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Uncle Sam back from the dead?

A very interesting report by McKinsey (you can sign up free for their online newsletter which only takes a minute) expands on the theme of reverse globalisation which I talked about last week. The cost of shipping a standard 40-foot container has tripled...

Published 10 Sep 2008 9:38 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: US, Economics, China, Environment, technology, Europe, aromatics, Middle East, Olefins, Business, Oil & Gas, Naphtha & other feedstocks, sustainability, Shell Chemicals, McKinsey, Company Strategy, Innnovation, oil price, shipping costs
BASF seeks "decisive" change

Now this is old but not widely publicised - Jurgen Hambrecht's comments during the BASF Segment Day Chemicals event which took place in London on 8 July. Navigate down, click on the webcast, and listen to the Q&A session after Dr Hambrecht's...

Published 7 Aug 2008 12:06 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: Environment, Oil, aromatics, Olefins, Business, Oil & Gas, Naphtha & other feedstocks, Company Strategy, alternative energy, Fischer Tropsch, catalysts
Projects and protests

I am back from my holiday and have discovered no earthshaking developments in the last few weeks. But the following news articles caught my eye. First, Dow Chemical’s European arm and GACL have agreed on a 50:50 joint venture to produce 200,000 tonnes...

Published 23 Apr 2008 8:40 by India Chemicals Blog

Filed under: Environment, aromatics, R&D, Dow Chemical, Companies, Refining, Petrochemicals, GACL, Government Policy, Speciality Chemicals, Bhopal, IOC, Olefins, Paradip, MRPL, Vishakhapatnam, chloromethanes, Kakinada, Mangalore

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