Keyword: Petrochemicals

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SCIPIG Wins Long-term Gas Contract in China

19.03.2014 - Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Industrial Gases Company (SCIPIG), a joint venture of U.S. gases manufacturer Praxair and French partner Air Liquide, has been awarded a 15-year...

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Air Liquide Starts U.S. Nitrogen Gas Plant

14.03.2014 - French industrial gases producer Air Liquide has started up a new nitrogen gases plant at Tioga, North Dakota, in the U.S. The new facility will increase supply to drilling...

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Ineos Chairman Weighs in Again, on Scottish Independence

12.03.2014 - Evidently having developed a taste for speaking out on controversial topics, once elusive Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe has surprised a British public by commenting on the...

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Shell Moerdijk Clocks 40 Years of Petrochemical Prodution

11.03.2014 - Shell today announced that its Moerdijk petrochemical complex has clocked 40 years of production. Centrally located between the major ports of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and...

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European Chemical Industry Going Down the Drain, Says Ineos Chairman

10.03.2014 - Another petrochemical heavyweight has taken the stage to warn that Europe industry will lose competitiveness if it does not reduce its energy bill. In an open letter to European...

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Azerbaijan’s Petrochemical Industry

05.03.2014 - Making Inroads - Located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, Azerbaijan is working hard to become a serious player in the global petrochemical market. The former Soviet...

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Grangemouth Union and Ineos at Loggerheads Again

26.02.2014 - The UK's Unite trade union is once more taking legal action against Ineos, owner of the Grangemouth, Scotland, petrochemical site. Charging Ineos leaked confidential emails, the...

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Repsol Board Approves $5 Billion YPF Settlement

26.02.2014 - The supervisory board of Spanish oil and petrochemicals giant Repsol has approved a definitive $5 billion settlement from Argentina over assets seized in 2012. This draws a line...