All Chemicals
Why energy-saving plans are failing to go the distance
Added: 1 Nov 2011
Depending on the relative cost of enery at the time, energy-efficiency programmes and capital inves…
Apps ease maintenance woes
Added: 1 Nov 2011
While CMMS (computerised maintenance management system) software helps maintenance managers to trac…
CBA: HSE wants a "blank cheque" from chemical industry
Added: 31 Oct 2011
London — The Chemical Business Association (CBA) has branded the Health & Safety Executive’s (HSE) …
Polish refinery to demo new GE fibre-optic technology to tackle fouling
Added: 6 Oct 2011
Florence Italy — GE is developing a ’sense-diagnose-remediate’ system to control the build-up of fo…
Dow launches new polypropylene catalyst technology
Added: 5 Oct 2011
New York — Dow Chemical Co. has launched Consista C601 polypropylene catalyst, which it describes a…
Shell puts out Singapore refinery fire
Added: 1 Oct 2011
Pulau Bukom, Singapore — A fire at Shell’s refinery on Pulau Bukom island was “fully extinguished” …
Turnarounds: All change in petrochemicals sector
Added: 1 Oct 2011
London — The west European petrochemical Industry is reckoned to spend around €3 billion a year on …
BASF demolition job for RVA
Added: 30 Sep 2011
Ipswich, UK — BASF has started dismantling its Kaipiainen polymer production facilities in Finland.…
Hima-Sella upgrades ESD systems at Lucite UK plant
Added: 28 Sep 2011
Teesside, UK – Hima-Sella has commenced work on the upgrade of emergency shutdown (ESD) systems for…
Yara repeats order for mixer – 26 years on
Added: 19 Sep 2011
York, UK — John R Boone has supplied a replacement 2000-litre heavy duty rotary drum blender to Yor…
DuPont wins $920m aramid secrets lawsuit against Kolon Industries
Added: 15 Sep 2011
Wilmington, Delaware — DuPont has won a civil lawsuit for $919.9 million in the US against Kolon In…
Oxford Catalysts earns US technology award
Added: 13 Sep 2011
Oxford, UK — Microchannel technology developed by the Oxford Catalysts Group was named as the winne…
INEOS ramps up technology licensing in China
Added: 9 Sep 2011
London – INEOS Technologies has licensed its Innovene PP process for the manufacture of polypropyle…
UK plastics leader questions "shocking" energy cost rises
Added: 1 Sep 2011
London - The British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) president Philip Watkins made a strong attack on t…
New UK refinery?
Added: 1 Sep 2011
GE Oil & Gas is planning to build a new oil refinery on Teesside in the north east of England, acco…
Invensys control system for Saudi refinery
Added: 16 Aug 2011
London – Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemical Co. (SATORP) — a JV between Saudi Aramco and T…
Government 'cuts' UK chemical industry costs
Added: 3 Aug 2011
London – Chemical industry leaders are on the warpath over the UK government’s latest assessment of…
Renewable ethanol for fuel additives, rubber and solvents
Added: 3 Aug 2011
Richland, Washington – US researchers claim to have developed catalysts that could replace chemical…
UK firm puts BASF site on the path to world-class performance
Added: 3 Aug 2011
Warrington, UK – BASF has started an ’operational excellence’ programme with Reliable Manufacturing…
BASF moves polyacrylamide production to UK plant
Added: 1 Aug 2011
Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF is to consolidate the production of polyacrylamide (PAM) beads into it…
