Keyword: Sinopec

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Arkema Makes Bid for Adhesives Manufacturer Bostik

24.09.2014 - French chemical producer Arkema has offered to acquire German adhesives manufacturer Bostik from its former parent company, oil and petrochemicals major Total. Arkema did not say...

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Attractive Areas in China’s Chemical Industry

02.09.2014 - As a consultant specializing in the chemical industry in China, I often get asked for attractive areas in the industry - mostly by companies looking to expand their business. I am...

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US Sets Import Duties on Chinese Chlorination Chemicals

21.07.2014 - The US has set steep import duties on Chinese chemicals used in sanitizing water after finding the products were being sold too cheaply. In a preliminary decision, the Department...

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SABIC and SK Global Chemical partner on PE

30.05.2014 - Saudi Petrochemical giant Sabic and Korean petrochemical producer SK Global Chemical have agreed to establish a $595 million, 50:50 manufacturing joint venture for high-performance...

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BASF and Sinopec to Build Neopentylglycol Plant at Nanjing

07.05.2014 - BASF and Chinese state-owned petrochemical giant Sinopec plan to build a new 40,000 t/y plant for neopentylglycol (NPG) at the integrated production site in Nanjing, China...

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Sinopec to Cut Spending After Earnings Drop

24.03.2014 - After reporting a 35% earnings decline for the 2013 fourth quarter, Chinese oil and petrochemicals giant Sinopec said it would cut capital spending to just under $26.2 billion in...

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Sinopec Denies Violating Ineos Acrylonitrile Patent

21.03.2014 - Ineos is suing Shanghai Research Institute, a subsidiary of China's largest petrochemicals producer Sinopec, in the Beijing high court for allegedly violating the Swiss-based...

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The Shale Gas Game

06.02.2014 - In Part 1, Stratley thoroughly reviewed the available global resources and elaborated on expected shale gas production developments in China and Europe. The main thing we learned...