Japanese petrochemical majors are scouting overseas countries to set up petrochemical plants either on the own or in joint ventures. Big petrochemical companies like Sumitomo, Asahi Kasei, Mitsui & Co, Mitsubishi Chemicals and Ube ...
At the Asia Pacific Coatings Show from September 19 to 20 in Jakarta, BYK additives & Instruments will be presenting additive solutions for the coatings and printing inks industry. The areas of focus at this year's show cover the themes: ...
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According to statistics released by the Bureau of Energy of the island, Taiwan, which imports more than 99% of its crude oil needs, imported 28.16 million barrels of crude oil in October this year, down 7.5% compared with the same period of ...
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Asian aromatics hit all-time highs this week on shrinking supplies and rising feedstock costs. Toluene and styrene monomer spot prices set new records Wednesday, assessed at $1,388.50/mt FOB Korea and $1,674/mt FOB Korea respectively while ...
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Chinese refiner West Pacific Petrochemical Corp,or Wepec,has sold 40,000 mt of gasoil for loading over January 18-22 to PetroChina via private negotiations,trading sources said Wednesday. This is the third spot parcel sold by the refiner ...
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As negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and employers represented by the US Maritime Alliance remain in a stalemate,participants in the US petrochemical markets were mixed on the impact,with some sellers ...
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's non oil exports for the Q3 of 2012 amounted to SR 40,620 million, down SR 4,836 million for the same period of the previous year by 10.64%. The report issued by Central Department of Statistics and ...
Tags: non oil exports, machineries, electrical appliances, transport equipment
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) reported its financial performance for the quarter/half year ended 30th September, 2012. Highlights of Half Year’s Performance Revenues (turnover) increased by 14% to Rs 188,191 crore ($ 35.6 ...
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On the 17th POSCO E&C signed an agreement worth USD 400 million with Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation,a Vietnamese steel subsidiary of the Fomosa Group of Taiwan,to construct a facility that will process materials for steel works. ...
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Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.S. (PETKIM), the leading petrochemical company of Turkey, is likely to export goods worth US$ 1 billion during the current year, according to a report released by the company. During the first nine months of ...
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The officials in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo have halted the planned expansion of paraxylene (PX) production plant, owned by China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., known as Sinopec Group, after protests over the weekend. The ...
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The Government of Iran has issued new regulations for petrochemical exports while lifting a ban on export of petrochemicals from the country, Deputy Oil Minister Abdolhossein Bayat has announced, according to Tehran Times. Earlier, IRNA ...
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A UAE-based major polymer & petrochemical trading firm has evinced interest in setting up a petrochemical complex in any of the Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) across India. At present, Uniplas ...
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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