Vietnam’s rubber output may rise 1.5 % to 995,000 tonnes in 2014, after climbing 14 % to 980,000 tonnes in 2013, beating Malaysia to become the third largest ...

The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) will hold its 55th annual general meeting in Kyoto, Japan, from 19-22 May 2014.

Qatar Petrochemical Co. (Qapco) plans to spend USD330-million to build a new 400,000-t/y ethylene plant in Mesaieed, Qatar, according to local sources.

JG Summit Petrochemical Corp. has purchased its first cargo of naphtha as it prepares to start up the Philippines' first naphtha cracker.

PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) and PT Pertamina have signed additional agreements to establish a petrochemical marketing and trading joint venture in Indonesia, to ...

Industries Qatar (IQ) said Qatar Petrochemical Co. (Qapco), in which it holds an 80 % interest, is “in a very early stage of assessment” for construction of a ...

SK Engineering and Construction Co., as part of a consortium with Linde, has signed a USD 3.6-billion contract with Carbon Holdings for the Tahrir ...

Sibur's Tolyattikauchuk subsidiary has commissioned a third butyl rubber line in Tolyatti, Russia, increasing the site's butyl rubber production capacity to ...

CNOOC Oil & Petrochemicals Co. has awarded Technip a contract to supply its proprietary technology and process design package for a new 1-million-t/y ethylene ...

SI Group announced its “victory” in a rubber resin intellectual property case filed with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against Sino Legend.

Chemtura Corp. has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court of California seeking to overturn TB-117-2013, the state's amended regulatory rules and new smoulder-only ...

According to the US Census Bureau, an estimated 974,700 housing units were authorised by building permits in 2013, this is 17.5 % above the 2012 figure of 829,700.

From 25 – 27 February 2014, the sixth Polyurethanex exhibition will again be held at the Crocus Expo Center in Moscow, Russia. Wanhua-BorsodChem recently ...

Toyobo Chemicals (Thailand) will begin full-scale operations this month (January 2014) at its Vylon copolyester resin plant in Amata Nakom Industrial Estate, ...

The North Cotabato province is planning to introduce to local farmers fast-growing rubber trees that would produce latex in half the time of existing species. ...

Vietnam’s rubber has enjoyed trade surplus after suffering deficit for many years, exceeding 1 billion USD in the export of rubber products in 2013.

Total SA and China Power Investment Corp. (CPI) have received clearance from China's National Development and Reform Commission for a planned USD 4-billion ...

Ineous Technologies said that it has licensed its Innovene PP process for the manufacture of homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers to Vung Ro ...

Tolyattikauchuk, a subsidiary of gas processing and petrochemicals company Sibur, has recently commissioned a third butyl rubber separation line, expanding its ...

The European Commission (EC) has initiated an anti-subsidy investigation into polyester staple fibre imported from Viet Nam, according to the Viet Nam ...

The South Korean petrochemical industry is facing a "China Risk" as Chinese petrochemical companies are increasing their capacities quickly. Although Korean ...

Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) opened a new, state-of-the-art facility in Riyadh on Thursday (19 Dec. 2013), under the patronage of Prince ...

Hyosung, one of the nation’s major chemical companies, said it has started expansion of its propylene plant in Ulsan.

Saudi Plastics & Petrochem 2014, the 11th International Plastics & Petrochemicals Trade Exhibition, is set to take place from February 17 to 20 at the Riyadh ...

Despite high hopes that the Rubber City project will add value to the rubber industry, the lack of a clear direction could hinder its progress. Kangsadarn ...

Sasol Limited’s Chief Executive Officer, David Constable, and the South African Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, on 14 Jan. 2014 inaugurated ...

BASF, a German-based global chemical company, said that it will build a compounding plant for engineering plastics, such as polyamide and polybutylene ...

Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Zeon Corporation and Mitsui & Company, both Japan-based, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of an ...

The TDI plant of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizer Company Limited (GNFC) located in Rahiad village near Dahej, India, has been issued a closure order.

A 1.6-trillion-won project to build a chemical plant in Incheon is in danger of being derailed.

Viet Nam's plastics industry earned USD2.2 billion last year, posting a 13 % increase from the previous year. The export turnover from plastic products ...

Sonatrach is expected to begin operations this month at its new paraxylene production facility in Skikda, Algeria, according to GTC Technology, licensor of ...

Uhde Inventa-Fischer on 10 Dec. announced that it has completed and successfully commissioned two polyethylene terephthalate (PET) production lines for Octal ...

Rubber glove makers are reiterating their calls to the government to extend reinvestment allowance for another 15 years. In stressing the importance of the tax ...

PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical has secured a seven-year term loan facility, totaling USD 265-million, to help finance the USD 380-million expansion of its ...

VersaFlex Inc. is celebrating 20 years as a leading supplier of polyurea protective coatings, linings, and technology. Formally incorporated in 1994, 2014 marks ...

Oman Oil Co. (OOC), aiming to become a vertically integrated global chemical leader in the downstream industry, has completed the acquisition of oxo chemicals ...

Tecnimont has been awarded the front-end engineering and design contract for the USD 5.5-billion Al-Sejeel petrochemical complex being built by Qatar Petroleum ...

Indonesia’s state-owned Pertamina and PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) have signed a manufacturing joint venture heads of agreement to pursue the final investment ...

Müller Kunststoffe, part of the Hexpol TPE group, has announced plans to expand capacity with an additional TPE production line in Lichtenfels.

Rampf has increased the production capacity at its Chinese subsidiary in Taicang.

In spring 2014, Industrie Plastiche Lombarde S.p.A. (IPL) will open a new manufacturing plant in Völkermarkt, in the Austrian region of Carinthia.

IMCD Group and SO.F.TER Group today announced the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement for South Africa. Effective immediately, this agreement ...

The use of rubber plantations as an engine of growth and poverty alleviation in the nation's northern region needs to be weighed against the environmental and ...

Repsol has restarted its ethylene production in Tarragona, Spain, after a maintenance shutdown at the beginning of October 2013.

Chemtura Corporation has announced that it is raising the price of the products supplied by its Urethanes Business, effective 15 January 2014 or as contracts allow.

BASF has inaugurated a new Polyurethanes Technical Development Center at its production site in Landhi, Karachi, Pakistan.

Croda has recently secured fifth place in the “2013 Britain’s Most Admired Companies Awards” and was first in the chemical sector. Now in its 23rd year, the ...

Vietcombank and Viet Nam Rubber Group (VRG) signed an agreement on Thursday (12 Dec. 2013) to cooperate in their services, investments and human resource ...

Chemtura Corporation has opened its new multi-purpose facility in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China, consisting of three production units for petroleum additives ...

Joseph Lstiburek and William K. Irwin, Jr. will head up this year’s major spray foam event as keynote speakers.