Haldia Petrochemicals sets October debut for ₹6,000 crore phenol and acetone venture
Haldia Petrochemicals is planning to inaugurate a ₹6,000 crore phenol and acetone complex in Haldia in October. The project, housed...
BASF increases prices for neopentylglycol and 1,6-hexanediol in Europe
BASF is increasing costs for two main polyalcohols in Europe, pointing up tighter worldwide supply-demand dynamics and higher raw material...
GNFC restarts Gujarat acetic acid plant after 3-month shutdown
Gujarat Narmada Fertiliser Company (GNFC) has restarted its Bharuch acetic acid plant after a 3-month shutdown caused by weak feedstock...
Gas leak halts Indo Amines plant after two deaths in Maharashtra’s Mahad
Indo Amines has temporarily suspended operations at its Mahad facility after a gas leak killed two people, which include one...
PTT Global Chemical stands firm and aims new growth chapter
PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC) is moving ahead with a new development approach designed to reinforce its core...
European chlorine manufacturing falls 3.9% in June as output slips from May peak
European chlorine manufacturing fell in June, reversing the sharp rise recorded a month in advance, while caustic soda stocks stayed...
Illinois Tightens Plastic Pellet Spill Rules for Chemical Producers
New Necessities classify plastic pellets as pollution and need producers, processors and transporters to report spills and control runoff. CHICAGO...
Epsilon Carbon commissions 300,000-TPA specialty carbon plant in Karnataka
Epsilon Carbon has commissioned a 300,000-tonnes-per-annum (TPA) Specialty Carbon facility at Vijayanagar, Karnataka, doubling its total Specialty Carbon capacity to...
LANXESS turns to hydrogen to slash emissions at Krefeld-Uerdingen
LANXESS is swapping natural gas with hydrogen at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site, cutting the carbon footprint of its iron oxide pigment...
Catalyxx to built its first commercial renewable chemicals plant in Portugal
Spain-based Catalyxx, a company that transforms bioethanol into renewable chemicals, has chosen Sines, Portugal, as the site for Catalyxx Ibérica,...