Inglesid Ethylene, LLC, a joint venture between Occidental Chemical (OxyChem) and Mexichem started construction of their ethylene cracker at OxyChem’s Ingleside, Texas complex. The partners say the project remains on schedule to ...
Tags: ethylene cracker, Textile
Writing to the Chancellor ahead of this week’s Autumn Statement, David Workman Workman highlighted that the UK Paper Industry continues to make significant progress in reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions. However, ...
Speakers at the 9th Annual Forum of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) stressed on the fact that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) petrochemicals sector has to leverage opportunities in order to overcome challenges ...
Southeast Asia has become a hotbed of activity in the oleochemicals production space. This is due to a combination of factors: the abundant availability of raw materials, escalating consumer preference for vegetable-based products, and low ...
China will seek breakthrough in exploitation of shale gas, coalbed methane and other unconventional energy sources as part of its efforts of tapping domestic energy supply, said a senior energy official on Sunday. The National Energy ...
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China's environmental degradation has become a growing source of public consternation and a potential political liability. Premier Li Keqiang declared a "war on pollution" in March 2014, vowing to reduce emissions from power generation and ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Shale
NYSE-listed and global manufacturer of chemicals and petrochemicals, LyondellBasell, said it is assessing further ethylene capacity expansion feasibility at its petrochemical plant in Channelview, Texas. LyondellBasell said it is ...
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Demand for specialty biocides in the U.S. is forecast to rise 4.0 percent per year to $3.9 billion in 2018. In volume terms, demand is expected to increase 1.0 percent annually to 1.5 billion pounds over the same period. “A strong ...
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China has slashed its official target for shale gas production in the medium term by up to a third and now expects to achieve 30 billion cubic meters of output by 2020, according to the country's Ministry of Land and Resources at a briefing ...
The global automotive plastics industry is in boom mode today. Improvements in vehicle design and the ongoing trend toward lighter weight for improved fuel efficiency have led to greater demand for engineering plastic components. A recent ...
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Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), India’s biggest private sector company, is implementing a project to source 1.5 MMTPA of ethane from US to feed its crackers in India. RIL has executed storage and capacity agreements for liquefaction ...
Tags: RIL, 1.5 MMTPA of Ethane, Textile
Swedish integrated olefins and polyolefins producer, Borealis, has inked a 10-year deal with Antero Resources to supply ethane from the US for its flexible steam cracker in Stenungsund, Sweden. Alongside, Borealis has also signed a ...
For the second quarter of 2014, Canada-based Nova Chemicals Corp, a producer of Olefins & Polyolefins, including ethylene, saw its profit slip to $167 million compared to profit of $201 million for the second quarter of 2013, down 16.91 ...
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GAIL (India) Limited announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sumitomo Corporation, Japan (Sumitomo). Under the MOU, GAIL and Sumitomo will pursue business opportunities in natural gas and LNG value chain business ...
The Dow Chemical Company will begin construction of its previously announced world-scale ethylene production facility, representing a prominent milestone in delivering on its strategy to invest in its performance-based portfolio of ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, tawian, ethylene production