Keyword: shale gas

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ACC sees “Strong Fundamentals for US Chemicals”

23.12.2015 - The “renaissance” of the US chemical industry is just beginning, and the fundamentals for growth in 2016 are strong, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) says in its report, Year...

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Ineos Gains 21 More UK Shale Licenses

21.12.2015 - In the final part of the UK government’s14th licensing round, Ineos has been awarded 21 new shale gas licenses. With the addition of 700,000 acres to its existing 300,000, the...

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Shell Plans Fourth LAO Plant in Louisiana

03.12.2015 - Shell Chemical LP, US arm of the multinational oil and chemicals group, has finalized plans for a new linear alpha olefins (LAO) plant – the fourth at its Geismar, Louisiana...

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Shell CEO Criticized for Sticking to BG Deal

30.10.2015 - Shell has said it will proceed with plans to buy the BG Group, its largest-ever acquisition, despite the worsening outlook for energy prices that led the Dutch-based group to write...

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Indorama Swells Louisiana Cracker Boom

29.09.2015 - Thanks to its location on the US Gulf Coast with its booming shale gas industry and generous investment incentives to investors, the state of Louisiana is rapidly becoming a mecca...

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Ineos Prepares Grangemouth for Investors

17.09.2015 - By demolishing no longer needed buildings in a controlled explosion process, Ineos has cleared space for a new £20 million headquarters building at its Grangemouth petrochemical...

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Lanxess Talking to Ineos About Rubber

11.09.2015 - Lanxess is talking to Ineos about a partnership in synthetic rubber, the news agency Reuters has said, quoting “people familiar with the matter.” Although financial terms and the...

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Grangemouth Refinery Makes £16 Million Loss

07.09.2015 - Petroineos Manufacturing Scotland, the 49.9:50.1 joint venture of Ineos and PetroChina that operates the refinery at Grangemouth, made a £16.3 million pretax loss in 2014 on sales...