Keyword: shale gas

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Ineos Said Moving Corporate Functions Back to UK

17.07.2015 - Ineos is planning to move some of its corporate functions back to the UK from its current headquarters in Switzerland, according to unconfirmed press reports. In an interview with...

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Ineos’ Grangemouth Ethane Storage Tank on Track

15.07.2015 - With the help of four low-pressure fans, Ineos has “raised the roof” on the new ethane tank it is installing at its mammoth petrochemical complex at Grangemouth, Scotland – a first...

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UK’s Lancashire Denies Two Shale Gas Permits

03.07.2015 - Plans by the government of British prime minister David Cameron to launch an all-out shale gas offensive have been dealt another setback, one that could prove lengthy. In two...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

New Openings for Oil and Gas Chemicals

05.06.2015 - 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...

Markets & Companies

How 20 Years Have Transformed the Chemical Industry

06.05.2015 - 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...

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Honeywell Opens Chinese Dehydrogenation Catalyst Plant

30.04.2015 - Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies division has opened a new plant at Zhangjiagang City in China's Jiangsu Province to produce state-of the-art catalysts used in...

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Total Spending €600 Million on Refinery Conversions

24.04.2015 - Total has revealed plans to revamp and upgrade two of its five refineries in France to meet the demands of new markets and restore profitability. The oil and petrochemicals giant...

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US Shale Gas Advantage Will Hold, ACC Chief Says

22.04.2015 - US chemical producers remain upbeat on their shale gas cost advantage, despite recent steep declines in the price of crude oil. Speaking at a recent Responsible Care conference...