Brazilian state oil Petrobras, specialized in deep-water, crude oil extraction, and which refines most of the fuel consumed by some 214 million Brazilians, confirmed on Aug. 22 a due...
Petrochemical companies grouped under guild association American Chemistry Council oppose plans for a reinstatement in fiscal 2022 of Superfund chemical excise taxes that may bring back levies unseen in a quarter century saying that the added tax burden may...
Mexico’s biggest private petrochemical producers Alpek and Orbia have seen surging revenue so far in 2021 while state oil company Pemex continued to see its petrochemical production decline.
Dow, one of the world’s biggest petrochemical companies, saw during the first quarter strong demand for most products particularly those for packaging materials like polyethylene as well as for polyurethanes used in cushioning for auto seats or bedding.
Freezing weather that in mid-February extended across the U.S. and impacted petrochemical and refining operations in the Gulf Cost also disrupted ethanol output in the Midwest, according to a late March report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Resins producers are seeing their best short-term demand outlook in years particularly after the February winter freeze in Texas and Louisiana, according to officials at Braskem, which owns resin manufacturing facilities in its home country Brazil and other...
