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Apr. 06, 2018
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Hard Times for Bio-based Products
Petroleum is a limited resource and if we keep using it global warming will accelerate. Since this realization has filtered in the quest for alternatives has begun. Shale gas and natural gas are only pseudo solutions as those supplies are ...
Aug. 10, 2017
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Jacobs to Acquire CH2M for $3.3 billion
US contractor Jacobs Engineering has entered into a definitive agreement to buy CH2M in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value of about $3.27 billion, including roughly $416 million of debt. ...
Aug. 09, 2017
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Indian Oil Approves Refinery/PP project
The board of directors at Indian Oil has approved the expansion of its Gujarat refinery, which will also incorporate units to produce propylene and PP.
Jun. 20, 2017
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Indian Majors Link in Refinery/Petchems Project
Major state-owned companies Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum have signed an agreement to build what they say will be one of the world’s largest integrated refinery and petrochemicals complexes. Indian Oil is ...
Apr. 18, 2017
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Oiltanking Buys Land for Texas City Terminal
Storage services group Oiltanking North America has bought about 22 acres of waterfront and industrial land in Texas City, Texas, USA, in order to develop a new deepwater terminal serving the Houston refining and chemical market.
Nov. 15, 2016
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Kuwait Petroleum Replaces IPIC in Duqm Project
Oman Oil Company (OOC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) to develop the Duqm refinery and petrochemical complex in Oman’s Al Wusta governorate. Both firms are aiming to form a ...
May. 07, 2015
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How 20 Years Have Transformed the Chemical Industry
For the second consecutive year, the Boston Consulting Group has conducted a total shareholder return (TSR) analysis of the chemical industry. The top 10 chemical companies have excellent returns-fourth best, in fact, among the 25 ...
Aug. 28, 2014
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New Successes for Bayer’s CO2 Research
Bayer MaterialScience's research into carbon dioxide as a new raw material for making plastics is delivering further successes. In laboratory tests, the company has succeeded in significantly further reducing the need for petroleum at ...
Mar. 27, 2012
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CO2 as New Carbon Source for Chemical Industry
Hidden Value - If one thinks about coal-fired power plants, what is it that comes first into one's mind? The picture of high-value starting materials or rather the picture of low value carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions? Most people will ...

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