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Korea to Extend Antidumping Duties on PET Films from China and India
The Ministry of Strategy and Finance (Mosf; Gwacheon City, South Korea) says it will extend antidumping duties on polyethelene terepthalate (PET) films imported from China and India for three more years in a bid to protect local manufacturers. The antidumping...

SK Energy to Invest $1.4 Billion for P-Xylene Plant in Korea
SK Innovation (Seoul) says its refining business, SK Energy, will invest about won1.62 trillion ($1.4 billion) to build a para -xylene plant at the company’s refining complex at Incheon, Korea. The company’s board made the investment decision at...

APIC 2012 Day 2: Asia is a Bright Spot Amid Global Uncertainty
Speakers at the Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC) in Kuala Lumpur, attended by more than 1,400 delegates, were generally upbeat despite the slowdown in China, which is still seen as the engine of global growth. This year’s theme is...

APIC 2012: A Positive Outlook for Asia's Petrochemical Industry
The annual Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC) began today in Kuala Lumpur, under the theme of Megatrends: Shaping the Future of the Petrochemical Industry. APIC is being attended by more than 1,400 delegates. IHS Chemical kicked off the...

Dow Acquires Lightscape Materials
Dow Chemical says that its Dow Electronic Materials business unit has acquired Lightscape Materials (Princeton, NJ), a private research company with intellectual property in specialty phosphor technology. Lightscape Materials’ major investors included...

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