Petrochemical industry – Page 2
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BusinessEuropean chemicals industry struggling to compete as costs surge
BASF plans major cost cuts as energy crisis saps profits
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BusinessUK Reach costs stretch higher for industry
Government assessment suggests deadlines will be delayed and companies will pay billions for compliance data
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BusinessGas shortage puts pressure on chemical feedstocks
Demand for fuels has constricted European supplies, pushing up prices and threatening rationing
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BusinessUS reinstates Superfund taxes to clean up 1300 contaminated sites
Levy on 42 chemicals and their derivatives aims to revive neglected cleanup programme
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BusinessDeadly explosion and fire at petrochemical plant in China
Transport vehicle driver killed and another employee injured at Sinopec in Shanghai
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BusinessData reveals disparities in US refinery benzene emissions
Monitoring shows several facilities consistently exceed federal action levels
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OpinionFrom waste to renewable resources
A procedure for breaking the recalcitrant C–C bonds in lignin
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BusinessWar in Ukraine prompts companies to quit Russia
Sectors supplying medicines and food try to reduce impact on civilians
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BusinessMeasuring methane emissions is crucial to cutting them
Atmospheric monitoring highlights large under-estimates in reported methane emissions
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Business2021 Chemicals industry roundup
Supply chain problems, rising raw material and energy costs challenge an industry trying to recover from the pandemic
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BusinessFatal incident in German chemicals park
One dead and five injured by caustic soda being used for cleaning work
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OpinionA clouded view of industry emissions
Standards and auditing are sorely needed if emissions targets are to be upheld
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BusinessOil & Gas industry emissions reduction pledges under scrutiny
Under increasing pressure, big firms are making sweeping climate pledges. How do they stack up?
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BusinessFamilies sue LyondellBasell over fatal chemicals leak
Incident at acetic acid plant in La Porte, US, killed two workers in July
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BusinessPredicting and preventing production losses with AI
Seebo’s machine learning technology helps chemical manufacturers get deep insight into their processes
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BusinessFatal chemical leak at a Texas chemicals facility
What caused 45 tonnes of a mixture including acetic acid to be released at La Porte, US, killing 2 and hospitalising 30, remains unclear
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OpinionPutting combustion into reverse
Unburning carbon dioxide economically and at scale is a tough problem, but potentially world-changing
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BusinessIndustry tightens emissions reduction targets
As COP26 approaches, many firms are announcing ambitious climate goals. But are they achievable?
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BusinessEight dead in apparent methyl formate leak at Chinese chemical plant
Three others injured at facility in Guizhou after accidental release during unloading
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BusinessShell to sell US refinery stake to Mexican state-owned petroleum company
Pemex will take full control of Deer Park refinery, as Mexico’s president moves to gain energy independence