Keyword: Petrochemicals

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Adnoc Seeks Partners on Stronger Petchems Focus

14.07.2017 - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has announced a new business model in which it will seek additional partnerships and co-investors in oil, gas, refining and petrochemicals...

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Lotte to Double Polycarbonate Output in Korea

14.07.2017 - South Korean petrochemical producer Lotte has announced it will more than double its polycarbonate production capacity at its Yeosu, Korea, site from 100,000 t/y to 210,000 t/y up...

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Kuwait to Spend $8 Billion on Petchem Projects

11.07.2017 - Kuwait is planning to invest nearly $8 billion into petrochemical projects in Bahrain and other countries over the coming years, according to the Al-Anba newspaper. The projects...

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Total Revamps Antwerp Cracker to use Ethane

11.07.2017 - As part of the first phase of a project to upgrade its refining and chemicals platform in Antwerp, Belgium, French energy and petrochemicals group Total has started up a new...

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Total Strikes Petrochemical Deal with Iran

06.07.2017 - Total and Iran have reached preliminary agreement to build three petrochemical plants that could see investment of up to $2 billion, according to a news agency source at the...

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Banking Problems Halt Iranian Exports to China

04.07.2017 - Iranian petrochemical exports to China have stopped since May because of banking problems, according to Iran’s Press TV. Marzieh Shahdaei, managing director of Iran’s National...

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Linde and Sinopec Form Sixth Gases JV

22.06.2017 - German industrial gases and engineering firm Linde and China’s state-owned group Sinopec have formed a €145 million joint venture, the sixth between the two companies to date...

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Taiwan’s CPC Looks to Invest in US Shale

14.06.2017 - Taiwan’ state-owned energy giant CPC Corp is considering the possibility of investing in shale gas extraction and a petrochemical plant in the US, company chairman Chen Chin-te...