Oxea Idles Oxo Capacity
Oxea (Oberhausen, Germany) says it will temporarily close its entire oxo... PET Industry Hurt by Economic Downturn
The polyethylene terephthalate (PET) industry is feeling the pressure of the economic downturn. Producers, faced with oversupply, are being forced to rationalize capacity. “In previous economic downturns, PET’s growth rate continued well-above GDP... |
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Basic Chemicals
Shell Licenses EO-EG Process to PetroChina Subsidiary
Shell Global Solutions International, a Shell subsidiary, says it has signed a contract to license ethylene oxide-ethylene glycol (EO-EG) technology to PetroChina Sichuan...
Petrochemicals
Rhodia and Arkema Cut Output in France
Some units could be closed temporarily....
Inorganic Chemicals
Israel Chemicals Announces Major Fertilizer Expansion Program
Rising demand and limited supplies have driven potash and phosphate fertilizer prices to 'record highs,' the company says....
Plastics
Formosa Restarts PP Plant
Formosa Plastics says it will restart its polypropylene (PP) plant at... |
Specialty Chemicals
End-Market Use Drives Performance Polymer Demand
Demand for high-performance polymers (HPP) is growing steadily at a time when manufacturers of basic plastics are struggling with rising raw material costs, says a recent report by Principia Partners (Exton, PA). Consumption of HPPs is expected to grow...
Fine Chemicals/Biotech
Chinese Pesticides Industry Grows
China has become the largest producer in the global pesticides industry, with 1.7 billion tons produced in 2007, says a recent...
Industrial Gases
InEnTec, Lakeside Team Up in Syngas Deal
Waste conversion technology provider InEnTec (Bend, OR) and investment firm Lakeside Energy say they have formed a partnership to build commercial-scale, plasma-enhanced melter (PEM) gasification facilities that convert waste and chemical residuals into... |
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