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15 July 2019
Lotte Chemical and GS Energy to establish $677m JV in South Korea
South Korean firm Lotte Chemical has said that it will build a petrochemical joint venture with GS Energy in South Korea.
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12 July 2019
Chevron Phillips and Qatar Petroleum to build $8bn project in US
US petrochemical company Chevron Phillips Chemical and Qatar Petroleum have signed an agreement to jointly develop a new petrochemical plant in the US Gulf Coast region.
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10 July 2019
Ashland to exclude maleic unit from composites and BDO sale to INEOS
US-based speciality chemicals company Ashland Global Holdings is to amend the purchase agreement for the sale of its Composites business and butanediol (BDO) manufacturing facility in Marl, Germany, to INEOS...
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8 July 2019
Oxea to build carboxylic acid production plant in Oberhausen, Germany
Global oxo intermediates and derivatives manufacturer Oxea has unveiled plans to build a new production plant for carboxylic acids in Oberhausen, Germany.
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5 July 2019
Chemicals company Synthomer to acquire Omnova for $824m
Speciality chemicals company Synthomer has signed a $824m agreement to acquire Omnova Solutions to strengthen its global position as a major chemicals company.
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3 July 2019
KBR wins contract from Haiwan Chemical for phenol and acetone plant
Professional services and technologies supplier KBR has secured a contract to license its phenol and acetone technology to Qingdao Haiwan Chemical.
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1 July 2019
Celanese begins shutdown of acetate manufacturing facility in Mexico
Chemical and speciality materials company Celanese has initiated the shutdown of its manufacturing facility in Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico, which further consolidates its global acetate manufacturing operations.
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28 June 2019
Tata Chemicals Europe to build carbon capture and utilisation plant
Tata Chemicals Europe (TCE) has planned to build the UK’s first industrial-scale carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) demonstration plant with an investment of $21.2m.
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26 June 2019
Chevron Phillips Chemical and QP to build petrochemical site in Qatar
Chevron Phillips Chemical and Qatar Petroleum (QP) have signed an agreement to develop, construct and operate a petrochemicals complex in Qatar.
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24 June 2019
Chevron Phillips plans to acquire Nova Chemicals for $15bn
US-based petrochemical joint venture (JV) Chevron Phillips Chemical comprising Chevron Corp and Phillips 66 has reportedly offered more than $15bn, including debt, to acquire Canadian plastics manufacturer Nova Chemicals.