Petrochemical industry – Page 7
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Business
Hurricane hammers US chemical industry
Petrochemical sites along Houston’s seaboard are offline, and flooding has caused explosions at an Arkema facility
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Business
LyondellBasell to build world’s largest propylene oxide plant
Petrochemical giant gets go-ahead for most expensive project to date
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Business
Ukraine plans to privatise state chemical producers
Government aims to develop struggling industry by attracting foreign investment
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Business
Explosion kills 10 at Chinese petrochemical plant
Nine others injured when gas tanker exploded in loading area
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Business
Ineos expands North Sea oil and gas operations
Purchase of Danish Dong Energy and BP’s Forties pipeline will feed Grangemouth refinery
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Business
Dow will face dioxin suit
US appeals court rules property owners have a valid case over soil contamination
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Business
BP to sell Chinese joint venture stake to Sinopec
Oil giant retains significant investment in China, but is shifting focus
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Business
Brexit raises regulatory worries
Risk of doubling legal burden for industry undermines referendum’s ‘red-tape cutting’ claims
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Business
Carbon Clean Solutions and Veolia team up to expand carbon capture and re-use
New partnership will further develop the use of carbon capture technology on industrial scale
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Business
How do chemical firms last hundreds of years?
What distinguishes companies that thrive from others that failed?
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Careers
The PhD fellow
Rachel Fort reveals how she is completing a PhD while in full time employment
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Business
Shell shrinks stake in Canadian oil sands
$7.25bn sell-off is part of plan to divest over $30bn in assets to reduce debts
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Business
ExxonMobil to invest $20bn in Gulf Coast manufacturing
Oil giant will fund 11 chemical, refining, lubricant and liquefied natural gas projects from 2013 to at least 2022
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Business
Aramco and Shell end refining relationship
$2.2 billion divorce deal gives Aramco control of biggest oil refinery in the US
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Business
Saudi Aramco to invest $7bn in Malaysian oil refinery
Agreement with Petronas will strengthen Malaysia’s petrochemical megaproject
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Opinion
Collaboration and competition can both stimulate innovation
Diverse approaches suit different goals
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Business
Sabic takes control of Shell petrochemicals joint venture
$820m sale of Saudi Arabian plants continues Shell’s global reorganisation programme
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Podcast
Adamantane
Brian Clegg introduces a crystalline hydrocarbon that isn’t as tough as it sounds, but is the basis of a wide range of medicines