08.06.2015
- Until recently, most chemical players outside the petrochemicals segment may have taken scant notice of the vast upheaval sweeping the upstream petrochemical and plastics...
22.05.2015
- BASF has declared force majeure for ethylene-oxide (EO)-based products in its Care Chemicals portfolio, due to a captive shortage of the ethylene derivative. The restrictions apply...
09.07.2014
- The European market for polypropylene is tightening noticeably, with three companies declaring force majeure within a short space of time. LyondellBasell is the latest company to...
04.07.2014
- Oxea has declared force majeure for n/i butanol n/i butyl acetate-propanol and n-propyl acetate produced at its Bay City, Texas site. The company cites a "malfunction in the...
21.03.2011
- Royal Dutch Shell has shut its one-year old 800,000 ton-per-year (tpy) ethylene cracker in Singapore following operational issues, and has declared force majeure on some chemical...
