Entries from Asian Chemical Connections tagged with 'singapore'
China Compensation
By John Richardson A MAJOR Southeast Asian polyethylene (PE) producer has reduced its percentage of exports to China from 30-40% in 2012 to just 10% so far this year, a source with the producer told the blog on the sidelines...
India PP dumping: The story continues
By Malini Hariharan The fight against anti-dumping duties (ADD) imposed by India on polypropylene (PP) exported by Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Oman is not yet over. Some of the major companies that face ADD have taken the matter to the...
Japan Disaster 2 - Refining, Petchems Update
By John Richardson OUR sympathies again go to the people of Japan. The main focus should be on providing as much support as possible to the rescue efforts and let's hope that petrochemical companies globally step forward. But as...
A Happy Festive Season To All Our Readers
Source of picture: anahoyhanioblogspot.com By John Richardson THE blog will be taking a few days off this week as 'tis the season to be Merry', regardless of what you may think is our rather cynical and often-times pessimistic view...
More LPG For Petrochemicals - Eventually!
By John Richardson In theory there should be an additional 20-30m tonne/year of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) coming on-stream between 2008-2012, according to Petrochemical Corp of Singapore (PCS) - the Singapore Jurong Island-based cracker operator. This could lead to 5-10m...
Getting Education Right Is Crucial
The brightest and the best, but will there be enough of them? Source of picture: schoolsinnewdelhi.com By John Richardson EDUCATION, education and education are three of the biggest challenges facing developing countries over the next 10-20 years. This...
Singapore's aromatics binge
By Malini Hariharan Jurong Aromatics Corp (JAC), part of a rare breed of standalone aromatics projects, is finally seeing some progress. At a time when most new aromatic projects are integrated with refinery operations, JAC plans to build a condensate...
Indian PP producers benefit from strong growth
By Malini Hariharan Indian polypropylene (PP) demand continues to remain strong with most end-use sectors showing good growth and it is local producers who are catering to the additional requirement. Polypropylene (PP) demand is estimated to have expanded by 13%...
Qatar Petroleum in Algerian cracker jv
By Malini Hariharan Qatar Petroleum's (QP) ambition to extend its global reach has taken the company to Algeria. QP is reported to have picked up a 10% stake in the Total-Sonatrach joint-venture petrochemicals project at Arzew, Algeria. The entry of...
Taiwan's tough talk
By Malini Hariharan Formosa Petrochemical Corp's problems are mounting after two accidents in less than a month at its refinery and petrochemical site in Mailiao, Taiwan. Wu Den-yih, the country's premier was at the site last week and ordered an...
Singapore's New Petrochemicals Strategy
Singapore's Marina Bay Sands complex Source of picture: Washington Pos By John Richardson "SUCCESS in this business, whether you are tracking price direction or planning new investments, is 95% about feedstock," says a senior European-based sales manager...
Singapore Confirms Plans For 6-8m tonne/year Ethylene
Jurong Island Source of picture: www.pcs.com.sg By John Richardson SINGAPORE plans to eventually raise its ethylene capacity to 6-8m tonne/year from the 4m tonne/year which will be reached when ExxonMobil's second cracker complex at Jurong Island is on-stream, Liang...
India set to announce final ADD on PP
By Malini Hariharan India's long-running investigation into dumping of polypropylene (PP) from Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Oman is inching to a close. Final anti-dumping duties (ADD) are expected to be announced soon, say industry sources. Affected producers have made their...
Singapore Value-add Chem Announcements Expected Soon
Ben van Beurden of Shell Chemicals Source of picture: Shell.com By John Richardson SINGAPORE looks set to soon make some further announcements on high-value investments downstream of the new Shell Eastern Petrochemical Co (SEPC) cracker. The complex -...
China Polyolefins - A Bad Case Of Indigestion
By John Richardson IT IS always dangerous to assume that the future will be exactly the same as the past - a big lesson from the recent financial crisis. But so seems to have been the assumption amongst China's polyolefin...
Dealing With The Middle East Logistics Challenge
Singapore's container port Source of picture: www.gcaptain.com By Malini Hariharan and John Richardson A big challenge facing many companies that have built large polymer plants that are located far from key markets is how to move product most efficiently....
Concerned about the Asean FTA? There's not much you can do about it.
The implementation of a zero-tariff regime in Asean from 1 Jauary 2010 has raised concerns among polymer producers in Indonesia and the Philippines about intense competition from Singapore and Thailand leading to a erosion in market shares. Producers from these...
Disappointment in India...speculation on Rabigh
By Malini Hariharan (Malini is now joint blogger for Asian Chemical Connections) The 17 Nov public hearing arranged by the Indian government at Delhi to discuss provisional anti dumping duties levied on PP imports from Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Oman...
A fight to the finish
By Malini Hariharan (Malini is now joint blogger for Asian Chemical Connections) The Indian government has announced 17 November as the date for a public hearing to discuss the provisional anti dumping duties that it had imposed in June on...
Global Warming And The Impact On Ethylene
Please read this excellent piece from my colleague Nigel Davis, who is editor of the Insight section of ICIS news.Some further thoughts: if 46% of existing and 45% of future ethylene production is taken offline by flooding, just think of...
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