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Specialty chemicals will help achieve Sasol 2.0 strategy - CEO

2020/12/02

Growth in specialty chemicals such as specialty aluminas, surfactants and alcohols will help South Africa’s Sasol deliver growth as part of its Sasol 2.0 transformation programme, its CEO said on Wednesday. In a strategy update today, the troubled company unveiled a series of 2025 targets to help improve profitability and…

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Braskem Idesa to shut down PE plants after Mexico cuts off gas

2020/12/02

HOUSTON (ICIS)--Braskem Idesa is shutting down operations at its Ethylene…

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Low Rhine water levels drive up petrochemicals logistics costs

2020/12/02

LONDON (ICIS)--Water levels on the River Rhine, a key petrochemicals…

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Petrochemicals to recover slowly after coronavirus outbreak

China is the world’s biggest net importer of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), paraxylene (PX), and monoethylene glycol (MEG). Restrictions linked to the coronavirus outbreak have caused China’s chemical industry to suffer a 15-25% slump in demand during February. What will the impact be on these and other chemical markets?

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