Keyword: polyolefins

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Ineos Stands by Shale Despite Price Slump

02.02.2016 - Even with many shale gas projects now on ice due to the ongoing erosion of crude prices, Ineos remains bullish. Chairman Jim Ratcliffe told the British newspaper The Telegraph that...

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Neste Jacobs Selected as FEED Contractor on Borouge Project

21.08.2015 - Finnish technology and engineering provider Neste Jacobs has been chosen by Borouge to provide front end engineering and design (FEED) services on a polyethylene plant modification...

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Surge in Q2 Profit for Borealis

17.08.2015 - Austrian chemical and plastics producer Borealis has reported a big jump in second-quarter net profits, which it has mainly attributed to strong margins and pricing during the...

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Borealis Investing €160 million in Swedish Cracker

06.07.2015 - Vienna-based polyolefins and fertilizer giant Borealis has announced plans to invest €160 million to upgrade and revamp four cracker furnaces at Stenungsund, Sweden, to meet the...

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Evonik to Acquire Indian Specialty Catalyst Maker

13.03.2015 - To strengthen its global catalysts business and broaden its portfolio, German chemical producer Evonik has agreed to acquire 100% of India-based Monarch Catalyst. The transaction...

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Songwon Diversifies into Indian and Middle East Plastic Materials Markets

26.11.2014 - On August 1, 2014, Songwon's acquisition of the specialty chemicals business of Indian company SeQuent Scientific, which includes the polymer stabilizer business, the production...

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Borealis Extends CEO Garrett’s Contract Until 2019

28.10.2014 - Mark Garrett will continue to serve as CEO of Borealis at least through June 2019. The Vienna, Austria-based company said the five-year extension of the Australia native's contract...

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Strike Threatened at Eni to Protest Refinery Closures

22.07.2014 - Employees of almost all units of Italian olefins and polyolefins giant Eni have threatened to shut down all of the company's Italian production units as well as commercial...