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Xylene Splitter Has Been Installed by JAC in Jurong Island,Petro Chemical Hub of Singapore
Feb 13, 2013Xylene splitter, a xylene separation tower used to produce aromatics, has been installed by the Jurong Aromatic Corporation (JAC) in Jurong Island, the petro chemical hub of Singapore. The xylene splitter was installed by the company ...
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Work on The Conversion of OPG Atikokan GS to Use Biomass Is Underway
Feb 9, 2013Work on the conversion of Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Atikokan Generating Station (GS) to use biomass is underway. “This is an exciting and important initiative,” said Tom Mitchell, OPG president and CEO. “We ...
Tags: OPG, Atikokan GS, Biomass Conversion Project
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Panamax Coal Freight Rates on Established Routes From South Africa's Richards Bay
Feb 9, 2013Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India remained stable Friday, with a downward bias, as support from the South American grain season began to weaken, sources said. "Vessels ...
Tags: Panamax, Coal, Freight Rates
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European Monoethylene Glycol Spot Prices Moved Higher in The Week to Friday
Feb 9, 2013European monoethylene glycol spot prices moved higher in the week to Friday as the turnaround season in Europe approaches and as Asian prices increased, sources said. FCA prices were assessed Friday Eur10/mt ($13.6/mt) higher on the week ...
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A Recent Study Highlight The Net Economic Benefits of US Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
Feb 9, 2013A recent study highlighting the net economic benefits of US liquefied natural gas exports is not the final word on whether to approve pending export applications, according to a top official at the US Department of Energy. "One thing to ...
Tags: net economic benefits, US, liquefied natural gas, DOE
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Plastic Pallet Manufacturers Are out in Force at ProMat 2013
Feb 7, 2013Plastic pallet manufacturers were out in force at ProMat 2013, displaying a variety of new products. While replacing existing pallets to keep up with damage or growth has long been a market driver for the industry, the plastic market is ...
Tags: Plastic Pallets, Beverage, Pharmaceuticals
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Dragon Aromatics' Startup of Its 800,000 Mt/year Paraxylene Plant in China's Fujian
Feb 7, 2013Dragon Aromatics' startup of its 800,000 mt/year paraxylene plant in China's Fujian province may not proceed as planned in March due to regulatory scrutiny about changes to its feedstock mix, some market sources said Tuesday. China's ...
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Prompt Prices Eased Tuesday Morning on The UK's NBP Gas Trading Hub
Feb 6, 2013Prompt prices eased Tuesday morning on the UK's NBP gas trading hub as an uptick in demand was met by stronger imports. At 1200 GMT, the within-day gas contract was valued at 67.15 pence/therm, down by 0.70 p/th from Monday's close, and ...
Tags: UK Gas, Prompt Falls, NBP prices
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Japan's JX Nippon Oil & Energy Sold a Total 44.04 Million Kiloliters,or 1.01 Million B/D
Feb 6, 2013Japan's JX Nippon Oil & Energy sold a total 44.04 million kiloliters, or 1.01 million b/d, of oil products in the domestic market over April-December 2012, up 5.3% year on year, JX Holdings, the parent company of the largest Japanese ...
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Shareholders Want a Vote on a Proposal Requiring The Irving,Texas
Feb 6, 2013For the third year in a row, some ExxonMobil shareholders want a vote on a proposal requiring the Irving, Texas, company to report its progress on limiting the environmental damage and community impact of hydraulic fracturing. New York ...
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BG No Longer Expects to Meet a Medium-Term Production Target of More Than 1 Million B/d
Feb 6, 2013The UK's BG Group no longer expects to meet a medium-term production target of more than 1 million b/d of oil equivalent by 2015, the company said Tuesday, as short-term production issues in Egypt and the UK continue to weigh on BG's ...
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Western European Production of Ethylene,Propylene and Butadiene Was Down
Feb 6, 2013Western European production of ethylene, propylene and butadiene in the fourth quarter of 2012 was down from the same period of 2011, according to the Association of Petrochemical Producers in Europe this week. Ethylene production in the ...
Tags: West European, Olefin Volumes, APPE, Chemicals
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Genesis Energy Plans to Spend About $125 Million on New Rail and Pipeline Infrastructure
Feb 6, 2013Genesis Energy plans to spend about $125 million on new rail and pipeline infrastructure to connect ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery to more than 500,000 b/d of new crude supply, the midstream company said in a statement ...
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Italy's Eni Will Spend a Total of $1.445 Billion to Develop Indonesian Offshore Gas Field
Feb 5, 2013Italy's Eni will spend a total of $1.445 billion to develop the Jangkrik North East offshore gas field in Indonesia's Muara Bakau block in the Makassar Strait, the head of Indonesia's upstream regulator SKK Migas said Friday. The ...
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Northwest Europe MTBE Factor Fell Thursday to Its Lowest Level on Weakened Export Demand
Feb 5, 2013The Northwest Europe MTBE factor, the relative price of MTBE to gasoline, fell Thursday to its lowest level since November 21, 2012 on weakened export demand and a switch in focus to non-oxygenated gasoline blends, according to industry ...
Tags: gasoline, MTBE, non-oxygenated gasoline
