Rubber Polyurethanes
VIETNAM: French keen on Vietnam's plastic, packing industries

A delegation representing 10 French companies will travel to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from 28 Feb. – 2 March 2012 to examine the plastics and packing ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi petrochemical firms healthy despite global uncertainties

The growth outlook for Saudi petrochemical companies is healthy, despite the lingering uncertainties in the global economy. Though product prices are at ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
Dreyplas has started market activities

In November 2011 a new pan-European distributor has started market activities: Dreyplas GmbH, based in Meerbusch, Germany. The company’s diversified portfolio ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Royal Commission grants approval for five PC projects costing USD 5.6 billion

Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu has approved five large petrochemical projects to be built in Jubail and costing SR 21.2 billion (USD 5.6 ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
CHINA: Sinopec, China Coal JV plans PP project in Ordos using Ineos’ Innovene process

Zhong Tian He Chuang Energy Co., a joint venture between Sinopec and China Coal Group, plans to build a polypropylene (PP) plant in Ordos, China, based on Ineos ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
INDONESIA: Honam signs Indonesian land deal for cracker & downstream units

Honam Petrochemical Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia’s Krakatau Steel for land in Cilegon on which Honam plans to build a new ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
VIETNAM: Partners sign joint venture agreement for Long Son PC complex

PetroVietnam, Vinachem, Qatar Petroleum International, Siam Cement Group (SCG) and Thai Plastic and Chemicals have signed a joint venture agreement to invest in ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
CHINA: New Five-Year Plan envisions four refining, three ethylene bases

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released general details on the country’s new five-year plan (2011-2015), including ...

Thermoplastic Elastomers
Wittenburg opens new production site and R&D centre in Zeewolde

Wittenburg BV recently announced the opening of its new state-of-the art production facility and R&D centre in Zeewolde, The Netherlands. The company said that ...

Thermoplastic Elastomers
PolyOne GLS appoints Velox as Western Europe Distributor

PolyOne GLS has announced the appointment of Velox GmbH from Hamburg, Germany, as a distributor of its products in Western Europe. Velox is the first European ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
Trelleborg strengthens and focuses the group

Trelleborg is making organisational changes in order to further strengthen and focus the group. Trelleborg Automotive will be focused on antivibration ...

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
KUWAIT: PIC partnering with Equate to build proposed Olefins III project

Kuwait’s Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC) is still planning to build its Olefins III complex and will cooperate with Equate to carry out the project, the ...