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MALAYSIA: Nitrile gloves demand set for growth on rising healthcare concerns

The demand for nitrile gloves is expected to remain robust and can offset any possible margin compressions in the industry, according to Hartalega Holdings Bhd ...

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UZBEKISTAN: Surgil gas chemical project targeted for completion by 4th Q 2015

The Surgil natural gas chemicals complex in Uzbekistan is due to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2015, said reports quoting Huh Soo-young, president of ...

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PHILIPPINES: Agusan del Sur eyes 20,000 hectares rubber plantation

A 20,000-hectare rubber tree plantation is being programmed in Agusan del Sur after having been seen as another key factor in climate change mitigation and ...

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KOREA (SOUTH): Hyosung advances building schedule for polyketone project

Hyosung announced it is three months ahead of schedule in the construction of South Korea’s first polyketone production facility and now anticipates completion ...

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CHINA: BASF breaks ground on second phase of its innovation campus Asia Pacific

BASF said it has broken ground on the second phase of its Innovation Campus Asia Pacific at the Pudong site in Shanghai, China.

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CAMBODIA: Rubber exports up, but revenues down

In the face of falling rubber prices, revenue from Cambodia’s rubber exports over the first six months of the year fell slightly compared to the same period ...

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MALAYSIA: Rubber prices set to be stable at between RM5.25-RM5.70 until year-end

Rubber prices are expected to be stable at between RM5.25 and RM5.70 a kg until year-end, said chairman of Malaysian Rubber Board, Datuk Ahmad Hamzah.

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CPI announces keynote speaker for 2014 Polyurethanes Technical Conference

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council announced that Vivek Wadhwa, a notable entrepreneur and author, will offer his ...

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INDONESIA: Chandra Asri uses two subsidiaries as collateral for expansion loans

PT Chandra Asri has placed the assets of its PT Styrindo Mono Indonesia (SMI) and PT Petrokimia Butadiene Indonesia (PBI) subsidiaries as collateral for loans ...

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Cellchem continues pursuit of USD 7.4 million award against Shekoy

Cobb County Superior Court (Georgia, USA) Judge Shepherd Howell upheld Cellchem International’s motion to force Shekoy Chemicals U.S. and three other defendants ...