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Kureha breaks ground for new polymer plant

09 Apr 2008 - State and local dignitaries joined Kureha PGA LLC as the company broke ground for its new, high-performance polymer, Polyglycolic Acid (PGA), plant. This new polymer will be sold and distributed under the Kuredux(TM) trade name. The facility, located at DuPont's ...

Borouge announces further strategic expansion of polyolefins operations beyond Borouge 2

09 Apr 2008 - Borouge announced that it has initiated the feasibility study for Borouge 3: a further expansion of its polyolefin operations in Abu Dhabi to add approximately 2.5 million tonnes per year of capacity by end of 2014. The proposed expansion would enable Borouge, a ...

BASF expands portfolio of polymer dispersions for construction chemicals

09 Apr 2008 - BASF has acquired the business activities of Austrian company BCD Rohstoffe f r Bauchemie HandelsGmbH with effect from April 1, 2008. The acquisition covers BCD's entire expertise, patents and formulations. The company is known in the construction chemicals industry ...

US EIA raises energy price forecasts

HOUSTON --The Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Tuesday revised its price forecast for US benchmark crude oil in 2008, predicting the average cost of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil at $101/bbl, compared with its March prediction of $94. The EIA cited rising ...

Oil slips on dollar, expected U.S. inventory build

NEW YORK - Oil prices eased on Tuesday, pressured by profit-taking, gains in the dollar and expectations that a looming government report would show another increase in U.S. crude stockpiles. U.S. crude futures settled down 59 cents to $108.50, the day after refinery trouble in ...

Borouge explores massive Middle East expansion

7 April 2008 - Borouge, the Abu Dhabi-based joint venture between Borealis and local oil group Adnoc, is set for a further massive expansion of its polyolefins capacity under the Borouge 3 project. The company is to carry out a feasibility study on the plan which would draw ...

UK industry promotes plastics in Times supplement

1 April 2008 The UK plastics industry has gone a little way to redressing the anti-plastic bias in British newspapers with a special supplement that appears today in The Times. Innovations in Plastics has been produced independently by MediaPlanet and is supported by advertising ...

World's first all-plastic modular design shrink wrapping machine

Italy's Italdibipack Group has developed and produced a heat-shrink packaging machinery, that features an all-plastic modular design. A total of six parts - the complete housing, carriage, hood and bath; are produced from the Baydur 60 polyurethane integral skin foam from Bayer ...

BASF to increase stake in hte to 75 percent

07 Apr 2008 - BASF SE and hte have reached an agreement for BASF to increase its stake in Heidelberg-based hte Aktiengesellschaft from 12.7 percent to 75 percent plus one share. The vendors and BASF have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction, which is still ...

PerkinElmer Partners with Cerep for Custom Drug Discovery Solutions

08 Apr 2008 - PerkinElmer, Inc. and Cerep SA announced the signing of a supply and co-marketing agreement to deliver custom drug discovery services. Under the terms of the agreement, PerkinElmer will exclusively market Cerep's target screening and profiling services to its ...

New polymer that changes stiffness and strength upon exposure to liquids

A new type of polymer that displays chemoresponsive mechanic adaptability, meaning the polymer can change from hard to soft plastic and vice versa in seconds when exposed to liquid. A radically new approach has been unveiled for developing polymer nanocomposites which alter their ...

UC San Diego Scientists Develop Sensor for Homemade Bombs

A team of chemists and physicists at the University of California, San Diego has developed a tiny, inexpensive sensor chip capable of detecting trace amounts of hydrogen peroxide, a chemical used in the most common form of homemade explosives. The invention and operation of this ...

Dow to Increase Refined Ethylene Oxide Capacity in Terneuzen, The Netherlands

The Dow Chemical Company announced that it will transition to ethylene oxide (EO)-only production at its EO/EG plant in Terneuzen, The Netherlands, shutting down production of ethylene glycol (EG) at the site before the end of 2008. In 2009, Dow will implement an efficiency ...

Arkema to increase prices of its Methacrylic monomers in Europe

Due to continuous cost pressures on raw materials and utilities, Arkema announces a EUR100/T price increase for its Norsocryl Methacrylic monomers, effective April 1, 2008. This concerns Methyl Methacrylate (MMA), Methacrylic Acid (MAA), as well as the other esters iBMA, nBMA, 2...

BASF and Sinopec submit feasibility studies on planned expansions for approval

German chemical giant BASF and its Chines counterpart- Sinopec Corp have submitted feasibility studies for a planned expansion of their China cracker in Nanjing. Under the US$900 mln expansion plan first announced in July 2006, the steam cracker will add 25% (150,000 tpa) to its ...

Special Materials Company starts new Phosphines Unit

19 Mar 2008 - Special Materials Company (SMC) reports the successful startup of its new commercial scale alkyl phosphines unit at its Changshu New Tech JV factory in Changshu, Jiangsu Province China. SMC's investment in the specialized APT (Advanced Phosphine Technology) shall ...

Chemical engineers discover new way to control particle motion potentially aiding micro- and nano-fluid systems

19 Mar 2008 - Chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new way to control the motion of fluid particles through tiny channels, potentially aiding the development of micro- and nano-scale technologies such as drug delivery devices, chemical and ...

Gulf Petroleum awaits approval from Malaysian authorities for US$5 bln refinery project

Qatar-based Gulf Petroleum Ltd. awaits approvals from Malaysian authorities, subject to which, it will begin construction of a US$5 billion oil and gas complex. The complex is being planned to cater to the demand from Asia-Pacific region, and also serving as a regional hub. The ...

Formosa restarts Mailiao plant ahead of schedule

Taiwna's Formosa Petrochemical Corp. has restarted Taiwan's second-largest ethylene plant earlier than expected. The closure was shorter than the 7-10 days time estimated by the company. This was possible because the company was successful in repairing the mechanical fault well ...

Finnish oil company Neste fined for 2001 oil leak

HELSINKI-- Finnish Supreme Court fined Neste Oil Corporation 500,000 euros for environmental damage caused as a result of oil leak in 2001, Finnish news agency STT reported on Thursday. About 300 cubic meters of oil was spilt from the Naantali refinery of Neste in December 2001 ...

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China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
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Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
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IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
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China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
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Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China, the world's top manufacturer and ...

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Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
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Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
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Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
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Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
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