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LOTTE
Asian Development Bank supports Honam Petrochemical's polyolefin project in Uzbekistan / Start-up scheduled for 2015
30.01.2012
IRAN
EU petrochemical embargo to take effect in May / Iran threatens to cease oil exports
30.01.2012
SUMITOMO
Withdrawal from SM joint venture with Denka / Slack demand, overcapacity hit Japanese players
27.01.2012
TOTAL
Agreement to acquire ExxonMobil's stake in Fina Antwerp Olefins jv
24.01.2012
AITHER CHEMICALS
Collaboration on new USD 750m ethane cracker near Pittsburgh / “Clean” catalytic cracking technology
23.01.2012
VINYL ACETATE
European Commission lifts provisional anti-dumping duties on North American VAM imports / Releases all funds secured so far
18.01.2012
IRAN
Possible implications of an oil embargo / Plastics sector should brace for rising oil prices
17.01.2012
KUMHO
Phenol facility planned in South Korea / Technologies supplied by UOP
13.01.2012
BASF / SINOPEC
Second Nanjing expansion phase completed / USD 1.4 bn project / New acrylic acid plant
12.01.2012
SYNTHOS DWORY
Cooperation with Romania's Energy Bio Chemicals to secure C4 supplies
11.01.2012
OLTCHIM
Renewed production cuts / CEO Roibu continues to send employees home
10.01.2012
UOP
Technology for Dow´s new propane-to-propylene line / Start-up in 2015
09.01.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Potential Petroplus insolvency could tighten European naphtha market / Five refineries to close?
09.01.2012
BASF
Oleum/Sulphuric acid plant commissioned in Antwerp / Important caprolactam component
06.01.2012
PERSTORP
Isocyanate jv agreed with Thai PTT Global Chemical / Plans to invest in France and Asia
02.01.2012
ECOPETROL
Study to build cracker and polyolefins complex in Cartagena / Start-up expected in 2017
20.12.2011
QATAR
Follow-up: Shell and Qatar Petroleum ink deal on scope of proposed Ras Laffan petrochemical hub / Output to go towards growing Asian markets
16.12.2011
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Shell test drills confirm shale gas reserves in China's Sichuan basin / Sinopec chairman says country's shale gas reserves surpass those of US
14.12.2011
CHEVRON PHILIPS CHEMICAL
Saudi Polymers jv project to start up in Q1 2012 / Output includes PE, PP and PS
12.12.2011
SINOPEC
Discussions continue with SK Group on Wuhan ethylene project
09.12.2011
SUMITOMO BAKELITE
Raising phenolic resin output in Belgium / Pilot plant for chemical recycling
08.12.2011
PETKIM
Construction of USD 5.5 bn mega-refinery on track / Commissioning expected in 2015 / Start-up will significantly reduce Turkey's dependence on feedstock imports
07.12.2011
ROSNEFT
Petrochemicals project planned in Russia's Primorsky region / Lummus to supply cracker technology / Downstream polymers production planned
06.12.2011
ZHEJIANG SHAOXING SANJIN PETROCHEMICAL
Propylene plant planned in China / Technology provided by UOP
05.12.2011
ZAT
Polish chemical company plans to introduce caprolactam technology in Asia / Collaborating with Pulawy
30.11.2011
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