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15 October 2018
New study finds a third of chemicals breach EU safety laws
A three-year study by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the German Environment Agency (UBA) has found that nearly one-third of chemicals produced or imported into Europe breach...
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12 October 2018
Shell installs quench tower at Pennsylvania petrochemicals complex
Shell Chemical Appalachia has completed the installation of 2,000t of heavy-quench tower at its under-construction Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex.
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10 October 2018
Saudi Aramco and Total begin engineering studies on $5bn complex
Saudi Aramco and French energy firm Total have signed an agreement to commence engineering studies for the construction of a $5bn petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
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8 October 2018
Hitachi introduces AI-based predictive maintenance service
Japanese technology firm Hitachi has introduced a new predictive maintenance service for petrochemical plants that is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
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5 October 2018
Sumitomo Chemical installs methionine production line
Sumitomo Chemical has installed a new feed additive methionine production line at the Ehime Works facility in Niihama City, Japan.
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3 October 2018
AkzoNobel closes €10.1bn divestment of speciality chemicals business
Dutch manufacturer AkzoNobel has sold its speciality chemicals business to The Carlyle Group and GIC for €10.1bn.
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1 October 2018
Linde-Praxair merger secures Chinese antitrust authority approval
German chemical company Linde has announced its proposed $83bn merger with Praxair has been approved by the Chinese antitrust authority.
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28 September 2018
BASF to build concrete additives production facility in Kyiv, Ukraine
German chemical company BASF has unveiled its plans to set up a new concrete additives production facility in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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26 September 2018
Bayport Polymers to build polyethylene petrochemical plant in Texas
Bayport Polymers has awarded a contract to McDermott International to build a new polyethylene petrochemical plant in South Texas.
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24 September 2018
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals completes takeover of Brazil’s Polinox
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals has completed a previously announced acquisition of Brazil-based ketone peroxide producer Polinox.
