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Stay up to date with the latest Companies and Markets updates from the global chemicals industrySinopec delays start of crude unit
China Petroleum and Chemical (Sinopec) has said that the start-up of a new 160,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) crude oil unit at its Jinling refinery in Nanjing has been delayed to June...
Borealis offers to acquire PEC-Rhin
Borealis, a provider of chemical and plastics solutions, has announced that it has made an offer to GPN to buy France-based PEC-Rhin in its...
Amvac gets clearance to sell pentachloronitrobenzene products in the US
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved certain registrations for the American Vanguard's pentachloronitrobenzene product line for all major commercial...
Klesch to buy Arkema's vinyl division
Arkema is set to divest its vinyl division to investment company Klesch Group, creating a major player in the European PVC...
Petronas posts rise in second quarter profit
Petronas Chemicals Group has reported its second quarter results for the period ending September...
Perstorp and PTT Global Chemical plan isocyanates joint venture
Perstorp and PTT Global Chemical are planning to form a joint venture to manufacture and commercialise aromatic and aliphatic isocyanates for the polyurethane...
SCG and Barito seek funds for Chandra Asri expansion
Siam Cement Group (SCG) and PT Barito Pacific are looking to raise $500m to expand ethylene capacity at its Chandra Asri Petrochemical joint venture in...
MBAC secures loan for Itafós Arraias SSP project
MBAC Fertilizer has executed a $40m loan agreement with International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank...
Arkema to acquire Hipro Polymers and Casda Biomaterials
French speciality chemicals group Arkema said that it plans to buy polyamide producer Hipro Polymers and sebacic acid leader Casda Biomaterials for...
OCI Fertilizer Group to buy Pandora Methanol minorities
Orascom Construction Industries' Fertilizer Group has entered into an agreement to acquire minorities in its Texas-based subsidiary, Pandora...
Qifeng commences carbon fibre production facility
Jilin Qifeng Chemical Fiber, a PAN-based fibre manufacturer, has started operations at a 550m yuan ($86.5m) carbon fibre precursor production...
Henan Xinlianxin Fertiliser signs gas supply agreement
China XLX Fertiliser subsidiary Henan Xinlianxin Fertiliser has signed a gas supply framework agreement with Air Products and Chemicals (China) Investment to supply oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen...
Special Materials Company to raise para-chlorobenzotrifluoride price
Special Materials Company is set to increase the price of para-chlorobenzotrifluoride by 10% across all grades and...
Michelman acquires Clariant Licomer business
Michelman, a developer of water-based barrier and functional coatings, has purchased Clariant's Europe-based Licomer...
Lanxess buys biocides business in US
German-based specialty chemicals company, Lanxess, has acquired biocide maker Verichem to expand its biocide manufacturing platform in the...
Lubrizol to acquire Chemtool
Lubrizol has entered into an agreement to acquire US-based Chemtool, a manufacturer and supplier of formulated greases to the lubricant...
AMRI strikes manufacturing deal with Revolymer
Albany Molecular Research (AMRI) has signed a three-year manufacturing and supply agreement with UK-based technology development company Revolymer, which designs, develops and formulates...
Arkema to acquire Seppic alcoxylate business
Arkema is planning to acquire Seppic's speciality alcoxylate business, which generated sales of €47m in...
Mitsubishi Rayon to develop renewable feedstock for methyl methacrylate
Mitsubishi Rayon and its subsidiary group Lucite International are jointly developing alternative renewable feedstock sources for the production of methyl...
Jacobs wins Sadara Chemical contract
Jacobs Engineering Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract by Sadara Chemical for the company's Chemicals 1...
