Jul 21, 2020
ICIS moves contrast with cautiousness at S&P Global Inc., owner of Platts, another provider of energy and petrochemical price assessments. Platts froze hiring on concern 2021 would...
Jul 21, 2020
Only about 3,700 construction workers were at Shell’s site as of mid-July down from 8,000 in early March, and the timeline to add more workers looked uncertain. As for PTTGC, the Thai...
Jul 7, 2020
South Africa-based Sasol will put online by September a 420,000-tonne long-density polyethylene (LDPE) unit in Lake Charles, Louisiana while Taiwan-based Formosa should be on the final...
Jul 7, 2020
While Covid-19 has been mostly associated with negative impacts, particularly on decreased product demand as well as project deferments, the productivity increase is an unexpected...
Jun 23, 2020
Braskem’s selection of Port Charleston for its new polypropylene export hub helps consolidate U.S. southeast ports as the alternative ocean shipping option for Gulf Coast resin...
Jun 22, 2020
The need for savings to face shrinking margins should speed up digitalization efforts by oil and petrochemical companies after Covid-19 helped prove the value of past investment.
Jun 9, 2020
Shell interrupted on March 18 the construction of this complex where it has a 100% interest and begun a restart in stages on May 4. Once built, it will crack ethane from Northeast...
