LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the polypropylene (PP) compounding assets of Zylog Plastalloys (Zylog) of ...
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NYSE-listed LyondellBasell Industries said it posted second consecutive quarter of record earnings, while its EBITDA crossed $2 billion for the first time in the third quarter of 2014. Earnings from continuing operations for the third ...
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LyondellBasell announced that its Supervisory Board has authorized the company's Management Board to declare an interim dividend of $0.70 per share. The interim dividend will be paid Sept. 8, 2014 to shareholders of record Aug. 25, 2014, ...
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A study with mice suggests that exposure in the womb to the plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) could put males at greater risk for prostate cancer later in life. The findings are early, however, and can't prove a causal link between BPA ...
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LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced that its methanol plant at Channelview, Texas, was placed into service in the fourth-quarter 2013 to take advantage of low-cost natural gas from shale formations. The unit had been out of service ...
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At the PETpoint 2013 trade fair that will be held in Munich from 16 to 20 September 2013, S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH in hall B3, stand 302, presents an extensive product portfolio: Sorting systems for the recycling of used ...
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LyondellBasell executives, led by CEO Jim Gallogly, told participants at the company's Investor Day in New York how LyondellBasell is preparing to build upon its record 2012 performance which included $5.8 billion of EBITDA and earnings of ...
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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’ ...
Tags: PP plants, polypropylene plants, polypropylene process technology