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Westlake Chemical Shut Its Petro-2 Steam Cracker in Lake Charles

Jan 14, 2013

US olefins producer Westlake Chemical has shut its Petro-2 steam cracker in Lake Charles, Louisiana, while it carries out expansion work, the company said Thursday. The expansion of the 565,000 mt/year cracker will be carried out in ...

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The Country's Gas Companies Expect to Be Able to Cope with Increased Winter Gas Demand

Jan 11, 2013

Despite record low temperatures in China, the country's gas companies say they expect to be able to cope with increased winter gas demand in the coming weeks. Sinopec said Tuesday on its website that it had been implementing several ...

Tags: gas companies, gas, gas demand, PetroChina

Asian Benzene Prices Crashed Through The $1,400/Mt Support Level

Jan 11, 2013

Asian benzene prices crashed through the $1,400/mt support level Wednesday, shedding $45/mt or 3.1% day on day to settle at $1,397.50/mt FOB Korea as factors supporting a bullish benzene market collapsed, market sources said. Benzene ...

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The Government Is Considering Legislation to Make Glass Recycling Mandatory

Jan 11, 2013

The government is considering legislation to make glass recycling mandatory, the environment minister said yesterday. Secretary for the Environment Wong Kam-sing said the legislation would target mainly wine and other beverage bottles. ...

Tags: glass, bottles, recycling, legislation

Westlake Chemical Expanded Petro 2 Ethylene Unit at Its Complex in Lake Charles

Jan 11, 2013

Westlake Chemical Corporation's previously announced expansion of the Petro 2 ethylene unit at its complex in Lake Charles, LA has begun. This expansion will be completed in conjunction with a planned maintenance turnaround and will ...

Tags: Westlake Chemical Corporation, Petro 2 ethylene unit, expansion

BASF Has Expanded Its Partnership with Nissan

Jan 11, 2013

BASF has expanded its partnership with Nissan, now supplying the automaker with coatings and paints for the Pathfinder and Infiniti models at its Smyrna plant in Tennessee. BASF supplies Nissan with coating solutions from e-coat and ...

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Amebis Stability Testing and Monitoring System (STAMS) Available From Atg Scientific

Jan 11, 2013

Chemical Stability, Forced Degradation, Stress Testing are just some of the applications for the Amebis Stability Testing and Monitoring System (STAMS) available from ATG Scientific. This highly flexible, low cost tool with 21 CFR part 11 ...

Tags: Stability Testing, Monitoring, wireless technology, monitor

US Demand for Liquid Fuels Will Rise Slowly Over The Next Two Years to 18.77 Million B/D

Jan 10, 2013

US demand for liquid fuels will rise slowly over the next two years to 18.77 million b/d in 2014, driven by distillate and liquid petroleum gas consumption from a recovering industrial sector, the Energy Information Administration said ...

Tags: liquid fuels, liquid petroleum gas, US, Energy Information Administration

US Steam Cracker Margins Rose Week on Week as Feedstocks Prices Declined

Jan 9, 2013

US steam cracker margins rose week on week as feedstocks prices declined, and while the continental US is enjoying a relatively warm winter. Mild weather forecasts for the upcoming months have lead to a drop in the price of propane, which ...

Tags: US, steam cracker margins, feedstocks prices

Combined Coal Stocks at China's Four Major Bohai Sea Ports Stood at 17.54 Million Mt

Jan 9, 2013

Combined coal stocks at China's four major Bohai Sea ports stood at 17.54 million mt on Sunday, up 60,000 mt, or 0.3%, week on week, Qinhuangdao Port data released Monday showed. Coal stocks at Qinhuangdao Port dropped 5.7% week on week ...

Tags: Combined coal, stocks, China, Bohai Sea ports

Investment Bank Goldman Sachs Cut Its 2013 US Natural Gas Price Forecast to $3.75/MMBtu

Jan 9, 2013

Investment bank Goldman Sachs on Monday cut its 2013 US natural gas price forecast to $3.75/MMBtu form $4.25/MMBtu, saying mild winter weather across the US has failed to put a serious dent in storage levels. The bank said higher levels ...

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Natural Gas Output in The US Lower 48 States Increased by 0.4%

Jan 9, 2013

Natural gas output in the US Lower 48 states rose 0.4%, or 320,000 Mcf/d in October compared with September, the US Energy Information Administration said Monday in its monthly gas gross production report. The report had been delayed by a ...

Tags: natural gas, output, US, October

European Ethylene Firmed Over The Last Week on a Pick-up in Demand From Buyers

Jan 9, 2013

European ethylene has firmed over the last week on a pick-up in demand from buyers, according to sources Monday. "Our crackers and polyolefin plants have ramped up rates as demand has improved. We are operating at plus 80% on our plants," ...

Tags: European, ethylene, demand

FPC Ningbo Collaborates with Milliken to Develop a New Grade of PP 5200XT

Jan 9, 2013

China-based Formosa Polypropylene (FPC) Ningbo has collaborated with Milliken to develop a new grade of polypropylene (PP) 5200XT using Milliken's Millad NX 8000K clarifier. Produced at FPC Ningbo's facility in China, the 5200XT grade ...

Tags: Packaging Resin, Polypropylene, FPC, plastics processors

Natpet Launches a Thermoforming Grade H03TF

Jan 9, 2013

Saudi Arabian polypropylene (PP) producer NATPET has launched a thermoforming grade H03TF based on Milliken’s nucleating innovation Hyperform HPN-600ei, which is designed to increase converter productivity and improve product ...

Tags: Polypropylene, Natpet, food applications, PP

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