ExxonMobil Chemical has started production on new polyethylene line at its Mont Belvieu plastics plant in Texas. The firm commenced production of the first of two new 650,000 tons-per-year high-performance polyethylene lines at the plant. ...
Dow Chemical has completed the construction of its new ELITE enhanced polyethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas, US. Part of the firm’s $6bn expansion on the US Gulf Coast, the 400,000 metric ton polyethylene facility is ...
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The announced merger between petrochemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont will have a significant impact on the low-density polyethylene market and could be just the beginning of large-scale consolidations, an industry consultant said ...
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US March ethylene contract negotiations are still ongoing as US PVC producers are holding out for larger decreases, market sources said Tuesday. "A number of buyers have settled at a 4-cent/lb decrease, however there are at least two PVC ...
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Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem will expand its domestic linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) production capacity with an investment of about BRL50m ($23m). With the expansion, the LLDPE production is expected to increase by ...
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Total intends to invest €160 million before 2016 to adapt its petrochemical platform in Carling, in the Lorraine region of eastern France, and to restore its competitiveness. Total plans indeed to develop new activities on the ...
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International Process Plants (IPP) is pleased to announce the purchase and acquisition of a European low density polyethylene (LDPE) production plant that is available immediately to be acquired, relocated and operated elsewhere. The plant ...
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Global buyer and seller of surplus manufacturing facilities, International Process Plants (IPP) has announced the purchase and acquisition of a European low-density polyethylene (LDPE) production plant. The plant, which is available ...
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Aiming to expand presence in the petrochemical space, Indonesia’s biggest polyethylene producer, PT Titan Kimia Nusantara Tbk plans to construct a naphtha cracker complex near its industrial plant in Merak, Banten. Johanes Bambang ...
Petrochemical producers are expected to increase investments in Alberta in the coming few years, with the prospects of additional feedstock becoming available and current market conditions favoring NGL and ethane extraction costs, a key ...
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