Rhodia focus on emerging markets to boost polyamide business

French chemicals firm Rhodia is focusing its investments on emerging markets, especially Latin America and Asia, where the company has grown at two digits above local GDP. "Latin America accounted...

• Brazil

   PVC industry grows, recycling rate reaches 17%

  Brazil's PVC industry generated revenues of 124mn reais (US$65mn) last year with a recycling rate of...   more

• Peru

   Perupetro director dismissed; Petroperú president, minister resign over allegations of corruption

  The Peruvian government has suspended various oil and gas concessions as a result of a corruption sc...   more

• Brazil

   Braskem approves petrochemical incorporations, concludes consolidation

  Shareholders of Brazilian petrochemical giant Braskem (NYSE: BAK) have approved the incorporation of...   more

• Regional

   Basf launches takeover bid for Ciba

  German chemical firm Basf (NYSE: BF) has published its offer to take over Swiss chemical company Cib...   more

• Brazil

   Petrobras to review increasing investments through 2020

  Brazil's federal energy company Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) is studying increasing investments from the US...   more

• Brazil

   Carbono Química to invest US$4mn, expects revenues of US$101mn in 2008

  Brazilian chemical and hydrocarbon solvents distributor Carbono Química has approved an 8mn-real (US...   more

• Brazil

   Brenco to supply ethanol to LyondellBasell

  Brazilian renewable energy company Brenco has signed a contract to supply ethanol to Rotterdam-based...   more

• Argentina

   Technical team analyzes Tierra del Fuego methanol project

  Tierra del Fuego's hydrocarbons secretary Eduardo D'Andrea confirmed a technical team has analyzed t...   more

• Argentina

   Six petrochemicals firms in Dock Sud inspected

  Argentine Matanza-Riachuelo basin authority Acumar has inspected the petrochemical plants in the Doc...   more

• Regional

   ECHA lists 14 substances of high concern

  The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), responsible for implementing regulations on chemicals and thei...   more

• Mexico

   Mexichem expects sales of some US$2.5bn in 2008

  Mexican chemical and petrochemical firm Mexichem (BMV: MEXCHEM) forecasts sales for 2008 of around 3...   more

• Peru

   Quimpac signs contract to double plant capacity

  Peruvian chemical company Quimpac has signed a design and build contract to double the capacity of i...   more

• Venezuela

   Largest petrochemicals complex to be built in Paraguaná

  Venezuela plans to build in cooperation with China its largest petrochemicals complex on the Paragua...   more

• Mexico

   Mexichem receives authorization for Colpozos acquisition

  Mexican chemical and petrochemical firm Mexichem (BMV: MEXCHEM) received authorization from Colombia...   more

• Mexico

   PGPB signs LOI with StatoilHydro for carbon credits sale

  Mexican state oil company Pemex's gas and petrochemicals subsidiary (PGPB) has signed a letter of in...   more

• Brazil

   Cereplast to supply bioplastic resins to two local companies

  US-based sustainable plastics producer Cereplast (OTCBB: CERP) has signed a two-year contract to sup...   more

• Regional

   Basf increases prices for acetylene-based specialty intermediates, carbonates

  German chemical firm Basf (NYSE: BF) has increased the price of its acetylene-based specialty interm...   more

• Brazil

   Petrobras' Revap offline for 46 days of maintenance

  Brazil's federal energy company Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) has started a 46-day maintenance and upgrade p...   more

• Brazil

   Providência building nonwoven plant in North Carolina

  Brazilian producer of nonwovens Providência (Bovespa: PRVI3) has started construction of a US$120mn ...   more

• Brazil

   REACH regulation to affect 60% of exports to EU

  EU regulations on chemicals and their safe use (REACH) will affect around 60% of all chemical export...   more

• Brazil

   Global credit crisis forces fertilizer companies to lower sales forecasts

  Brazil's fertilizer industry has lowered its sales forecast this season as a result of the impact of...   more

• Argentina

   Santa Cruz province, Raiser sign LOI to develop urea project

  Argentina's Santa Cruz province, through state company Fomento Minero de Santa Cruz Sociedad del Est...   more

• Venezuela

   Chávez inspects urea, ammonia plants, construction 44% complete

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez inspected Sunday the construction of the new ammonia and urea plant...   more

• Venezuela

   Report: 40% of petrochemicals production down in H1

  Forty percent of Venezuela's petrochemicals industry reported a decline in production in the first s...   more

• Venezuela

   Pralca ethylene oxide production hits 25,988t in Q3

  Venezuelan ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol company Pralca produced 25,988t of ethylene oxide and ...   more

• Cuba

   Report: Minister inspects Cienfuegos development

  Cuba's basic industries minister Yadira García, during an inspection of the Cienfuegos petrochemical...   more

• Brazil

   Braskem completes US$725mn export prepayment facility

  Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem (NYSE: BAK) has completed an export prepayment facility to t...   more

• Colombia

   Pavco to invest US$8mn in expanding plant capacity

  Colombian PVC pipe maker Pavco plans to invest 19bn pesos (US$8.23mn) to increase biaxial capacity a...   more