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June 11, 2013
The key theme for Borealis, Borouge, and Nova Chemicals at the K 2013 plastics and rubber trade fair at Düsseldorf later this year will be Open your mind, Borealis said at a...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Borealis-Borouge-and-Nova-outline-plans-at-pre-K-event_52712.html June 11, 2013
Petronas (Kuala Lumpur) has invited bids for what it termed package 8 of the planned Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated Development (Rapid) project at Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Petronas-issues-ITBs-for-cumene-phenol-complex-at-Pengerang_52759.html June 11, 2013
Saudi International Petrochemical Co.’s (Sipchem; Al Khubar) affiliate International Polymers Co. (IPC) has signed a financing agreement for 704 million Saudi riyals ($188...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Sipchem-signs-loan-agreement-for-EVA-LDPE-project_52750.html June 11, 2013
UPM (Helsinki) and cellulosic sugar start-up Renmatix (King of Prussia, PA) have entered into a nonexclusive joint development agreement in the area of biochemicals, the companies...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/UPM-and-Renmatix-sign-biochemicals-development-agreement_52746.html June 10, 2013
The International Energy Agency (IEA; Paris) urges governments in a report, published today, to swiftly enact four energy policies that it says will keep climate goals alive...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/International-Energy-Agency-urges-action-on-emissions_52723.html June 10, 2013
Ineos Styrenics intends to close production of expandable polystyrene (EPS) at its Marl, Germany, site at the end of the fourth quarter of this year, the company announced today. Ineos...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Ineos-Styrenics-to-close-EPS-plant-at-Marl-by-end-of-the-year_52727.html June 10, 2013
Sasol (Johannesburg) in its trading update on Friday said that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with an undisclosed party to sell its share in Arya Sasol Polymer Co. (ASPC)...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Sasol-signs-MOU-to-sell-Iranian-asset-outlines-configuration-of-US-petchem-complex_52717.html June 10, 2013
The Chinese and US governments have agreed to cooperate in the phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), under the 1987 Montreal Protocol, in an effort to combat climate change, the White...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/US-China-agree-to-cooperate-on-HFC-phasedown_52716.html June 10, 2013
China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC; Beijing) signed a framework agreement to take a stake in a planned refinery in Ecuador, CNPC announced on Sunday. The agreement was signed on 6...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/CNPC-signs-framework-agreement-to-take-stake-in-Ecuador-refinery_52715.html June 10, 2013
Asahi Kasei Chemicals has agreed to buy DuPont out of Asahi-DuPont POM (Zhangjiagang) (ADZ), an equally owned joint venture engaged in the production and marketing of polyacetal (POM)...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Asahi-Kasei-buys-DuPont-out-of-polyacetal-joint-venture-in-China_52714.html June 10, 2013
China's Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom; Beijing) says that it began, on 8 June, a final review of antidumping measures on acetone imported from Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. China...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/China-reviews-antidumping-measures-on-acetone-from-Japan-Korea-Singapore-and-Taiwan_52713.html June 7, 2013
Driven by continued difficulties in the company’s industrial engineered products segment, Chemtura says it expects second-quarter 2013 earnings to decline on a year-on-year (YOY)...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Chemtura-forecasts-YOY-earnings-decline-in-the-second-quarter_52701.html June 7, 2013
Songwon Industrial's (Ulsan, South Korea) growth strategy for the next three years emphasizes the development of the company's one pack system (OPS) business, said Maurizio...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Songwons-3-year-strategy-pushes-growth-in-OPS-activities_52698.html June 7, 2013
Methanex is considering Medicine Hat, AB, as one of the sites to expand methanol capacity in North America to supply the fast-growing Asia/Pacific market. The project outlined to the...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Methanex-mulls-tripling-of-Medicine-Hat-methanol-capacity_52697.html June 7, 2013
Rosneft (Moscow) has given more details regarding its previously announced Vostochnaya Neftekhimicheskaya petrochemical project planned near Nakhodka, in Russia’s far east...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Rosneft-outlines-configuration-of-Nakhodka-petchem-project_52687.html June 7, 2013
Petronas’s (Kuala Lumpur) 60-billion ringgit ($19.4 billion) refinery and petrochemical integrated development (Rapid) project planned at Pengerang, Johor State...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Petronass-Rapid-project-start-up-delayed-until-2017_52686.html June 7, 2013
Brazil’s state oil company, Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro), says it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the nitrogenous fertilizer plant of mining company Vale (Rio...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Petrobras-completes-acquisition-of-Vale-fertilizer-plant_52683.html June 7, 2013
Invista says it has started up its recently expanded nylon-6,6 airbag fiber manufacturing plant in the Qingpu district of Shanghai. With this expansion, Invista becomes the first...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Invista-doubles-Shanghai-airbag-fiber-plants-capacity_52680.html June 7, 2013
Clariant expects to expand the masterbatch production site in Pakistan as well as in two additional sites in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region—in...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Clariant-to-expand-masterbatch-capacity-with-production-site-in-Pakistan_52572.html June 6, 2013
Solvay plans to rationalize its European soda ash operations in order to improve its long-term profitability, the company announced today. Solvay signalled last year that it is working...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Solvay-to-close-soda-ash-plant-in-Portugal-reduce-costs-by-&euro100-million_52594.html |
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