Page 3 - Chemical

Rosneft and Pertamina to set up petrochemical project in Indonesia

The 15 mn tpa Tuban project will run on imported crude and will house a large fuel oil catalytic cracker and a petrochemical complex

Ube acquires patents for trimethylindium technology from Dow

Trimethylindium (TMI) is one of the metal organics (MOs), which are required for making compound semiconductors used in the production process for LED and laser diodes (LDs)

Arkema expands Bostik's adhesive capacity in Malaysia

The company has expanded its cementitious products manufacturing capacities to serve growing construction market demand in the country

Withdraw anti-dumping duty on flexible slabstock polyol: Assocham

According to the industry body, there is no dumping of flexible slabstock polyol in India and, at the same time, domestic production is not enough to cater to local demand

Akzo Nobel expands Indonesian coatings plant

The expansion will help the company meet growing domestic demand - driven by the petrochemical and power sectors - for its marine and protective coatings products

Ineos to build linear alpha olefin unit in Texas

The LAO unit capacity will be 420,000 metric tonnes per annum (tpa), 20 percent larger than when the project was originally announced

Albemarle to discontinue production of HBCD-based flame retardants

With this move, the company will focus on supplying GreenCrest polymeric fire safety solutions

Evonik acquires Air Products' specialty & coating additives business for $ 3.8 bn

Acquisition will strengthen Evonik's position in the high-margin specialty & coating additives market