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August 31, 2012
Kloppers: Prep work continues despite delay. BHP Billiton (Melbourne) says it will delay major expansion projects because of rising production costs and subdued market conditions. The...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/BHP-Billiton-Delays-Potash-Expansion-Project_45928.html August 3, 2012
An uptick in global automotive demand from Asian countries is driving increased demand for ethylene propylene (EP) elastomers, according to a study from IHS Chemical. EP elastomers are...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Study-Elastomers-Demand-Driven-by-Auto-Growth_45397.html August 3, 2012
Williams (Tulsa, OK) says it is considering building a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) facility in Alberta. The proposed PDH unit would have the capacity to produce about 1 billion...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Williams-Mulls-PDH-Unit-in-Canada_45398.html July 20, 2012
North American ethylene producers have been able to maintain healthy margins this month amid falling contract prices. U.S. ethylene contracts for June recently settled at a decrease of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Ethylene-Yields-Healthy-Margins-Amid-Falling-Prices_45027.html July 20, 2012
LSB Industries (Oklahoma City) says it has resumed production of nitric acid and ammonium nitrate at its El Dorado, AR, facility after an explosion in May significantly damaged the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/LSB-Resumes-Production-Updates-Plants-Status-after-Explosion_45028.html July 20, 2012
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York halted a trial between Tronox and Anadarko Petroleum (The Woodlands, TX) after the two parties told the judge they were...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Tronox-Anadarko-Litigation-Pauses-for-Settlement-Talks_45029.html July 6, 2012
Sunoco’s Marcus Hook, PA industrial complex—a former oil refinery and petrochemical facility that was shut down last December—may be able to be re-used in ways that...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Study-Sunocos-Marcus-Hook-Site-Could-House-Cracker-or-PDH-Unit_44681.html July 6, 2012
North American butadiene contracts for the month of July have settled at a 17-cts/lb decrease from June levels, to 90 cts-98 cts/lb, a drop of 15%. The settlement reflects weak demand...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/U-S-Butadiene-Contracts-Plunge-Again_44682.html June 22, 2012
Orhon: Change benefits producers and buyers. Styron says its proposal to settle polystyrene (PS) contracts in Europe at the beginning of each month rather than at the end has met with...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Styron-Sees-Positive-Reaction-To-PS-Settlement-Change_44367.html June 22, 2012
Braskem has started up a 100,000-m.t./year butadiene expansion at its Triunfo, Brazil petrochemical complex. The company announced last year that it would spend about R300 million...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Braskem-Starts-up-Butadiene-Expansion-at-Triunfo_44368.html June 15, 2012
North American propylene prices have taken a nosedive in recent weeks as global oil and petrochemical prices slide. June contracts settled recently at a decrease of 15.5 cts/lb...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/June-Propylene-Prices-Tank-in-North-America_44175.html June 15, 2012
Kuraray (Tokyo) says its Kuraray America subsidiary will build a 40,000-m.t./year polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) plant at La Porte, TX. The plant is expected to be onstream in September...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Kuraray-to-Build-Polyvinyl-Alcohol-Plant-at-La-Porte-TX_44176.html June 15, 2012
Kinder Morgan has completed a binding open season for its $225-million Cochin pipeline reversal project, which will move light natural gas liquids (NGL) condensate from Kankakee...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Kinder-Morgan-Completes-Contracts-for-Cochin-NGL_44178.html June 1, 2012
As use of lighter materials to reduce weight in vehicles become more prevalent, fuel efficiency regulations are tightening in the automotive industry and causing supply and demand...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Lightweighting-Expands-Options-for-Chemical-Makers_43858.html June 1, 2012
Potash industry majors including Canadian firms Potash Corp. and Agrium, as well as players in Europe and Russia, have announced investments to keep pace with rising demand. Global...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Potash-Market-Poised-to-Expand_43859.html May 18, 2012
Woelfel: Positioning the company for growth. Nova Chemicals has set out to capitalize on abundant and cost-advantaged ethane by expanding ethylene and polyethylene (PE) operations in...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Nova-Chemicals-Boosting-Feedstocks-Reaping-Benefits_43534.html May 11, 2012
Four new recommendations are to be incorporated into the chemical industry’s Responsible Care code, experts told attendees at the recent 2012 Responsible Care conference held in...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/ACC-Updates-Product-Process-Safety-Standards_43333.html April 20, 2012
lighter trucks: Sabic’s PBT resin is used in seven models of Volvo’s 2012 heavy truck line. The outlook for the North American polyolefins industry is solid after the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/NPE-2012-Producers-Optimistic-for-Industry-Growth_42757.html April 6, 2012
That April is the cruelest month is typically a reference to the highly variable weather, but for Styron it could also apply to the fate of the company’s proposal to settle...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/Support-for-Early-PS-Settlement-in-Europe-but-Timing-Is-in-Doubt_42528.html April 6, 2012
Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) says it will expand natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation capacity at its Sweeny, TX facility by about 19%, or about 22,000 bbl/day. The NGL...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/basic_chemicals_plastics/CPChem-to-Boost-NGL-Fractionation-And-1-Hexene-Capacity_42529.html |
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