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First biodegradable dental floss picks to be made using Cereplast's bioresin
December 29 ,2008
Manufacturer of sustainable bio-based plastics Cereplast, Inc. will supply DenTek?, a leading American oral care company.
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Structural insulated panels to outpace conventional framings in the construction industry
December 29 ,2008
The pre-assembled structural insulated panels (SIPs) - polystyrene foam sandwiched between oriented strand boards for structural framing.
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Petro-Canada workers end 13-month lockout at Montreal refinery; new coker unit under consideration
December 29 ,2008
The thirteen month old lockout between Petro-Canada-Canada's no.4 oil exploration and refining company- and its workers at its 130,000 bpd Montreal...
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Foster Wheeler awarded contracts by for 390,000 tpa PO plant in Thailand
December 19 ,2008
Foster Wheeler Ltd. subsidiary Foster Wheeler International Corp. has been awarded contracts by MTP HPPO Manufacturing Company.
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No toxicological concerns on use of TiN nanoparticles in PET drinks bottle
December 19 ,2008
A scientific panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has claimed that the specific use of titanium nitride (TiN) nanoparticles.
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Oil prices collapse below US$40, currently at over 4 year lows
December 19 ,2008
Light, sweet crude for January delivery is down to US$40.06 on the New York Mercantile Exchange- a price last seen in...
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Lucite International's Foster Wheeler built MMA plant starts production ahead of schedule
December 19 ,2008
Lucite International's Singapore based 120,000 tpa methyl methacrylate (MMA) unit that Foster Wheeler designed.
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Oil prices rise to above US$44 before OPEC meet in Algeria
December 18 ,2008
A barrel of oil prices rose above US$44 a barrel in Asia as the market awaits the size of the production...
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ExxonMobil to invest over US$1 bln in 3 refineries to boost diesel supply by 6 mln gallons/day
December 18 ,2008
ExxonMobil Refining and Supply will invest over US$1 bln in 3 refineries to boost its diesel supply by about 6 mln...
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LyondellBasell grants Lupotech T License to Venezuelan Polim?rica - its 20th
December 18 ,2008
Polimerica, the joint venture between Pequiven, Petroquimica de Venezuela, and Braskem S.A., has selected LyondellBasell's Lupotech T technology.
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Weak demand due to inventory destocking by customers compels Westlake to idle an ethylene plant in Lake Charles
December 18 ,2008
Westlake Chemical Corp. plans to idle an ethylene plants in Lake Charles, La., due to significant customer inventory destocking.
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Shell mulls extension of shutdown at Pernis
December 18 ,2008
Shell is considering extending a shutdown at Pernis, Europe's largest oil refinery.
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To what extent will petrochemical industry be affected as economic growth in India, China to be weaker than anticipated
December 17 ,2008
Gross domestic product growth in China has been projected to slow sharply to around 4-6% from around 9% this year.
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LyondellBasell starts up 15,000 tpa PP compounding plant in Nansha
December 17 ,2008
LyondellBasell Industries has commenced production at its new 15,000 tpa polypropylene (PP) compounding facility in Nansha, China.
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Ethane supply disrupted at Exxon's Australian venture as pipe ruptures
December 17 ,2008
BHP Billiton Ltd, an Exxon Mobil Corp's venture in Southeast Australia has halted supplies of ethane to chemical plants in Melbourne's...
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Sabic IP plans to cut jobs in Europe
December 17 ,2008
Sabic Innovative Plastics plans to cut over 200 jobs in Europe.
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Petkim to prolong maintenance break at aromatics unit
December 17 ,2008
Faced with declining demand in the face of a global economic meltdown, Turkey's Petkim had brought forward its annual maintenance turnaround...
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Price trends of oil, polymer feedstock and commodity polymers in Asia for the week of December 15, 2008
December 16 ,2008
Oil prices, that started the week at US$40, spiked as high as US$50 towards end of week. After briefly topping US$50...
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INEOS Technologies sells two polyolefins licenses to Venezuela's Polim?rica S.A.
December 16 ,2008
INEOS Technologies has recently signed two INEOS polyethylene technology licenses with newly formed Polim?rica S.A
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Solutia, Celanese ink ethyl acetate distribution agreement for Americas
December 16 ,2008
Solutia Inc., an American performance materials and specialty chemicals company has appointed Celanese Corp. as its new marketing partner.
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