13.01.2016
- BP has agreed to sell its petrochemical complex in Decatur, Alabama, USA, to Thai PET producer Indorama Ventures, the global market leader. Indorama’s AlphaPet PET plant is co...
20.10.2014
- Mizushima Aroma Co, a joint venture of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Toyobo, both of Japan, plans to phase out its 260,000 t/y production of polyester feedstock PTA by the end of the...
09.01.2014
- Indorama of Thailand, world's largest PET producer, and Abu Dhabi Chemicals Company (ChemaWEyaat) have agreed to form a 49:51 joint venture to produce aromatics at Al Gharbia in...
13.05.2013
- Petrochemical firms risk creating a glut of high-end products in Asia as they invest billions of dollars to move up a value chain threatened at the bottom end by cheap U.S...
04.05.2013
- Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Chinese city of Kunming on Saturday to protest against the planned production of a chemical at a refinery, in the latest show of...
14.03.2011
- Shares in Thailand's oil refiners rose sharply on Monday on expectations the refinery sector would benefit from tight supply and rising margins after the quake in Japan. Analysts...
28.06.2010
- French oil major Total and state-run Saudi Aramco have completed an $8.5 billion financing for their joint refinery in the kingdom, the companies said in a statement on Friday....
