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Global Roundup
From stories supplied by the CNI and ACN teams. more
(27 August 2004 10:46)

Going it alone...
PETROCHINA will be able to see through its West-East natural-gas pipeline project despite failed joint-venture talks with a foreign consortium led by.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Iran: Optimism, but caution too
INDUSTRY observers remain optimistic about the prospects of Iran’s petrochemical industry, despite the recent political changes in the Islamic.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

NPI, Ethypharm sign licence deal
NICHOLAS Piramal India (NPI) has concluded a product in-licensing agreement with Ethypharm of France for the Indian market. more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Specialities roundup
ASAHI Glass is planning to build a production facility in Hyogo prefecture, Japan, increasing its output for next-generation large glass.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Gulf Oil to manufacture APIs
GULF Oil Corp (previously IDL Industries) is upgrading a bulk-drug manufacturing facility into an active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) plant, a.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

On the business trail
Anticipating the needs of customers has become the hallmark of Vopak’s success more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Market Trends: Naphtha retreats
The MoPJ falls from last week’s record high of US$445/tonne cfr Japan, while ethylene soars and butadiene remains firm as supply continues to remain.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

TDI prices rise on robust Chinese demand
TOLUENE diisocyanate (TDI) prices increased significantly last week over the previous month because of high feedstock costs, increasing demand and.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Bearish outlook for Asian naphtha
THE Asian naphtha market is expected to remain bearish for the rest of the third quarter of this year because of weak market fundamentals, naphtha.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Butadiene shortage hikes price
BULLISH factors continued to support Asian butadiene markets last week, with market participants still evaluating the impact of a fire at LG.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Acrylo up... for how long?
IS the current Asian acrylonitrile price rally sustainable? more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Samsung’s PTA build on track
SAMSUNG Petrochemical is on track to bring its expanded purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant in Daesan, South Korea, onstream in early November.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Dongming to build MTBE unit
DONGMING Petrochemical is to build a 30 000 tonne/year methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit in Heze, Shandong, China. more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Urumqi NPK in ’05
SINO Arab Chemical Fertilisers (SACF) is to build a 100 000 tonne/year nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium (NPK) plant in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Xiang Lu delays expansion
XIANG Lu Petrochemical has delayed the debottlenecking of its 900 000 tonne/year purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant in Haicang, Xiamen, China. more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Yizheng pushes back PTA plans
YIZHENG Chemical Fibre has delayed the debottlenecking of its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) unit in Yizheng, Jiangsu, China, to Q4 this year, said.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

JBF starts work on PET plant
JBF Industries is to build a 600 tonne/day (198 000 tonne/year) polyester terephthalate (PET) chip plant in Silvasa, India. more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Ming Dih mulls Taiwan EPS
MING Dih Group is considering building a second 60 000 tonne/year expandable polystyrene (EPS) line in Taiwan, according to a company source. more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Sahara to appoint PMC for PP
SAHARA Petrochemical expects to appoint a project-management consultancy (PMC) for its propane-dehydrogenation-polypropylene (PDH-PP) project in.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Oita PX to expand plant
OITA Paraxylene is to debottleneck its 360 000 tonne/year paraxylene (PX) plant in Oita, Japan, by 15%, said a source from Kyushu Oil. Oita.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

Nippon pushes back metathesis
NIPPON Petrochemicals has pushed back the start-up of its metathesis project to early 2006 from October 2005, a company source told ACN. more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

A bumpy ride
China’s growing chemicals industry is being constrained by an inadequate logistics infrastructure. There is plenty that needs to be done for speedy.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)

KPIC to end C3 purchases with new metathesis unit
KOREA Petrochemical Industry Co (KPIC) will stop buying propylene after its planned metathesis unit in Ulsan, South Korea, starts up, a company.... more
(27 August 2004 16:09)