Americas
DOE Awards Novozymes $12.3 Million for Bioethanol R&D
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Novozymes $12.3 million to fund an R&D project to increase the efficiency of enzymes for converting waste biomass to bioethanol. The project, named the Development of a Commercial-Ready Enzyme...
Europe
Technip Awarded Ethylene Plant Expansion Contract in Russia
Technip says it has been awarded a contract by Sibur Neftekhim (Moscow) for a previously announced expansion of Sibur's ethylene plant at Kstovo, Russia. The €45 million ($62.1...
Asia/Pacific
BASF Builds PU Car Components Plant in Shanghai
BASF says it will set up a new production and development facility at Shanghai for its Cellasto polyurethane (PU) based car components by early 2010. The move will allow BASF to create a base for close-to-the customer supplies for the...
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CW's Asia Chemical Prices for the Week Ended October 7, 2008
Forward naphtha prices drag down benzene and toluene and across Asia...
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Mideast/Africa
Safco's Profits More Than Double
Mohamed Al-Mady, CEO of Sabic and chairman and managing director of the Saudi Arabian Fertilizers Co. (Safco) says Safco's net profits for the first nine months rose to SR3.744 billion ($998.4...
Viewpoint
Crunch Time
Chemical makers have just closed out a challenging quarter with a very tough week. Shares in the CW75 index slipped 21% during the quarter and 9% for the week ended September 30. Fertilizer stocks, some of which soared tenfold during the past two years, are...
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