OMV acquires majority stake in Borealis for US$4 bnApril 6, 2020 // 2 CommentsMubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based strategic investment company, and OMV, oil and gas company headquartered in [...]
Covid-19: Nova Chemicals pauses construction on PE/cracker expansionsApril 6, 2020 // 6 CommentsCanada-headquartered chemical firm Nova Chemicals has implemented measures within its sites, including pausing construction [...]
Methanex delays Geismar 3 methanol projectApril 3, 2020 // 0 CommentsVancouver-based, publicly traded company Methanex Corporation, which is the largest producer and supplier of methanol, says [...]
Nouryon to acquire metal alkyls business from SasolApril 3, 2020 // 3 CommentsSpeciality chemicals firm Nouryon has entered into an agreement to acquire the merchant triethyl aluminum (TEAL) business of [...]
Advanced/SK Gas to build US$1.8 bn PDH/PP complex in Saudi ArabiaApril 2, 2020 // 2 CommentsAdvanced Global Investment Company (AGIC), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian PP producer Advanced Petrochemical, is to form a [...]
Covid-19: Tecnimont clinches US$10 mn contracts in South Korea, Russia and IndiaApril 2, 2020 // 0 CommentsIn the midst of lockdowns all over the world due to Covid-19, Italy’s Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. says that its subsidiary [...]
Nouryon expands raw material partnership with Sumitomo ChemicalMarch 30, 2020 // 2 CommentsChemical firm Nouryon is expanding its partnership with Sumitomo Chemical to include a new plant Sumitomo is building at its [...]
Mitsubishi to construct MMA plant in the USMarch 25, 2020 // 5 CommentsLucite International, a subsidiary of Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical, has announced a project to design and construct a [...]
Covid-19: Ineos postpones shutting down UK pipeline until AugustMarch 25, 2020 // 4 CommentsUK chemical firm Ineos FPS says it has responded to requests from customers and delayed its planned summer shut down of the [...]
US imposes sanctions on UAE, South African and Chinese companies for dealing with IranMarch 24, 2020 // 3 CommentsClaiming that Iran is utilising oil sales to fund its terrorism activities, the US has imposed sanctions on five United Arab [...]