an agreement with the Skolkovo Foundation to establish an R&D center for the development and application of polyolefins. The new...