16.10.2017
- GreenMantra Technologies and leading inks producer Sun Chemical have agreed to jointly develop polymers from recycled polystyrene (PS) waste for use in ink formulations. As part of...
01.11.2016
- South Korean petrochemical producer LG Chem said it plans to expand output of its cracker at Daesan by 230,000 t/y as of 2019. The upgrade, which will cost the equivalent of €227...
29.09.2016
- US private equity investor Bain Capital has divested its remaining stake in Trinseo, the former Dow Chemical styrenics business carved out of the US chemical giant in 2010 as...
22.06.2015
- Christophe Villain is being appointed Managing Director of the Fluorogas business unit of French chemical manufacturer Arkema effective 1st July 2015. Villain is a graduate of...
06.06.2014
- Ineos Technologies has licensed its process for regular and flame retardant expandable polystyrene to EPS Qatar for use in a new production complex to be built in the Doha region...
16.04.2014
- Leading Russian petrochemical producer Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNKh) has started up its new 50,000 t/y polystyrene production line in Tatarstan, the fourth unit in a complex built...
28.02.2014
- Styrolution, the 50:50 styrenics joint venture of BASF and Ineos, has announced plans to mothball its 150,000 t/y polystyrene plant at Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, in the U.S. by...
30.08.2013
- BASF and Ineos are seeking to quell speculation over impending ownership changes at their 50:50 styrenic polymers joint venture Styrolution after the jv's CEO Roberto Gualdoni was...
