Petrochemicals
Stamicarbon buys Noy Engineering to extend reach in polyamides market
Stamicarbon has acquired the Italian company Noy Engineering from Tecnimont.
Arkema increases fluorinated polymer capacity at its Changshu plant
In 2007, Arkema announced the construction of a Kynar PVDF fluorinated polymer production plant on its Changshu site in China, scheduled to come onstream in March 2011.
Ashland Inc. exiting the PE business
Ashland Inc.’s subsidiary Hercules Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell its pentaerythritol (PE) business to Perstorp Polyols Inc. The purchase price was not disclosed.
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New alternative technologies for oil spill cleanupC.I.Agent Solutions, a global leader in solutions for fuel and oil spill cleanup and containment, exhibited at Clean Gulf 2010 and featured its latest..
Specialty chemical plant being built in Louisiana
Myriant Technologies, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Myriant Lake Providence Inc., will soon begin building a new 392,000-square-foot plant at the Port of Lake Providence, Louisiana. Myrant hopes the plant will be the world's largest bio-based succinic acid plant.
Saudi Aramco and CNPC vow to strengthen cooperation
Saudi Aramco and China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), parent of PetroChina, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia by a CNPC delegation headed by CNPC President Jiang Jiemin.
Eastman completes restart of olefin cracking unit at Longview site
Eastman Chemical Co. has completed the restart of a previously idled cracking unit at its Longview, Texas, site. The restart of this cracker increases Eastman’s olefin capacity by approximately 215,000 metric tons and brings the company’s total number of active cracking units to three.
Qatar Petroleum and Shell looking at major petrochemicals project in Qatar
Qatar Petroleum and Shell have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly study the development of a major petrochemicals complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.
BASF expands superabsorbent polymer plants in Antwerp and Freeport
BASF plans to expand its existing superabsorbent polymer production capacities at its Antwerp, Belgium, and Freeport, Texas, sites.
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