Chemical | 19 July 2018
US plastic resin production up 7.1% in May
Year-to-date production was 35.4 billion pounds, a 6.6 percent increase
Year-to-date production was 35.4 billion pounds, a 6.6 percent increase
Revenue for the second quarter grew 3 percent to 2.533 billion euros
Two new production lines are expected to come on stream by the end of the fourth quarter in 2019 in India.
Sales increased to €3.9 billion in the second quarter (prior-year: €3.6 billion), largely due to higher sales volumes and higher selling prices.
The trade body calls upon the German federal government to submit in autumn a concrete bill for fiscal R&D incentives
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) has won a significant onshore EPC contract from HPCL-Mittal Energy for setting up 07 (Seven) Cracker Furnaces of 1200 KTPA Dual Feed Cracker Unit (DFCU) at their Bathinda Refinery in Punjab.
Global political and economic uncertainty, particularly the looming trade war and Brexit key roadblocks
Joint venture named MG Industries and will operate under the Messer brand
Dearth is expected to join GCP from September 1, later this year
Appointed as President, South & East Asia, ASEAN, and Australia/New Zealand
Gaoning will continue to be Chairman and Secretary of the Party Committee of SinoChem
The scope of work relates to a new PP Unit with production capacity of 480,000 tons per year, and associated facilities, to be integrated within the existing Borouge 3 Complex
Wastage or loss of food annually estimated at 40 per cent of food production
The sector’s growth and international competitiveness are likely to be impacted by increasing protectionist trade policies and increasing oil prices
He will oversee sales and marketing of Altivia’s Aromatics products produced at it’s Ohio Petrochem complex
Scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2020, it will also provide capacity expansions of between 30 and 70 percent depending on product line
The name change leverages Birla Carbon’s leadership position around the globe.
The plant is the largest PET facility in Brazil, with capacity of 550,000 tonnes/ annum.
Bayer divested businesses with sales of 2.2 billion euros (2017) to BASF for a total base purchase price of 7.6 billion euros.
All Business Areas contributed to this sales growth, with particular strength in Catalysis and Care Chemicals
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