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Apr. 05, 2016
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‘Managing What We Can Control’
Chemtura Corporation is a global specialty chemicals company with leading positions in diversified markets and net sales of $1.75 billion in 2015. Formed in 2005 through the merger of Great Lakes Chemical and Crompton, the Philadelphia, ...
Mar. 15, 2016
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Oil Plunge May Impact Sasol Louisiana Plans
As oil prices continue to drop, South African petrochemicals group Sasol is reviewing the cost and timing of parts of its $8.1 billion shale gas-fed cracker complex originally announced to go on stream in 2018 at Lake Charles, Louisiana, ...
Jun. 11, 2015
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New Openings for Oil and Gas Chemicals
The outlook for producers of chemicals used in the exploration and production of oil and gas has not been promising after the crash in oil prices in the second half of 2014. However, cheap oil could offer opportunities for suppliers of ...
May. 10, 2015
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Will The Future Bring Growth And Sustainability?
Publication of the 2014 figures of Brenntag, DKSH and IMCD has shown that last year was a good one for chemical distributors. Sales growth was moderate, but measures to increase efficiency paid off, and the companies showed improved ...
Apr. 11, 2015
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Distribution in the Middle East
The Gulf area of the Middle East offers opportunities for international chemical distributors because of its strong economic growth derived from oil wealth. But many multinational chemical distributors, especially those based in Europe, ...
Mar. 26, 2015
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Low Oil Prices Pose Challenges for European Chemical Industry
The sharp drop in oil prices in the second half of last year is causing some dilemmas not only for individual chemical producers in Europe, particularly those making petrochemicals and other energy-intensive chemicals, but also the ...
Feb. 12, 2015
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With Oil Prices Down, Energy Companies Need to Adopt a 'Cost Culture'
With the recent fall-off in oil prices, companies in virtually all sectors of the oil, gas and chemicals (OGC) industry worldwide are going to have to plan and manage their projects for greater capital productivity, something they weren't ...
Feb. 10, 2015
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A Cheat Sheet on Lower Oil Prices
A little background: over the past seven-plus months, the price of a barrel of oil dropped from $107 to less than $50. This took prices to 2009 levels and surprised just about everyone. Stock markets do not like surprises, and many global ...
Jan. 19, 2015
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Ineos Still Bullish on Shale Gas
As the UK government's push to repeat the US shale gas boom on its own soil moved up a notch in late 2014 with the sale of exploration licenses, Ineos revealed plans to expand upstream into onshore and offshore oil and gas.
Oct. 28, 2014
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European Chemical Industry: Hope Amid Economic Woes
The European chemical industry has reduced its forecast growth in chemicals output in 2014 in the face of evidence of an economic slowdown both in Europe and in the world's fast expanding markets such as China and Brazil.

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