Petrochemicals
GC maintains polyethylene manufacturing at full throttle amid global market volatility
PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC) is sustaining full-capacity polyethylene (PE) manufacturing in spite of ongoing global market uncertainty....
NuScale Power and Ebara Elliott team up to carry nuclear heat to petrochemical plants
NuScale Power Corporation, the leader in advanced small modular reactor (SMR) generation, has joined forces with Ebara Elliott Energy (EEE),...
Japan’s petrochemical industry cuts manufacturing in response to Gulf crisis
The war provoked by US and Israeli attacks on Iran has impacted supplies of naphtha from the Middle East, which...
Iran Warfare cuts off gulf oil and chemicals trade
Efficient closure of the Strait of Hormuz has stranded exports from Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar...
Sabic offloads petrochemicals and plastics plant in Europe and Americas
Saudi Basic Industries (Sabic) has sold its petrochemical plants in Europe and its thermoplastics business in Europe and the Americas...
LCY and Milliken reveal high-performance polypropylene for heavy-duty applications
LCY, a main polypropylene producers, has teamed up with global varied producers Milliken & corporation to release 737U, a latest...
Orlen obtains control of key petrochemical unit in deal with Synthos
ORLEN has obtained full ownership of S54 from Synthos in a deal valued at about PLN 692 million. This acquisition...
Alpek seals merger with Controladora Alpek, streamlining market presence
Petrochem manufacturer Alpek has introduced that it has officially finished its merger with Controladora Alpek, providing an end to a...
ExxonMobil, Aramco and Samref ink agreement for potential Samref refinery upgrade, latest petrochemical complex
ExxonMobil, Aramco and Samref have signed a Venture Framework Agreement (VFA) to assess a considerable upgrade of the Samref refinery,...
Managing commoditization challenges in epoxy resins
Epoxy resins had been once a speciality, however massive swathes of the market have been commoditized, with price the primary...