24.04.2015
- Total has revealed plans to revamp and upgrade two of its five refineries in France to meet the demands of new markets and restore profitability. The oil and petrochemicals giant...
23.03.2015
- The chemical industry is a booming sector for industrial plant manufacturers. Among other things, the shale gas bonanza in the US is inundating European and especially German...
20.01.2015
- The European chemical industry's share of the global market remains on a downward trajectory in continuation of the negative trend visible to observers for years. Europe's chemical...
20.01.2015
- The development of shale gas and the resulting low prices for natural gas in the United States have resulted in a major change in the production costs of plastics. According to the...
04.07.2014
- Scotland, heading for a September 2014 independence referendum, could hold enough shale gas resources to cover UK gas needs for more than 30 years, a new geological report...
10.04.2014
- Norway's Statoil, looking to become a global energy company, has been disappointed so far in its hunt for shale opportunities to match the quality of its U.S. assets, a senior...
31.03.2014
- Recovering from the Economic Crisis - The European plastics industry will have to overcome some major challenges in the near future and work hard to maintain its leadership...
17.12.2013
- Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe has said the company may apply to pursue shale gas exploration in the UK when the government begins awarding additional fracking licenses. However, no...