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Feb. 06, 2018
News & Opinions
Derbyshire Planning Committee Rejects Fracking
At a more than four-hour meeting on Feb. 5, the planning committee of the Derbyshire County Council in northeast England voted to deny permission for Ineos to carry out pre-fracking tests in Bramleymoor Lane in the village of Marsh Lane, ...
Jan. 09, 2018
Topics
2017 Through the Rear-view Mirror
Across the pond, Europe ,too, saw some major investment announcements in 2017, the first for many years. Olefins and polyolefins giant Ineos led the way. Its three major projects, costing a total of £2 billion, are planned to include ...
Dec. 19, 2017
News & Opinions
Chinese Gas Shortfall stops BASF’S MDI plant
BASF has declared force majeure on deliveries from its 400,000 t/y production for polyurethane feedstock MDI at Chongqing, near Shanghai, China, and has had to stop production temporarily due to a shortfall of natural gas at its syngas ...
Nov. 27, 2017
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The Middle East – More Opportunities than Risks
The Middle East chemical industry makes good money selling basic chemicals and uses local oil and gas in manufacturing. Hopes are high that the many major investments made by the sector in recent years will pave the way for higher value ...
Nov. 27, 2017
News & Opinions
BASF in Talks on Oil and Gas Merger
BASF has confirmed it is in discussions with Letter One (L1), a consortium of Russian investors based in Luxembourg and led by Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman, about a merger of the Ludwigshafen group’s oil and gas activities ...
Nov. 22, 2017
News & Opinions
Ineos buys more Offshore Gas Licenses
The increasingly acquisitive Ineos is pumping more money into the search for offshore oil and gas reserves in the North Sea. In its latest move, the Swiss-based chemical producer has signed an agreement with Siccar Point Energy to acquire ...
Oct. 19, 2017
News & Opinions
Covestro Leads CO2 Feedstock Research Project
German engineering plastics producer Covestro is spearheading a European research project to explore the use of carbon dioxide and other waste gases as a new source of raw materials for the manufacturing sector.
Oct. 13, 2017
News & Opinions
DSW Tells Linde Shareholders Not to Swap Shares
German investors’ association DSW has recommended that shareholders in industrial gases group Linde do not tender their shares in an exchange offer for its proposed $80 billion merger with US rival Praxair as the offer is too low, ...
Aug. 02, 2017
News & Opinions
US Gas out of Favor With Germans
Following up on comments by BASF chief Kurt Bock last week, questioning the motivation for extended US sanctions against Russia and the participation of Western companies in Russian-led projects, the chemical giant’s energy ...
Jul. 31, 2017
News & Opinions
Tighter US Sanctions on Russia Could Hurt Europe
The proposed US tightening of economic sanctions against Russia is making waves not only at home but also in Europe. ...

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