The global intumescent coatings market size is expected to reach USD 1.11 billion by 2022, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Construction industry growth is anticipated to drive the market growth of intumescent coatings. ...
Driven in large part by the rapid expansion of shale oil and gas drilling and production in North America, the world market for oil field specialty chemicals at the service company level reached $25 billion in 2014, up from nearly $16 ...
Tags: chemicals, coating, paint pigment, shale oil
China's state-owned oil giants Sinopec and China National Petroleum Corp. this month started up dedicated shale gas pipelines that will facilitate deliveries from the only commercial shale gas projects in the country to date as the ...
China's crude oil imports surpassed those of the United States in April, making it the world's largest oil importer, recent data showed. China imported 30.29 million tons of crude oil in April, or about 7.37 million barrels per day, data ...
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When the oil price crashed last year, many assumed that the earliest casualties would be the small, nimble American companies that specialise in getting “unconventional” oil out of shale, tar-coated sand and the like. After all, ...
Tags: Oil Price, falling price
Icebug USA, a subsidiary of Icebug Sweden and the leader in traction footwear, announced the opening of its first official test center in North America at the world-class permanent obstacle course racing facility, Shale Hill Adventure Farm ...
Global industrial coatings market is expected to witness growth owing to increased importance of corrosion resistance, high temperature performance and enhanced service life in automotive, marine, construction and oil & gas industries. ...
BASF has made progress in its plans to build a world-scale methane-to-propylene complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The company has selected Freeport, Texas, as the potential site. It will use Air Liquide’s proprietary Lurgi MegaMethanol ...
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BASF has selected Freeport, Texas as the potential site in its plans to build a world-scale methane to propylene complex on the US Gulf Coast. BASF in a press release said, it will use Air Liquide’s proprietary Lurgi MegaMethanol ...
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Chemicals giant Ineos has started a community consultation process in a bid to gain support for fracking. The firm's consultation process will start in mid-April with a series of "town hall" meetings, beginning in areas where it already ...
BASF is raising prices for Formic Acid 85% by 40 EUR/mt (or 45 USD/mt) in Europe effective immediately or as existing contracts permit. Prices for Formic Acid 94% will be increased accordingly on a pro rata basis. Formic acid is a ...
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A six-meter-high industrial gas flow was discovered at a shale gas well in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, marking a breakthrough in shale gas development in north China, local authorities said Sunday. The well, based in coal-rich Ordos ...
Tags: Industrial Gas, Natural Gas
Global industrial coatings market is expected to witness growth owing to increased importance of corrosion resistance, high temperature performance and enhanced service life in automotive, marine, construction and oil & gas industries. ...
Global demand for industrial silica sand is forecast to advance 5.5 percent per year to 291 million metric tons in 2018, with a value of $12.5 billion. Accelerations in construction spending and manufacturing output worldwide are expected ...
Tags: Silica Sand, glass
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that XTO Energy, Inc. (XTO), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil and the nation’s largest holder of natural gas reserves, will spend an ...