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BASF aims for agro power with Bayer deal

...Formerly a bystander in the large-scale mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity that has swept ...

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'No deal' Brexit calamity

...The UK government’s Brexit negotiations are – by most accounts – stumbling before they have ...

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Shell on track with major petrochemical expansions

...Capturing growth in petrochemicals has also got to be about capturing value whether you are a ...

Innovation Awards: The winners revealed

...A strong shortlist of entries for this year’s ICIS Innovation Awards  ensured a vigorous and ...

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US polyurethanes firms stick with new blowing agents despite court ruling

...Companies are continuing to use fourth-generation blowing agents in their polyurethane (PU) ...

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Polypropylene - Latin America

USES Polypropylene (PP) is used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products. Three forms of PP can be produced: isotactic, syndiotactic and atactic. Isotactic PP is the main form...

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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

Chemical Sciences Scotland is a powerful partnership between the industry, government and academia which speaks with one voice to secure the sector’s future.

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.