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4 December 2019
Hatch to conduct pre-feasibility study for chemical plant in North Carolina
Hatch, a firm that develops lithium conversion projects, has been awarded a contract to carry out pre-feasibility study (PFS) for Piedmont Lithium's lithium hydroxide chemical plant in Kings Mountain, North...
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2 December 2019
Evacuation order lifted after explosions at Texas chemical plant
Officials have lifted a mandatory evacuation order covering the cities of Port Neches, Groves, Nederland, and part of Port Arthur after explosions at a Texas chemical plant in the US.
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29 November 2019
PKN Orlens awards contract to Fluor for olefin complex
Polish oil and gas company PKN Orlens has awarded a contract to engineering and design services provider Fluor as part of its olefin plant extension project.
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27 November 2019
Mitsubishi Chemical to buy TPU business of AdvanSource Biomaterials
Japan-based Mitsubishi Chemical has agreed to acquire US-based AdvanSource Biomaterials’ thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU) business.
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25 November 2019
BASF begins construction on $10bn petrochemicals project in China
German chemical company BASF has broken ground on its $10bn integrated petrochemicals complex in Guangdong province, China.
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22 November 2019
Italmatch awards hydrochloric acid purification contract to KBR
Chemical preparations manufacturer Italmatch Deutschland has selected KBR’s PLINKE hydrochloric acid purification technologies.
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20 November 2019
McDermott secures contracts in Russia and China
McDermott International has secured a technology contract from Baltic Chemical Company (BCC) and an extended basic engineering (EBE) contract from China National Chemical Engineering No. 7 Construction Company Limited (CC7).
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18 November 2019
Mitsui Chemicals aims to turn recycled resin back into film
Japanese chemicals company Mitsui Chemicals has started demonstration testing for a recycling project focusing on flexible packaging materials.
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15 November 2019
Chemical solutions provider Entegris opens China Technology Center
US-based chemicals and advanced materials solutions provider Entegris has opened its China Technology Center (CTC) as part of its strategy to expand its technical services in the Asia-Pacific region.
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13 November 2019
Clariant Catalysts opens third engineering services office in APAC
Swiss speciality chemicals company Clariant’s Catalysts business unit has opened a new office in Indonesia to provide engineering services to its APAC customers.