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ADNOC exemplifies big oil's rise on petrochemicals stage

...The official rollout of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) massive $45bn investment plan ...

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Circular economy, sustainability key trends at NPE

...Sustainability will continue to be a trend driving the plastic packaging industry, with recycled ...

Chemical CEOs optimistic on US-China trade outcome

...Many US chemical company CEOs are optimistic on a favourable outcome from US-China trade talks, as ...

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China-Iran petrochemicals trade insulated from US sanctions

...China’s petrochemical imports from Iran are not expected to take a major hit upon the US’ ...

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US methanol boom in billion dollar investment phase

...Recent announcements by US methanol producers show that the boom in North American plants that began ...

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18 May 18 Volume 293, Issue 19

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Styrene-butadiene rubber elastomers - Asia

USES Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) is the most widely used synthetic rubber. Emulsion SBR (E-SBR) contains 23.5% styrene (SM) and 76.5% butadiene (BD). E-SBR is predominantly used for the...

Oxo-Alcohols - Europe

USES The oxo-alcohols chain consists of n-butanol (NBA), isobutanol (IBA), and 2-ethylhexanol (2-EH). Around 50% of 2-EH is used to make plasticizers, mainly dioctyl phthalate (DOP) and dioctyl...

This Time Last Year

By Nigel Davis and Joseph Chang

Time was ripe for HuntsmanClariant merger of equals

...The time was ripe to strike a merger of equals now, with two global specialty chemical companies well into their portfolio transformation plans shedding commoditised assets, with similar goals and ...

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Base oil markets take a pause

By Staff Reporter

Base oil markets take a pause

...Global base oil and lubricant markets are taking a pause after a recent period of high capacity growth and low demand growth. But there are bright spots, such as the move to Group III base oils and ...

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