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Clariant sells sodium hydrosulphite
Added: 5 Dec 2002
Clariant has signed an agreement to sell its North American sodium hydrosulphite business t…
Calgon Carbon wins lawsuit
Added: 4 Dec 2002
The Dutch patent court in The Hague has ruled in favour of Calgon Carbon Corporation in a p…
Solutia sticks to $500 million sale
Added: 3 Dec 2002
Solutia today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its resins, additives and…Uhde and Sohar sign up to build $500 million fertiliser complex
Added: 3 Dec 2002
Uhde has signed a $500 million contract with Sohar International Urea & Chemical Industries to buil…Making petrochemicals in South Korea
Added: 2 Dec 2002
TotalFinaElf and South Korean-based Samsung have signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim …Plastic recycling
Added: 28 Nov 2002
Matsushita Electric has developed what it claims is the industry's first plastic recycling …
Ethylene from chocolate
Added: 27 Nov 2002
BP is expanding ethylene production at its Chocolate Bayou, Texas olefins complex by 295,000 tonnes…Williams agrees to sell Memphis refinery
Added: 26 Nov 2002
Williams announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell its Memphis, Tennessee refinery an…JGC wins $500 million construction contract
Added: 25 Nov 2002
JGC, Japan has been awarded a $500 million contract by CNOOC and Shell to construct an ethylene pla…Recycle: now you can!
Added: 25 Nov 2002
A new patented process developed by Utah-based ReSyk can be used to manufacture products us…
Taking a big Bonga up north
Added: 25 Nov 2002
It took eight tugs to tow the hull of the Bonga, a floating production, storage and offloading faci…CB&I to build China's largest low temperature liquid storage facility
Added: 22 Nov 2002
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company has been awarded a $40 million contract to design and construct China…America goes for increased oil yields
Added: 22 Nov 2002
The US Department of Energy has launched a technology initiative aimed at extending the life of Ame…Alcan to buy VAW Packaging
Added: 22 Nov 2002
Alcan today announced that it has reached a non-binding agreement in principle with Norsk H…
Buying peptides
Added: 21 Nov 2002
Fisher Scientific International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Maybridge Chem…
Eni acquires Norwegian petroleum
Added: 21 Nov 2002
Eni has signed an agreement to acquire the Finnish oil company Fortum Petroleum for $420 mi…
Safety has a negative impact
Added: 19 Nov 2002
The world's two largest groups representing chemical companies are finding the EU 'Strategy for a F…Alstom to supply power to Santee Cooper
Added: 19 Nov 2002
Alstom has been awarded a contract valued at more than 162 million Euros by Santee Cooper, …
Data mining
Added: 19 Nov 2002
Data mining techniques can complement the conventional expertise of process and control engineers i…