The US$ 800 million naphtha cracking plant, being set up by the Philippines based JG Summit Holdings Inc., would become operational in November 2013. Mr. Bach Johann Sebastian, chief strategist of the Philippine investment holding ...
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The Peninsula reported that the Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Petrochemical Company joint venture project in Ras Laffan Industry City is scheduled for completion in 2018. With the launch of the USD 7 billion project, Qatar would emerge as one ...
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Korea Petrochemical Industry Company (KPIC) is operating its Onsan naphtha cracker at full capacity rates, a company official said. Refuting media reports which mentioned that KPIC had reduced the operating rates to 75 percent, the ...
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US steam cracker margins showed minor increase against lower feedstock costs in a shortened holiday week,as US markets were closed for celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. Platts'close of assessment for the week was at 12:30 p.m.CST ...
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US-based restaurant chain Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has introduced new menu for the holiday season. The menu features breakfast,lunch,dinner and dessert options,said the company. The breakfast menu features Low-fat vanilla ...
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Nutri-Grain debuts Fruit Crunch granola bars made with whole grain and real fruit New@Special KUS snacks help you stay on your weight management track:Honey Barbecue cracker chips and 100-calorie Blondie Bites@Pringles re-launches ...
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Shell announced that it has taken a final investment decision to 'debottleneck' its Singapore ethylene cracker on Pulau Bukom (Bukom Island). This is expected to increase the capacity of olefins and aromatics by more than 20 per cent. ...
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BASF is optimizing its organizational structure to better serve its customer industries and enhance its operational and technology excellence. The changes reflect the company's "We create chemistry" strategy which outlines how BASF aims ...
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IDG News Service-Security researcher Zoltan Balazs has developed a remote-controlled piece of malware that functions as a browser extension and is capable of modifying Web pages,downloading and executing files,hijacking accounts,bypassing ...
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Korea Petrochemical Company (KPIC) refuted reports in a section of the media about its naphtha cracker running at reduced capacity rates. Speaking to Fibre2fashion, a KPIC official said, "The naphtha cracker is currently operating at full ...
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After a delay of around 13 days, a naphtha cracker owned by Japan-based JX Nippon Oil & Energy which underwent a turnaround, has restarted. A JX Nippon company official informed fibre2fashion that the cracker which was shutdown for ...
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In spite of various difficulties posed by several external factors, the Brahmaputra Cracker & Polymer Ltd's (BCPL) project, also called the Assam Gas Cracker Project, is heading in the right direction and 79.6 percent of the project work is ...
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Technip in a JV with Odebrecht and ICA Fluor awarded large EPC contract by Braskem Idesa for the Ethylene XXI project Braskem Idesa S.A.P.I. awarded to a joint venture formed by Odebrecht (40%), Technip (40%) and ICA Fluor ...
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Eastman Chemical has begun shutting down its No.4 ethylene cracker at its Longview, Texas facility for planned maintenance, overhaul and repair operations. The planned turnaround at the around 270,000 tons per annum ethylene plant is ...
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Kellogg has decided to enter the UK category with its Special K brand following similar moves in the US and Canada. The company insisted Special K Cracker Crisps had "game-changing incremental sales potential" for the sector in the UK. ...
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