Petrochemical industry – Page 8
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BusinessIneos lands first US shale gas in UK
Massive tankers create a ‘virtual pipeline’ bringing feedstock to replace dwindling domestic supplies
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BusinessSadara cracker eyes richer chemical rewards
Joint venture between Dow and Saudi Aramco will target added value plastics and speciality chemicals
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ResearchMembranes promise to slash energy needed to separate hydrocarbons
ExxonMobil-backed study allows reverse osmosis of hard-to-distinguish para-xylene and ortho-xylene
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BusinessEU examines Dow–DuPont union
European commission probes competition implications of the planned mega-merger
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ResearchMembrane reactor turns methane into aromatics
Catalytic technology could turn untapped hydrocarbons into valuable chemical feedstocks
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CareersThe offshore chemist
Catriona Gebbie talks to Nina Notman about life as the only analytical chemist on board a North Sea oil production platform
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BusinessExxonMobil sued for Clean Air Act violations
Environmental campaigners claim ExxonMobil’s plant emissions harm local residents
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BusinessOil slump reverberates in chemicals
Collapse in crude prices has complex and mixed effects on markets for derivative chemicals
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Business
BP to cut 7000 jobs
UK oil company reduces its workforce to cut costs in response to low oil price and charges from Deepwater Horizon incident
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Business
Three dead in Chinese petrochemical plant fire
Further four workers injured after leaking oil ignited at Qingyang Petrochemical plant in Gansu province
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BusinessFertilising India's petrochemical industry
Rajesh Parishwad speaks to H N Ananth Kumar, India’s minister for chemicals and fertilisers
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BusinessIndian chemical investment
By setting aside regions for joined-up investment plans, India hopes to become a significant player in the global petrochemical market. Rajesh Parishwad investigates
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FeatureFrom oil to chemicals
After decades of exporting oil, Saudi Arabia is looking to increase its capacity to produce chemicals. Emma Davies reports
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BusinessIneos bets big on shale
UK profit-sharing plan and transatlantic ethane shipping contracts show company’s commitment to a fracking future
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Business
Ineos takes full control of Styrolution
€1.1bn deal sees BASF complete its planned exit from styrenics joint venture
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Business
UK Lords urge government to take lead on fracking
Regulations holding back shale gas exploration, report says
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OpinionFrack and blue
Shale gas will do little to improve the competitiveness of Europe’s chemical industry, argues Mark Peplow
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Business
Grangemouth will switch to shale gas feed by 2016, says Ineos
New terminal will take US ethane imports and outdated plants will shut down
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Europe's chemical industry faces extinction in 10 years
Chairman of Ineos warns that the sector could go the way of the dinosaur thanks to high energy and feedstock costs