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Chemical
Chemical | 19 January 2016

Amec Foster Wheeler bags US ammonia project contract

Amec Foster Wheeler announces today the award of a contract to provide project development support and design engineering for an integrated 80,000 tonne per year anhydrous ammonia production plant and electric power cogeneration facility, through a n

Chemical
Chemical | 19 January 2016

ChemChina acquires 12% stake in Mercuria

The investment would add to ChemChina’s already diverse portfolio as it continues to expand into advanced chemical materials and specialty chemicals, basic chemicals, oil processing, agrochemicals, tire and rubber products, and chemical equipment.

Chemical
Chemical | 19 January 2016

India Organic Chemical Industry Outlook to 2019

Poor infrastructure, high cost of feedstock and under-utilization of installed capacities have acted as a major hurdle in the achievement of optimum operational capacities of plant and machinery.

Chemical
Chemical | 19 January 2016

Amec Foster Wheeler bags US ammonia project contract

Amec Foster Wheeler announces today the award of a contract to provide project development support and design engineering for an integrated 80,000 tonne per year anhydrous ammonia production plant and electric power cogeneration facility, through a n

Chemical
Chemical | 19 January 2016

ChemChina acquires 12% stake in Mercuria

The investment would add to ChemChina’s already diverse portfolio as it continues to expand into advanced chemical materials and specialty chemicals, basic chemicals, oil processing, agrochemicals, tire and rubber products, and chemical equipment.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 January 2016

AkzoNobel and Evonik announce production JV for chlorine/potassium hydroxide sol

Construction of the new facility will secure the long-term future of the Ibbenbüren site and that of the chemical cluster, helping to prevent a further withdrawal of industry from the region.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 January 2016

SABIC Q4 net profit more than $821 mn

The net profit for SABIC in 2015 was $5.01 billion, 19.57 percent lower than 2014, when net profit was $6.23 billion.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 January 2016

Rosneft and BP decides to dissolve Ruhr Oel JV

When the restructuring is completed later this year, Rosneft will become a direct shareholder and increase its shareholding in the Bayernoil refinery from 12.5% to 25%

Chemical
Chemical | 14 January 2016

Evonik expands venture capital activities into Asia

Evonik is investing in Chinese venture capital fund GRC SinoGreen Fund III

Technology
Technology | 13 January 2016

KBR acquires Chematur’s engineering subsidiaries

The transaction price is $24.5M, subject to working capital adjustments.

Chemical
Chemical | 10 January 2016

LANXESS completes capacity expansion for high-performance plastics in the USA

Second production line taken into operation in Gastonia, North Carolina, plant, doubling production capacity

Chemical
Chemical | 08 January 2016

Dorf Ketal acquires Filtra Catalysts

The acquisition of Filtra is expected to complement Dorf Ketal’s process chemical solutions which are mainly targeted at the crude oil refining and petrochemical industries.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 April 2015

BASF expands its product range of melamine resin foams

Basotect B offers attractive design possibilities thanks to its white color and the various options for shaping it.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 April 2015

Consultative Committee meets to discuss PCPIRs, plastic parks

The target of Modi Government is to achieve an investment of Rs.7,62,000 crores and generate employment for 34 lakh people in PCPIRs in time bound manner.

General
General | 08 April 2015

Shell acquires BG Group for USD 70 bn

The deal, the first major acquisition since oil prices began to slump last July, would be among the largest oil-and-gas deals of past two decades and the biggest in last 10 years.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 March 2015

Dow expands partnership with FIRST to promote STEM Education

Partnership will promote employee engagement and hands-on learning experiences for students

Chemical
Chemical | 12 March 2015

Evonik to acquire Monarch Catalyst in India

The transaction is expected to close during the first half year of 2015 after the required approvals have been received. The parties have agreed to keep the purchase price confidential.

Chemical
Chemical | 09 March 2015

SGL Group and BASF conclude joint material research of polyamide-carbon-fiber co

Carbon-fiber material system based on reactive polyamide developed

Chemical
Chemical | 09 March 2015

Sasol delivers solid operational performance

The group’s profitability was further enhanced by a 9% weaker average rand/US dollar exchange rate (R10,99/US$ for the six months ended 31 December 2014 compared with R10,08/US$ in the prior period). This benefit was partially offset by a 19% decline

Chemical
Chemical | 05 March 2015

Huntsman to restructure global pigments and additives business

Manufacturing sites to be closed by year-end 2015, all of which are leased, include Cartersville, Georgia; East St. Louis, Illinois; and King of Prussia, Pennsylvania in the U.S., in addition to Hainhausen, Germany. Products produced by these facilit

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