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THAILAND

Vietnam gives preliminary approval for PTT's refinery and aromatics project
PTT (Bangkok) has received preliminary approval from the local government of Binh Dinh Province, of Vietnam, to proceed to the next stage of its previously announced proposal to build an oil refinery and aromatics complex in the Nhon Hoi Economic Zone...

PTT Global Chemical and Myriant form Auria BioChemicals joint venture
The board of PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC; Bangkok) has approved the formation of a joint venture with Myriant Corp. (Quincy, MA) to commercialize bio-based technology in Southeast Asia. The joint venture, Auria BioChemicals Co., was registered in Thailand on 3...

APIC 2013 Day 2: Diversification and new technologies could counter threat from low-cost shale
ASIA'S MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Board members of petrochemical associations of (from l) Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and India. Speakers and delegates attending this year’s Asia Petrochemical Conference (APIC) in Taipei...

PTT Global Chemical reports higher first-quarter results, outlines strategies, prices
PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC; Bangkok) reported first-quarter net profit of 12.08 billion Thai baht ($408.28 million), 23% up on the year-earlier quarter. Earnings per share were Baht 2.68 compared with Baht 2.19/share in the first quarter of 2012. Revenues...

IMCD opens office in Thailand
Specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor IMCD Group (Rotterdam) says it has opened an office at Bangkok. The office in Bangkok currently employs four people, covering the personal-care and food market sectors. The opening of the office in Thailand...

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INDONESIA

Indonesia may complain to WTO over EU biodiesel antidumping investigation
The EU antidumping investigation into biodiesel imports from Indonesia could provoke a complaint by Indonesia to the World Trade Organization (WTO; Geneva), according to Indonesian media reports. The European Commission decided earlier this year to track...

UOP to supply technology for aromatics complex in Brunei
UOP, a Honeywell subsidiary, will provide technology for the production of aromatics at Brunei Hengyi Industries' new petrochemical complex in Brunei, Honeywell announced today. Brunei Hengyi is a a subsidiary of Zhejiang Hengyi Group (Hangzhou, China), one...

Clariant invests in pigments business in Indonesia, China, and India
Clariant will build a new pigment preparations plant in Indonesia in a series of investments to strengthen support for customers in China, India, and Indonesia, the company announced today. The project marks another step in...

Pertamina confirms PTT as partner in $5-billion complex
State-owned energy company Pertamina (Jakarta) has confirmed the selection of PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC; Bangkok) as its partner in a previously announced petrochemical complex on the island of Java, Indonesia....

EU to track Argentinean and Indonesian biodiesel imports following launch of antidumping investigation
The European Union says it will track Argentinean and Indonesian biodiesel imports in the coming months as part of an antidumping investigation launched by the European Commission (Brussels), according to a statement in commission’s official journal...

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SINGAPORE

APIC 2013 Day 2: Diversification and new technologies could counter threat from low-cost shale
ASIA'S MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Board members of petrochemical associations of (from l) Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and India. Speakers and delegates attending this year’s Asia Petrochemical Conference (APIC) in Taipei...

Eastman expands technology center in Singapore
Eastman Chemical says it has completed the expansion of its Asia/Pacific technical center (APTC) in the Alexandra Technopark, Singapore. The technology center comprises added technological capabilities in chemicals R&D and a 24-7 laboratory facility...

KMG to acquire OM Group’s electronic chemicals business
KMG Chemicals has agreed to acquire OM Group’s electronic chemicals business in a $60-million deal, the company says. The business, known within OM Group as ultrapure chemicals (UPC), supplies the semiconductor and microelectronics sectors. It recorded...

Solvay to build alkoxylation plant in Singapore; Shell to supply feedstock
Solvay says it will build a large alkoxylation facility in Singapore that is expected to start operations by 2015 and serve the fast-growing Asian market for home- and personal-care products, coatings, agchems, and oil and gas....

Lanxess acquires Singapore-based biocides company PCTS
Lanxess says it has acquired PCTS Specialty Chemicals (Singapore) for an undisclosed amount....

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