The Polyurethanes division of Huntsman announced a EUR 150/tonne price increase for all its MDI products and MDI-based systems in the European region (Europe, ...

The College of EU Commissioners met recently to discuss the post-2020 Climate and Energy Package. The key question was whether the EU should set only a ...

During last week’s Spray Foam Convention and Expo – organised by the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA) in Jacksonville, FL, USA – Angela Austin, ...

Bayer MaterialScience LLC has declared Force Majeure regarding its ability to supply its TDI-80 and speciality toluene diisocyanate products in North America, ...

Pertamina has requested an Indonesian government guarantee of protection that would restrict other companies from building petrochemical refineries capable of ...

The second REACH deadline is just around the corner. Phase-in substances, manufactured or imported in the range of 100 – 1,000 t/y, need to be registered by 31 ...

PTT Global Chemical plans to invest Bt30 billion a year or Bt300 billion within 10 years to set up new petrochemical plants in Malaysia, Indonesia and China.

On 18 February 2013, the Australian PU systems supplier Era Polymers announced that it has acquired Urethane Coatings Pty Ltd. in Brookvale, NSW, Australia, ...

Iran has proposed setting up a petrochemical exporting forum and is involved in talking with several countries including a number of neighboring countries on ...

Shell has announced its latest investment decision to upgrade its Singapore production facility for polyols, used in the manufacture of foams in furniture, ...

An analytical study released by the Ministry of Foreign Trade, or MoFT, has revealed that UAE exports of plastics grew by 127 %, or USD 2.2 billion, from the ...

Johnson Controls manufactures complete seats for the new Fiat 500L in a new just-in-time plant in Kragujevac, Serbia. The company also supplies complete ...

China's petrochemical industry saw steady growth in total output in 2012, but profits dropped from a year earlier due to weak demand, the country's top economic ...

The new Chief Executive Officer of LG Chem, Park Jin-soo, has said the company won’t slash any investments this year, although he expects a tough year ahead due ...

The California Government, Dept. of Consumer Affairs, has released a new draft of its nearly 40 year old furniture flammability standard. TB 117-2013 will have ...

Dätwyler Holding Inc. will combine the present Sealing Technologies and Pharma Packaging divisions to form the new Sealing Solutions division. The logic behind ...

Saudi Arabia is the most prominent producer in the global petrochemical industry. The Kingdom holds approximately one-fifth of the world’s proven oil reserves, ...

Recticel Automobilsysteme GmbH, a fully owned subsidiary of the Recticel group, announced its intention to restructure its production operations in ...

Perstorp announced that during Q4/2012, a new and extended distribution agreement was signed between the company and Milano Colori for the sales of Perstorp’s ...

The Swiss distribution and service company IMPAG with headquarters in Zurich has started a cooperation with the Stockelsdorf-based German company Altropol ...

The Stock Exchange of Thailand-listed PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC), Thailand's largest petrochemical producer, plans a major upgrade to its chemical business ...

PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC), Thailand's biggest petrochemical maker, will spend nearly 200 billion baht through 2017 on expansion and greater efficiency.

Sadara Chemical Co. partners Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) and Dow Chemical expect to complete financing arrangements this year for their $20-billion joint ...

Qatar Holding LLC, a unit of the Qatar Investment Authority, is considering investing about $5-billion in Malaysian petrochemical projects over the next five ...

A new Cannon factory in Caronno Pertusella, north of Milano, Italy, designed for the assembly of large manufacturing plants for polyurethane and composites ...