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RegionalFrench 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...
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
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
Braskem approves petrochemical incorporations, concludes consolidation
Shareholders of Brazilian petrochemical giant Braskem (NYSE: BAK) have approved the incorporation of... more
Basf launches takeover bid for Ciba
German chemical firm Basf (NYSE: BF) has published its offer to take over Swiss chemical company Cib... more
Petrobras to review increasing investments through 2020
Brazil's federal energy company Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) is studying increasing investments from the US... more
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
Brenco to supply ethanol to LyondellBasell
Brazilian renewable energy company Brenco has signed a contract to supply ethanol to Rotterdam-based... more
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
Six petrochemicals firms in Dock Sud inspected
Argentine Matanza-Riachuelo basin authority Acumar has inspected the petrochemical plants in the Doc... more
ECHA lists 14 substances of high concern
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), responsible for implementing regulations on chemicals and thei... more
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
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
Largest petrochemicals complex to be built in Paraguaná
Venezuela plans to build in cooperation with China its largest petrochemicals complex on the Paragua... more
Mexichem receives authorization for Colpozos acquisition
Mexican chemical and petrochemical firm Mexichem (BMV: MEXCHEM) received authorization from Colombia... more
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
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
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
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
Providência building nonwoven plant in North Carolina
Brazilian producer of nonwovens Providência (Bovespa: PRVI3) has started construction of a US$120mn ... more
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
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
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
Chávez inspects urea, ammonia plants, construction 44% complete
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez inspected Sunday the construction of the new ammonia and urea plant... more
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
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
Report: Minister inspects Cienfuegos development
Cuba's basic industries minister Yadira García, during an inspection of the Cienfuegos petrochemical... more
Braskem completes US$725mn export prepayment facility
Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem (NYSE: BAK) has completed an export prepayment facility to t... more
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
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Matthias Zachert
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Lanxess
German chemical group Lanxess recently forecast double-digit sales growth in Latin America led by the company's most important market in the region, B ...more ![]()
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