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Petrochemical | 12 March 2016

PolyOne launches specialty automotive TPEs

PolyOne also introduced OnFlex LO specialty TPEs, which help automotive OEMs improve the driver experience by reducing the number of VOCs in vehicle interiors by up to 50 percent. Targeted applications include HVAC seals, buttons, controls, coin tray

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 03 March 2016

ExxonMobil focuses on business fundamentals and disciplined investing

ExxonMobil’s downstream and chemical businesses have the scale and integration across refining, lubricants and chemicals to maximize product value while driving operating efficiency.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 29 February 2016

Indorama Ventures and Dhunseri form JV in India

IVL in turn will acquire a 50% stake in a carved out entity, called Haldia, of Dhunseri, with an effective capacity of 480,000 tonnes PET manufacturing located in the eastern state of West Bengal. The JV is subject to regulatory approvals and expecte

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 25 February 2016

Union Budget 2016-17: FICCI’s recommendation for the petrochemical industry

The petrochemical industry is facing financial difficulty with pressure on prices and margins, this has discouraged capacity expansion, investment in the sector is severely lagging demand growth. This is making the “Make in India” campaign infructuou

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 February 2016

Toray and Toyota Tsusho to jointly promote carbon fiber recycling

The companies plan to build a pilot plant within the Handa Plant operated by Toyota Tsusho's wholly owned subsidiary Toyota Chemical Engineering.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 February 2016

Borealis introduces lightweight materials for composite applications

These new polypropylene composite-based application solutions will be presented for the first time at the upcoming VDI International Conference on Plastics in Automotive Engineering taking place in Mannheim, Germany.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 16 February 2016

Punj Lloyd wins US$304 mn pipeline contracts in Oman

Punj Lloyd has announced winning oil & gas EPC orders worth Rs 2,070 crore from Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) and Oman Gas Company (OGC)

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 16 February 2016

Versalis and Genomatica moves to pilot-scale production of bio-butadiene

The success of this innovative undertaking results from a newly-developed process for the on-purpose production of butadiene which uses various types of sugars as feedstock, rather than the traditional use of hydrocarbon feedstocks.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 11 February 2016

Evonik’s Polyamide 12 Wins European Plastics Innovation Award

Evonik Group received the European Plastics Innovation Award in the “Material Innovation” category for its use of polyamide 12 (PA 12) VESTAMID

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 11 February 2016

LANXESS and Saudi Aramco rubber JV to be launched on April 1

All relevant antitrust authorities have cleared the transaction. Hence, the joint venture will be launched as ARLANXEO on April 1, 2016.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 February 2016

GAIL Q3 PAT up by 51% Vs Q2

The net sales from petrochemicals business during the nine months of the current financial year decreased by 42 per cent to Rs 2,043crore as against Rs 3,520crore in the corresponding period of previous year

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 07 February 2016

Narendra Modi dedicates Paradip Refinery to the nation

Paradip Refinery is the Vikas Deep for Odisha. The Refinery will contribute to the development of the State and bring new hope for the youth. The people of Odisha know about the importance of the Refinery.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 February 2016

PM dedicates Assam gas cracker project to nation

Set up with an investment of approx. Rs. 10,000 crores, the BCPL plant will have the capacity to manufacture 2,80,000 tonnes per annum of polymer products which will result in the growth of new downstream plastic processing industries in the North Ea

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 21 January 2016

Polyplastics to expand its engineering plastics compound plant in Malaysia

The expansion plan calls for additional production capacity of 9,000 tons per year at the plant in Kuantan, Pahang State.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 21 January 2016

Polyplastics to expand its engineering plastics compound plant in Malaysia

The expansion plan calls for additional production capacity of 9,000 tons per year at the plant in Kuantan, Pahang State.

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%

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.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 08 November 2012

Reliance selects Foster Wheeler for its paraxylene project

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) recently selected Foster Wheeler as an engineering and procurement services contractor for its Paraxylene project.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 October 2012

SABIC endorses India’s petrochemical industry growth potential

SABIC expressed its confidence in India’s petrochemical industry growth opportunities, and its commitment to continue strengthening its market presence, at India Chem 2012.

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