31 May 2019
Sibur opens first polymer R&D centre in Russia
Russian petrochemicals company Sibur has opened a research and development (R&D) centre to test and develop polymer products in the country.
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29 May 2019
Lotte plans to expand Chemical Business Unit in South Korea
Lotte Group's Chemical Business Unit (BU) has announced plans to invest about KRW3.7tn ($311m) in South Korea by 2022.
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24 May 2019
McDermott secures technology contract from MOL Petrochemicals
McDermott International has secured a technology contract from MOL Petrochemicals for the basic engineering, technology licence, catalyst and front-end engineering design (FEED) for an Olefins Conversion Technology (OCT) unit.
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22 May 2019
BASF to build engineering plastics and TPU plants in China
BASF has announced its plans to construct an engineering plastics compounding plant and a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) facility at its proposed integrated chemical production site in Zhanjiang, China.
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20 May 2019
Uzbekistan to use MTO technology-based petrochemical plant
Uzbekistan's Ministry of Energy and a group of investors have signed a project development agreement (PDA) to build a new methanol-to-olefins technology-based petrochemical plant.
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17 May 2019
Arkema to acquire speciality surfactants company ArrMaz for $570m
Arkema has announced the acquisition of ArrMaz, a US-based provider of speciality surfactants for crop nutrition, mining and infrastructure markets, for $570m on an enterprise value basis.
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15 May 2019
McDermott secures technology contract for polypropylene plant in India
US-based McDermott has been awarded a technology contract by Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) for the licence, basic engineering design and catalyst supply for a polypropylene plant in India.
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13 May 2019
Evonik reorganises its polyamide unit to focus on speciality materials
German speciality chemicals company Evonik has announced the reorganisation of its polyamide business to focus activities on speciality materials.
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10 May 2019
Perstorp to build new plant for sodium formate de-icer product
Global speciality chemicals company Perstorp has revealed plans to build a new plant for the production of sodium formate de-icer product, Pergrip Run NF.
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8 May 2019
Clariant and Wuxi Xiyuan receive formaldehyde production contracts
Clariant and engineering partner Wuxi Xiyuan have been awarded two contracts for the delivery of their joint formaldehyde production technology in China.