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Taiwan's Formosa Petrochemical is awaiting a decision from the government on whether it can postpone a scheduled turnaround at its No. 2 naphtha-fed steam cracker in Mailiao from August to October, a company source said Monday. The company made an application in mid July to ...
Domestic unconventional gas production will account for over a quarter of China's total gas supply by 2030 and unconventional gas, particularly shale, will increase significantly to help meet China's strong gas demand growth, Wood Mackenzie said Monday. However, unconventional ...
China has cut its imports of Iranian crude oil by 31.23% to 9.02 million mt (66.12 million barrels) in the first half of 2010 compared with 13.12 million mt in the same 2009 period, according to latest China customs data. The drop contrasts with a 30% year on year jump to 117.96 ...
BP's shares rose in early trade Monday following widespread reports that the embattled oil major plans to name Robert Dudley, the current head of its US spill response, to succeed Tony Hayward as the company's chief executive. The change is seen as a key move to help restore BP's ...
Sinopec Wuhan Petrochemical is slated to refine 420,000mt of crude oil in August, flat with the previous month, according to a refinery source. The refinery plans to revamp 2.2-mil-mt/yr delayed coker in October, expected to be complete in one month, the source said. Wuhan ...
US domestic styrene buyers could be facing a possible contract roll-over from July to August, sources said on Monday, following a sharp jump in benzene prices. On Monday, benzene was heard bid at 280 cents/gal FOB USG for August, with offers at 284 cents/gal FOB USG. Multiple ...
p> Japan's JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. is slated to shut three propylene plants in September and October for maintenance that will idle 330,000 mt/year of production capacity for an average of 35 days. The planned outages are expected to cost JX about 31,000 mt in lost propylene ...
Fueled by its soaring demand for energy, China's demand for liquefied natural gas will increase by 48 percent in 2020 and is driving Pacific LNG growth, says a new study. "Race for Supply -- the Future of China's Gas Market," by Wood Mackenzie Consultants finds that China's ...
p>Hong Kong imported 1.63-mil mt of jet from Mainland China in the first half of this year, taking up 51.35% of China's jet exports, higher than another countries and regions, showed data from the General Administration of Customs. Hong Kong is always major receiver of Chinese ...
Japan was the largest receiver of China's naphtha exports in the first half of 2010, importing 357,299mt, surging 316% from a year earlier, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs. South Korea ranked the second, importing 247,139mt, sharply up 188% ...
Sinopec Guangzhou Petrochemical set its crude oil throughput target for August at 1-mil mt, unchanged with the previous month, according to a refinery source. The refinery plans to go into month-long turnaround in December, when it would revamp 5.2-mil-mt/yr crude oil distillate ...
PetroChina Fushun Petrochemical is scheduled to process 780,000mt of crude oil in August, flat with the previous month, a source with the refinery told C1. The refinery is considering shutting down 3.5-mil-mt/yr No. 1 plant in 2011, due to safety hazard of its location, the ...
Thailand's PTT issued a tender Tuesday to purchase 22,000mt of refrigerated LPG at a half-to-half ratio for August delivery, traders said. Bids due Jul 27, with validity till the same day.
According to Bai Yi, vice president of China Petroleum and Chemical Planning Institute, China would adjust industrial structure to raise self-sufficiency rates of high-end Petrochemical products such as polyurethane and so on. Song Hongwei, analyst from P.H. Consultant pointed ...
Covington-based Ashland Inc. announced fiscal third-quarter earnings Friday that saw improved performance across the company's business lines. Overall, the specialty chemical company said it earned $148 million, or $1.85 a share, up from $50 million, or 66 cents a share, in the ...
Growth in the Argentinean automotive industry was helping heat up the polypropylene market in that country, a source said today. "The country's economy is doing well, helping the continued development of the PP market within the automotive industry which is continually doing ...
Dalian Customs exported 1.12-mil mt of gasoline in the first half of 2010, accounting for 36.76% of China's total, highest of all customs, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs. Many refineries exporting gasoline are located in Northeast China, of ...
Due to severe technical problem, Zachem s TDI manufacturing facility located in Bydgoszcz, Poland failed to restart for the third time, people from the company said on July 20. The facility shut down for maintenance from June 24 and was scheduled to resume production last week. ...
Japanese shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines (Mol) bounced back in its fiscal first quarter, posting a profit of 20.8bn ($240.6mn) on a strengthening global economy. The company recorded a 13bn loss a year earlier for the April-June period. Mol's dry bulk operations improved, with ...
India's state-owned refiners raised domestic jet fuel prices by 2.7pc from yesterday, following a rare reduction in mid-July. Prices were raised by 1,078 rupees kl ($23.36/kl) to around Rs41,177/kl in Delhi, reflecting the rise in international oil prices. State-owned oil firms ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Policies of China's new leadership in the ...
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the world's second-largest drug producer by ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
The Number One Document also proposed a new pricing plan for China's ...
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China, the world's top manufacturer and ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Employees demonstrate Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' Xperia Play ...
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
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Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Two models stand beside golf equipment and bags at a recent golf ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...