Celanese Corp to reconfigure its global acetic acid production network
Celanese Corp. has reportedly declared that it will commence the reconfiguration of its worldwide acetic acid production network via multiple value-creation steps. As per trusted sources, Celanese ....
U.S. chemical firms Entegris & Versum Materials in talks for a merger
The merger could create an $8 billion firm that produces various semiconductor-manufacturing materials. The two firms are yet to make a final deal as discussions are still ongoing. Renowned ....
LANXESS launches CheMondis digital B2B platform for trading chemicals
LANXESS, a specialty chemical firm, has reportedly established CheMondis, which is a cross-producer and cross-dealer business-to-business platform intended to buy and sell chemical products. Matthi....
Iran still likely to invest in refinery expansion, says Indian Oil
Indias largest oil and gas company Indian Oil Corporation Limited recently said that Iran could still invest in one of its subsidiaries for a refinery expansion project. Sanjiv Singh, chairman of Indi....
ICL to supply potash to India, signs a five-year agreement with IPL
Reports indicate that leading specialty chemicals and minerals company ICL has announced the signing of a five year supply agreement, for the first time, with Indian Potash Limited (IPL), the largest ....
Diversified Plastics buys Pacific Plastics assets in first acquisition
Minneapolis based Diversified Plastics Inc. (DPI) has recently announced that the company has acquired Pacific Plastics Injection Molding’s (PPIM’s) asset in Vista, California. Apparently, the fin....
Albemarle, Mineral Resources ink $1.6B JV agreement on lithium project
Global lithium producer Albemarle Corporation and Mineral Resources have reportedly formalized a $1.6 billion partnership with the execution of a sales agreement over Western Australia’s Wodgina har....
Kemira inks joint venture agreement in China with an AKD wax producer
Finnish chemical group Kemira Oyj has reportedly entered into a joint venture agreement with Shandong Tiancheng Wanfeng Chemical Technology, a Chinese alkyl ketene dimer (AKD) wax producer. With this ....
BHP discovers IOCG mineralized system near Australia’s Olympic Dam
BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP), an Australian mining company, has reportedly announced that it has discovered an iron oxide, copper & gold (IOCG) mineralized system near the Olympic Dam operations â€â....