Americas top stories: weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
18-Dec-2017
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 15 December:
Bayport Polymers
to take ownership of Total’s US PE
business
Bayport Polymers, an affiliate of Total
Petrochemicals and Refining USA (TPRI), will
become the new owner of
TPRI’s polyethylene (PE) business
effective 1 January 2018, according to a
customer letter obtained by ICIS on Monday.
ExxonMobil to
increase carbon impact disclosure on
shareholder pressure
ExxonMobil has bowed to a shareholder request
to increase disclosure of the potential impact
of climate change on its business, the
US-headquartered oil and gas major said late on
Monday.
Synthos joins
Kumho in fight against US E-SBR
duties
Polish rubber producer Synthos wants
to join South Korean producer Kumho
Petrochemical in challenging a decision by the
US to impose duties on imports of
emulsion styrene butadiene rubber
(E-SBR).
US WR Grace boosting PE catalysts with
acquisition, eyes more deals –
execs
WR Grace’s planned acquisition of Albemarle’s
polyolefins catalysts business will help Grace
strengthen its single-site polyethylene (PE)
catalyst portfolio.
INEOS to build polyalphaolefins plant
at Texas site in US
INEOS Oligomers made a final investment
decision to build a new polyalphaolefins (PAO)
plant at its site in Chocolate Bayou, Texas.
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