Limited availability of coaster butane cargoes in Northwest Europe is supporting spot prices, industry sources said. In the summer, surplus butane from refineries in Northwest Europe is usually exported as coaster cargoes, which are ...
Tags: Chemicals
PetroChina has received Chinese and Australian federal government approval to acquire from ConocoPhillips a 29% stake, valued at around A$32 million ($29 million), in a shale gas joint venture in Western Australia's Southern Canning Basin, ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil
The July US paraxylene contract price settled at 71 cents/lb ($1,565.27/mt), one cent lower from June's contract price, sources said Tuesday. The settlement is in line with market expectations of a 1-2 cents decline because of a weak spot ...
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The spread between styrene monomer and its feedstock ethylene in Asia surpassed $500/mt for the first time Monday to hit a record high of $504/mt, Platts data showed, with the SM market continuing on its bullish streak due to tight supplies ...
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State-owned China National Petroleum Corp said Tuesday that it has commissioned China's first dedicated synthetic coal gas pipeline in western Xinjiang province. The 30 billion cubic meter/year Yining-Horgos pipeline passes through Yining ...
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The NYMEX August natural gas futures contract was slightly higher in early trading as the market attempts to evaluate the current heat wave with longer-term forecasts which call for normal temperatures, sources said. As of 10:41 a.m. EDT ...
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The backwardation between FOB Amsterdam, Rotterdam Eurobob gasoline barges and the August FOB Rotterdam Eurobob swap was assessed at $21/mt Monday, the widest since November 22, 2012, Platts data shows, tracking RBOB futures, sources said. ...
Tags: Gasoline Prompt, Chemicals
The premium of second-month cash Brent to front-month cash Dubai widened to $4.08/barrel Tuesday, the first time the spread has breached $4/b since early-March as a combination of a rising Brent complex and lower fuel oil cracks have ...
Davis was appointed BPF Director-General in October 1997.? Before that he was the chief executive of Incpen from October 1993 – September 1997. He has previously held the following positions: Director of marketing; membership and ...
In the first half of 2013, the EMS Group, with its companies combined in EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and with global activities in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, achieved an increase in net sales of 5.5% and ...
Whether it is ladder, or cable tray or hand rails, pultruded fibreglass material is considered to be best substance for manufacturing these products. Fibreglass is obtained through his process of pultrusion. This procedure is fast and ...
Tags: Handrails, Cable Trays, Fibreglass
Electric motors account for around 69 percent of power consumption in manufacturing businesses according to the European Commission s Motor Challenge Programme. Pump systems constitute the largest individual item in this area, with just ...
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The CHEMARK Consulting Group, Inc. of Southern Pines, NC has appointed James Lloyd Senior Sales and Market Strategist, Coatings and Packaging. CHEMARK, a globally recognized management consulting company focusing narrowly on all aspects ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, coating, Packaging
Green Biologics Limited , a UK-based industrial biotechnology company with pilot scale facilities and offices in Columbus, Ohio, has announced a collaboration and planned investment in facilities with Easy Energy Systems Inc. The ...
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PPG Industries chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch has been tabbed as the recipient of The ICIS Kavaler Award in recognition of outstanding achievement, according to a PPG release. The award, which is sponsored by the Chemists' Club, will ...
Tags: PPG, Construction, Decoration, coating