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January’s top news stories
BPCL awarded a project management consultancy services contract to Fluor for its petrochemicals project in India, and Huntsman closed the sale of its chemical intermediates and surfactant businesses to Indorama...
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November’s top news stories
BASF has broken ground on its $10bn integrated petrochemicals complex in Guangdong province, PKN Orlens has awarded a contract to engineering and design services provider Fluor for olefin plant. Chemicals...
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October’s top news stories
BASF has entered a partnership to study the feasibility of a petrochemical complex in Gujarat, India, Solvay has opened two research and innovation (R&I) centres in the US and Europe...
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September’s top news stories
Japan-based Mitsui Chemicals announced a collaboration with Kaisei for the commercialisation of bio-polypropylene (bio-PP); and a Canadian court ordered Nova Chemicals to pay Dow C$1.43bn ($1.08bn) as a settlement in...
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August’s top news stories
Scientists have created artificial catalysts that release chemicals such as enzymes in living organisms, PolyOne is set to sell its performance products and solutions (PP&S) business for $775m in cash....
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July’s top news stories
Chevron Phillips Chemical and Qatar Petroleum have signed an agreement to jointly develop a new petrochemical plant in the US Gulf Coast region, Synthomer has signed a $824m agreement to...
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June’s top news stories
Chevron Phillips Chemical has reportedly offered more than $15bn, including debt, to acquire Canadian plastics manufacturer Nova Chemicals, Ineos has signed an agreement to build three new chemical plants in...
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May’s top news stories
Sibur has opened a research and development centre to test and develop polymer products in Russia, BASF has announced its plans to construct an engineering plastics compounding plant and a...
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April’s top news stories
BPCL plans to establish a petrochemical facility at its 12 million tonne per annum refinery in Mumbai, China to permanently close the Xiangshui Chemical Industrial Park in Chenjiagang. Chemicals Technology...
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March’s top news stories
Saudi Aramco is set to acquire a 70% stake in SABIC from the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia for $69.1bn, ICCA reported that the chemical industry contributes nearly $5.7tn...
