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Butadiene Market Standoff
30th March 2012 by

By Malini Hariharan Just days after a recovery in butadiene prices, downstream synthetic rubber prod...

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It’s All About Shale Gas
9th March 2012 by

By Malini Hariharan As expected, excitement around shale gas is running strong at the CERAWeek confe...

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Formosa Confirms US Cracker Plans
28th February 2012 by

By Malini Hariharan One more US cracker and propane dehydrogenation (PDH) project has been confirmed...

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Honam’s next expansion
9th February 2012 by

By Malini Hariharan Honam Petrochemical’s plans for Indonesia appear to be progressing. Compan...

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IOC Defers PX/PTA, Proceeds With Acetic Acid, Butene-1
17th January 2012 by

By Malini Hariharan The blog continues with a review of Indian projects. State-owned refinery major ...

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Hits And Misses For Indian Projects
16th January 2012 by

By Malini Hariharan The Indian project scene continues to see some hits and misses. Among the projec...

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Middle East looks overseas for growth
16th December 2011 by

By Malini Hariharan The US shale gas buzz is now drawing Middle East companies with Sabic’s CE...

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US shale gas buzz in the Middle East
15th December 2011 by

By Malini Hariharan The US shale gas advantage is a recurring theme at this year’s GPCA forum ...

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PTT Global’s latest buy and Siam Cement’s Indonesia plan
21st November 2011 by

By Malini Hariharan There have been no headline-grabbing deals but bit by bit PTT Global Chemical is...

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Latin America focused on new investments
7th November 2011 by

By Malini Hariharan The blog has been scanning ICIS news reports from the 31th Latin American Petroc...

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