Japan’s imports of naphtha, used in the production of ethylene, rose 6 percent year-on-year to 1.12 million tons in September 2012, the data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry revealed. On a month-on-month basis, ...
As part of its economic diversification plan, Qatar is likely to invest about US$ 25 billion in the country's petrochemical sector by 2020, according to a recent report released by Qatar National Bank (QNB). In its report titled ...
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The continuing global economic uncertainty is negatively impacting the petrochemical sector of Saudi Arabia, according to a report released by NCB Capital, MENA Financial Network reported. The increase in prices of Saudi petrochemical ...
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated a better way to use photosynthesis to produce ethylene, a breakthrough that could change the way materials, chemicals, and ...
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A. Hopf, a developer of injection moulding solutions, has launched new 3-way stopcocks and Y-connectors, designed for use in enteral feeding systems. Made with Eastman Chemical Company's Tritan copolyester, the new stopcocks and ...
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China's Panjin Ethylene Industry Corp. raised its butadiene offers by Yuan 300($48)/mt, or about 3%, to Yuan 11,310/mt ex-tank, effective Monday, local end-users said. This is PEIC's first price hike after slashing prices on five ...
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Middle Eastern petrochemical producers will continue to enjoy considerable cost advantage compared with their counterparts in Southeast Asia even as a scarcity of gas forces them to shift to other feedstocks, Jaap Kalkman, a partner at ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,35 commodities increased in prices, 25 fell and 39 remained unchanged on 10/12/2012.The largest rises were FULLDRAWNYARN (3.60%),Hydrochloric acid (1.91%),Soybean meal ...
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Taipei, Dec. 14, 2012 (CENS)--Formosa Plastics U.S.A. will invest US$1.7 billion (NT$49.38 billion) to expand its capacities and switch to shale gas as the raw material for its naphtha crackers, which will enable it to cut production cost ...
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Savient Pharmaceuticals's Krystexxa (pegloticase) has received positive opinion recommending approval of a marketing authorization from the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) following ...
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Provider of technological solutions to the medical and fresh produce industries Stepac is presenting packaging products at three trade shows focusing on humidity packaging for vegetable, fruit/herb services and ensuring extended fresh ...
LyondellBasell announced Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) has selected the Spheripol process technology from LyondellBasell for two 300 KTA polypropylene (PP) plants to be located in Pengerang, Malaysia. “PETRONAS’ ...
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Creamed vegetables manufacturer in Italy Serbosco has launched its products in multi-layer polypropylene squeezy plastic bottles from RPC Containers Corby. The bottles incorporate an inner layer of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) to prevent ...
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Flexible and rigid packaging converter in the US Printpack Medical has expanded its medical device packaging products range to include chevron pouches. The new range is used to pack medical devices, hospital supplies and labware. The ...
Coca-Cola's plant-based PET packaging claimed progress in soft drink and water bottles. In less than three years, Coke has sold more than 10 billion PlantBottles that contain plant-based mono ethylene glycol, which represents 30% of the ...
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