05.10.2014
- Replacing sheet metal with Tepex dynalite continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites delivers significant additional weight savings in numerous areas of plastic-metal...
24.09.2014
- Industries Qatar (IQ) has announced completion of a new CO2 recovery plant at its fuel additives joint venture Qafac. At the same time it has revealed that the large Al Sejeel...
19.09.2014
- After completing the front-end engineering and design contracts, Russian petrochemical giant Sibur said it is pressing ahead with previously announced plans for a $9.5 billion...
14.07.2014
- World's largest chemical producer BASF and Mexico's Alpek have agreed to restructure their 50:50 Mexican joint venture Polioles. Under the terms of the transaction set to close in...
04.06.2014
- Refining and Petrochemicals - The golden age of refining which peaked in the first decade of this century is over. Now oil refining has become a far more complex operation. Since...
15.05.2014
- A consortium of Toyo Engineering, Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd., Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., and LG International have won a contract to build a large gas...
05.03.2014
- Making Inroads - Located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, Azerbaijan is working hard to become a serious player in the global petrochemical market. The former Soviet...
28.02.2014
- Commodity exchanges in Dubai and China simultaneously began trading polypropylene futures on 28 February. The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange said its contract, sized at 5 t...