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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.
French industrial gases and services provider Air Liquide has been awarded oxygen supply contracts by Marathon Petroleum Company.
Ineos has awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to South Korean firm SK E&C for the 750ktpa propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in Antwerp, Belgium.
American oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil and Saudi chemicals, fertilisers and metals company SABIC will commence construction of a chemical facility and a 1.8 million tonne ethane steam cracker in...
US-based fine and speciality chemicals manufacturer FAR Chemical has announced its plans to expand its facility in Palm Bay, Florida, with an undisclosed investment to meet the growing demand.
Industrial gas supplier Air Liquide China has entered an agreement to sell its subsidiary Air Liquide Fuzhou to Fujian Shenyuan New Materials.
Swiss fertilizer company EuroChem Group has opened a $1bn ammonia production plant, EuroChem Northwest, in Kingisepp, Russia.
Fluor has announced that it is providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for Milliken & Company’s chemical facility expansion at the Allen Plant site in Blacksburg, South Carolina.
UK-based chemical firm Ineos has signed an agreement to build three new chemical plants in Saudi Arabia.
The BASF-YPC joint venture (JV) between BASF and Sinopec has started commercial production at the second propionic acid plant at the Verbund site in Nanjing, China.
