Petrochemicals
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...
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...