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CARBON HOLDINGS
Cracker commissioned in Ain Sokhna
22.09.2011
QUINN CHEMICALS
Start of Leuna MMA plant planned for 2014 / Group restructuring relieves debt burden
21.09.2011
AFK SISTEMA
Probing the Russian petrochemical sector / Bashneft subsidiary establishes joint venture
21.09.2011
FUJIAN MEIDE
Propylene project planned in China using UOP technology / World's largest propane dehydrogenation plant
13.09.2011
DOW
Propylene glycol capacity increase at Stade plant / Raised output to go towards meeting global demand
12.09.2011
SHANGHAI SECCO PETROCHEMICAL
Blaze rips through Shanghai petrochemical plant / Cracker and downstream units reportedly offstream
09.09.2011
PERSTORP
Swedish group adds second caprolactone line to UK facility / Output to go towards meeting rising global demand / Plans for a Chinese facility?
08.09.2011
SOLVAY
Follow-up: 94.25% of Rhodia shares acquired / Imminent squeeze-out?
06.09.2011
PETROBRAS
Polyolefins capacities increased in Comperj project / PET plans removed / Revised project includes second refinery
05.09.2011
OLTCHIM
Protestors pelt shareholder representatives with water and nuts ahead of extraordinary meeting / “King” Roibu is forced to share power / Romanian government okays another EUR 250m in loans
02.09.2011
JG SUMMIT
Philippino plastics producer contemplates entering into C4 production
01.09.2011
SINOPEC
New production record for ethylene and standard thermoplastics / Additional capacity expansion planned this year
31.08.2011
JIANGSU HAILI
Propylene and phenol plants planned in China / Technologies provided by Honeywell subsudiary UOP
31.08.2011
OLTCHIM
Still running at half throttle / CEO Roibu offers to resign / Shareholders PCC and Carlson plan to bid in case of privatisation / Need for profound restructuring
30.08.2011
LG CHEM
Joint venture PE complex planned in Kazakhstan / Investment estimated at USD 4 bn / Expected onstream in 2016
29.08.2011
INDIAN OIL TECHNOLOGIES
Strengthening downstream units at Panipat petrochemical hub / Basell and Nova technologies
23.08.2011
SUNOCO
Ohio-based phenol plant sold to Haverhill Chemicals / Move completes exit from the chemicals business
19.08.2011
BASF
Acetylene plant in Ludwigshafen up and running again / Force majeure for BDO to remain in place until end-September
15.08.2011
OLTCHIM
Money woes force Romanian PVC manufacturer to cut production by a third / More than 1,000 employees let go
11.08.2011
FORMOSA PLASTICS
Facilities idled after renewed fire / Unclear how long the outage will last / Rising concerns across Asia
11.08.2011
SK GLOBAL
Joint venture with JX Nippon Oil for large-scale PX line in Ulsan
10.08.2011
UHDE / BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Two-year trial run of new chlorine plant powered by innovative Uhde-BMS technology begins / Process could save energy and cut carbon dioxide levels
09.08.2011
LYONDELLBASELL
After strong H1, polyolefins group sees “positive” outlook for 2011 / Quarter to quarter improvement
05.08.2011
BASF / TOTAL
Shell Chemical bows out of Sabina Petrochemicals joint venture / C4 complex now split 60:40 among German, French group
05.08.2011
BASF / PURAC
Negotiations to establish bio-based succinic acid joint venture / World-scale plant to start up by 2013 in Spain
03.08.2011
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