Petrochemicals
BPCL Collaborates with Shell and Tiki Tar to Enhance Premium Bitumen Solutions
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a Fortune Global 500 company and Maharatna Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), stepped into a strategic...
Olin-Huntsman Merger Signals Selective M&A Era in Chemicals
A $12.5 billion chemicals merger introduced in mid-2026 is reshaping the North American industrial landscape and signaling a fundamental shift...
Mitsubishi Chemical Group moves towards major petrochemicals spin-off plan
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation has declared that it's starting formal consideration of a main restructuring that could reshape one of...
Aramco exits Malaysian mega-refinery as PETRONAS takes complete control of PRefChem
Saudi energy giant Saudi Aramco is exiting its stake in the big Pengerang refining and petrochemical project in Malaysia, giving...
Middle East crisis reveals vulnerabilities in Japan’s petrochemical industry
The active war in the Middle East has significantly impacted the petrochemical industries in Southeast Asia, which depends on naphtha...
Iran war’s global impact keeps rising
With on-and-off negotiations persisting between the United States and Iran over freight passage via the Strait of Hormuz, the effect...
Petrochemical markets face overlooked risks from Middle East tensions, industry leaders warn
Pipeline and chemical industry leaders warn that investors may be underestimating the risks caused by Middle East conflicts to global...
Aster Chemicals & Puraglobe to build Singapore’s first re-refined base oil facility outside Germany
Aster Chemicals and Energy Pte and Puraglobe Germany have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore development of a...
Propylene lifeline restores operations at Manali Petrochemicals’ Chennai plant
After more than a month of shutdown caused by a a vital raw material shortage, Manali Petrochemicals is about to...
BASF doubles down on plastic additives capability to address climate stress
BASF is scaling up its position at the top of the plastics components market, increasing manufacturing of both standard and...