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Evonik to start up large-scale production facilities in 2014

20.12.2013 - Specialty chemicals company Evonik Industries is to start up new facilities and production capacities, representing an investment volume of close to €1 billion, in high-growth...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Membrane Technology in Chlor-Alkali Plants

17.12.2013 - Phase Out - Mercury contamination continues to be an environmental and public health concern. The World Health Organization considers mercury as one of the top 10 chemicals posing...

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Ineos May Apply for UK fracking licence

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...

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BASF to build engineering plastics compounding plant in Yesan, Korea

16.12.2013 - BASF will build a compounding plant for engineering plastics Ultramid (polyamide) and Ultradur (polybutylene terephthalate, PBT) compounds in Yesan, Chung Nam Province, Korea. The...

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Ineos Unveils Plans for Grangemouth Ethane Terminal

08.12.2013 - After winning promises of investment aid from the UK and Scottish governments, Ineos has ripped detailed plans for its proposed £300 million ethane terminal at Grangemouth off the...

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Ineos to Expand Norway Petchem Plant Capacity, Build Furnace

04.12.2013 - Ineos is building a new furnace at its petrochemical plant in Rafnes, Norway as it expands capacity to use ethane made from U.S. shale gas it will store in a tank under...

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Newspaper Owner to Put $27 Billion Canada Refinery Plan to Regulators

27.11.2013 - A Canadian newspaper mogul is pushing ahead with a $27 billion plan to build an oil refinery on Canada's west coast, hoping to file for regulatory approval before year-end and with...

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Sabic to start up Yanbu PET plant in January

26.11.2013 - After construction delays foiled plans to start up its new 420,000 t/ PET plant at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, in Q 4 2013, Sabic has rescheduled the start for January 2014, news reports...