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TOTAL
Cracker in Carling to be shut down on 5 October
01.10.2015
VERSALIS
New client for Porto Marghera ethylene / Shell contract ends / Green chemistry takes a backseat
01.10.2015
INDORAMA
Conversion of mothballed Louisiana cracker to run on ethane and propane / USD 175m investment / First Thai company to take advantage of shale gas boom / Start-up in 2017
29.09.2015
KEM ONE
Work on Lavéra electrolysis membrane plant begins
28.09.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Consolidation of PTA production in South Korea / Hanwha, Lotte and Hyosung want to merge activities
24.09.2015
INEOS
Preparing Grangemouth for investors / New GBP 20m headquarters / Refinery posts GBP 16.4m loss in 2014
22.09.2015
OLTCHIM
Potential takeover by China's JunLun Oil?
22.09.2015
INVISTA
Collaboration with Plaxica on bio-derived lactic acid technology
21.09.2015
DOW / OLIN
Olin shareholders give green light for asset merger with Dow / New chlor-alkali leader
18.09.2015
PETKIM
Efficiency improvements implemented over past year contribute to leap in operating profit in H1 2015 / Reduced energy costs
17.09.2015
INEOS
Plans for new cracker in Norway? / Government declines to give bond / Excitement at Rafnes site
11.09.2015
SLOVNAFT
New LDPE line in Bratislava officially inaugurated / Output mostly earmarked for export
11.09.2015
BRASKEM
New interim naphtha supply contract with Petrobras / Struggling over pricing / Bribery charges cloud the picture
11.09.2015
ROSNEFT
Share in ChemChina acquired / Chinese group in turn enters into Nakhodka mega-project
10.09.2015
DEINOVE
French biotech group succeeds at producing chemical intermediate muconic acid from cellulosic material / Technology uses Deinococcus bacteria / Feedstock for caprolactam, PTA and adipic acid
10.09.2015
SIBUR / SINOPEC
State-owned Chinese conglomerate acquires undisclosed stake in Russian petchems producer / Taking existing collaboration to a new level
07.09.2015
EVONIK
C4 plants in Marl officially start up / New FCC-C4 technology / Cross-company collaboration with BP
04.09.2015
VYNOVA
Converts Tessenderlo mercury-based production plant to KOH / Now playing in the top league in Europe
04.09.2015
EVONIK
MMA expansion in the US shelved
02.09.2015
NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM
First-half 2015 operating profit jumps / Sales in Europe decline as Asia grows / Study continues on olefins and polymers complex
02.09.2015
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Propylene: New PDH plants in Asia about to be commissioned / Wanhua reports start up / Hyosung's facility also up and running
02.09.2015
TOTAL
Three new shale gas exploration licenses purchased in the UK / En route to becoming country's second largest oil and gas producer
01.09.2015
GRUPA AZOTY
Earnings up significantly in H1 / Plans for further acquisitions
01.09.2015
SINOPEC
Chemicals segment returns to profit in H1 2015 / Ethylene output and demand rise / Steady growth forecast for H2
01.09.2015
INOVYN
Spanish authorities allege breach of electricity interruptibility deal at Martorell site / Demand back-payments / Decision could damage PVC hub's future viability
31.08.2015
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