Japanese chemical and pharmaceutical company Teijin will invest US$45 million (Bt1.4 billion) in a plant in Ayutthaya to produce a new type of meta-aramid fibre ...

A network of rubber growers in the southern province of Songkhla plans to submit a letter urging the government on 24 July 2013 to shore up the declining price ...

Sri Lankan rubber manufacturing firms have an opportunity to venture into projects in Vietnam as a steady supply of natural rubber will be assured in future, ...

The board of directors of PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) has approved a capital increase for wholly-owned subsidiary PTT Phenol (PPCL) to invest in a Phenol 2 ...

Tire manufacturer Kenda Rubber Industrial Co is increasing its production capacity for car tires to meet rising market demand, the company said.

Oman Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) is planning to float a tender to appoint a consultant for front-engine engineering design (FEED) for ...

Tien Phong Plastic Joint Stock Company, a leading plastics producer in Vietnam, signed a contract with Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. from Japan in the northern city ...

SK Global Chemical will finally be able to produce ethylene in China after seven years of hard work to open a synthetic resin plant there. The Chinese ...

Hyundai Oilbank and Lotte Chemical are teaming up in the petrochemical business, agreeing to invest 1 trillion won ($896 million) to set up a joint venture and ...

Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), citing the declining stock price for its Formosa Petrochemical Corp. (FPC) subsidiary, has decided to postpone plans to sell ...

Oriental Energy Co. has selected Ineos Technologies’ Innovene polypropylene (PP) process for a new plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province in China.

Deputy Prime Minister/Agriculture Minister Yukol Lim-laemthong has urged all parties to systematically deal with Thailand’s declining rubber price problems, ...

PTT Global Chemical Company Limited (PTTGC) has suggested the government promote the use of environmentally friendly materials in industrial segment while ...

German petrochemical company Ferrostaal Industrial Projects GmbH and Jakarta-listed PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical have agreed to work on studies for the ...

Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat) has taken over the marketing and distribution responsibilities for Qatar’s ...

The Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Qatar Petrochemical Co. (Qapco) partnership has selected Bechtel to provide project management services for construction of the Al ...

Gokongwei-led JG Summit Holdings Inc. expects to start commercial operations of its USD 800-million naphtha cracker plant, the first in the country, in the ...

Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp. plans to increase polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle-grade resin capacity at its Map Ta Phut, Thailand, plant by between ...

State energy firm Pertamina is abandoning a deal with Chandra Asri Petrochemical, the country’s largest petrochemical producer, to establish a joint venture to ...

Oman International Petrochemical Industry Co. LLC (OIPIC) is being created as a joint venture of Oman Oil Co. (50%), LG Corp. (30%) and Takamul Investment Co. ...

Villagers in Preah Vihear’s Kulen district are seeking the assistance of rights group Adhoc, claiming a Malaysian rubber company has stopped them from receiving ...

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH), of Malaysia, hopes to start operation of its natural rubber (NR) processing plant in Myanmar this year, says chief ...

As of June 2013, Arburg announced it will offer faster and more effective service support throughout Morocco with its new trade partner Sopri. For this purpose, ...

At the recent Plastpol 2013 trade fair in Poland, KraussMaffei received the gold medal for the most innovative application presented at the show by ...

Rubberex Corporation Malaysia’s subsidiary is buying Alliance Rubber Products Sdn Bhd' glove business and plant for making disposable nitrile and latex gloves ...

The Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) is opening two plantations in Cambodia, its director-general Datuk Wan Mohamad Zuki Mohamad said ...

Toyo Tire (Thailand) Co. (TTT), a subsidiary of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. of Japan, plans to grab a 5-per-cent share in the Thai automotive-tyre market within five ...

Shanxi Coking Co. Ltd. has signed a license agreement with Dow Chemical Co.’s Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology subsidiary for the use of the Unipol ...

Ineos Technologies announced it has licensed its Innovene S process to CNOOC Oil and Petrochemical Co. for the production of medium-density and high-density ...

Kuala Lumpur-based Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad (FGV), the third-largest palm oil operator in the world, said it plans to cultivate rubber inside Cambodia.

Sadara Chemical Company has announced financial close for the funding of main financing of approximately USD 10.5 billion project. This marks the completion of ...

Continental A.G. continues to pursue its global growth strategy. As the next step in the company’s tire investment program, Continental will expand the annual ...

SK Global Chemical and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. have signed an agreement that establishes a joint venture between the two companies to operate Sinopec’s ...

A.Schulman announced said it has dropped its bid for Ferro. The announcement was made about four months after A. Schulman had offered USD 563 million for Ferro. ...