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Covestro is ICIS Company of the Year

...Covestro called 2016 a year of premieres in terms of production, finance and employees ...

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Breaking up is harder to do as DowDuPont eyes larger Specialty Products division

...The planned break-up of the newly minted DowDuPont into at least three entities will become more ...

Ascend shifts to M&A for growth

...US-based Ascend Performance Materials is shifting to an acquisition-based growth strategy as it ...

Price and Market Trends

China polyolefin prices surge as ‘green’ campaign intensifies

...China’s domestic polyolefin prices have been surging for weeks amid the government’s sweeping ...

INEOS plans to build 300,000 tonne/year VAM plant in Europe

...INEOS Oxide is planning to build a vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant with annual production capacity ...

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15 Sep 17 Volume 292, Issue 9

Latest Chemical Profiles

Methyl diphenyl diisocyanate - Africa / Middle East

14 September '17

USES About 80% of the global consumption of methyl di-p-phenylene isocyanate (MDI) is used in polyurethane (PU) foams. The largest outlet is in rigid foams used in construction, refrigeration,...

14 September '17

USES Toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) is used in flexible polyurethane (PU) foam, which has outlets in upholstery, mattresses and automotive seats. Other uses include rigid foams and adhesives, paints,...

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This Time Last Year

By Matt Tudball

Turkey PP, PE market outlook uncertain, business reduced after coup attempt

...A coup attempt has unsettled the market, and the outlook for Turkey is unclear, as the government has declared a state of emergency Depo Photos/Depo Photos via ZUMA Wire/REX/Shutterstock The outlook ...

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Scottish Enterprise

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A major new production complex in Saudi Arabia’s east coast petrochemicals hub is about to propel the GCC chemical industry into a new era.

After 120 years in Asia-Pacific, ExxonMobil has re-affirmed its commitment to supply the fast-growing market with a huge chemicals expansion in Singapore. The country is an important hub for the business in the region.

Our quest for extending oleochemistry never stops. Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions, the engineering and construction business of the Air Liquide Group, leads the market through its portfolio including Lurgi technologies, with decades of development in oleochemicals.