Keyword: polypropylene

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Saudi Chemical Producers Sign MoU on Merger

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...

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Saudi Chemical Producers in Advanced Merger Talks

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...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

VinylPlus’ Quest For Sustainability

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...

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Dow Sells PP Licensing & Catalysts Business to W.R. Grace

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...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Material Innovations Steer the Drive for more sustainable products

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...

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Sabo Announces Agreement with BASF

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...

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Ineos Threatens to Quit Grangemouth Over Shale Gas and Labor Costs

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...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Korea’s Songwon is Now World’s Number Two Polymer Stabilizers Producer

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...