06.12.2013
- Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) and Sahara Petrochemical have signed a memorandum of understanding on a potential asset merger, bringing the deal, which would...
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...
24.10.2013
- United Industry - Twenty years ago, it was hard to imagine that increasing concerns about the way PVC was produced would trigger such a radical industry transformation. In its...
18.10.2013
- As a step toward divesting more than $1.5 billion worth of assets it no longer considers core businesses by mid-to-late 2014, Dow Chemical is selling its global polypropylene...
10.10.2013
- Corporations Get a Push from Plastics - For global material companies such as Styron, R&D departments have become increasingly important to enhance our customers' sustainability...
02.10.2013
- Sabo announces that it has entered into an agreement with BASF for a license of the Chimassorb 2020 technology. Chimassorb 2020 combines exceptionally high UV and long-term thermal...
10.09.2013
- Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe has threatened to close the now Swiss-based petrochemical group's operations at Grangemouth, Scotland - where it operates two crackers, a polyethylene...
20.08.2013
- Eight years ago, the family-owned Korean additives and specialty chemical producer Songwon made a bold decision to pursue a new strategy for extending the company's focus beyond...