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Arkema Expands Shanghai R&D Center to Support Battery Materials
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Arkema Expands Shanghai R&D Center to Support Battery Materials
Arkema has expanded its research and development center in Shanghai, adding about 20% more laboratory space, with a focus on battery materials work link…
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Hengguang Chemical Returns to Profit on Sulfuric Acid Strength, Plans Fumed Silica Project
China's Hengguang Chemical returned to profit in the first nine months of 2026 on strong sulfuric acid prices, with revenue up 19.85% to about 1.329 bil…
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Glufosinate and Refrigerant Exports Drive Chinese Agrochem and Fluorochem Sentiment
Chinese spot prices for glufosinate rose 17.65% for the week, with liquid nitrogen up 16.13%, according to market data cited on October 26. Analysts als…
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Chinese Chemical Futures Rally on Middle East Tensions as Methanol Hits Limit-Up
Chinese chemical futures rose broadly on October 26 as geopolitical tension lifted crude oil and disrupted Middle East chemical production and exports.…
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BioBTX Wins €20.8 Million EU Grant for Circular Aromatics Plant
BioBTX has secured a €20.8 million EU grant for its PETRA circular aromatics plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands, which aims to produce aromatics from waste…
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Vinachem and Air Liquide Sign MOU on Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy
Vietnam's Vinachem and Air Liquide signed a memorandum of understanding in Brussels on October 22, 2026, covering energy efficiency, industrial safety a…
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Haldia Petrochemicals Unit Adperma Starts Up India's Largest Phenol-Acetone Plant
Adperma, a Haldia Petrochemicals subsidiary, commissioned a phenol and acetone plant at Haldia in West Bengal on October 15, 2026, with capacity for 345…
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Sinopec Engineering Wins $5.6 Billion Yuan EPC for Shanghai Petrochemical Ethylene Revamp
Sinopec Engineering was awarded a contract worth about 5.604 billion yuan for the core EPC package of Shanghai Petrochemical's upgrade, covering a new 1…
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Honeywell Wins Technology Package for Hengyi's Brunei PMB Phase Two
Honeywell Technologies will supply process technologies, licensing, engineering, proprietary equipment and catalysts for the second phase of Hengyi Indu…
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Honeywell to License Aromatics Complex for Bahrain's GPIC
Honeywell Technologies has been selected by Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company to provide licensing and engineering for a new aromatics complex at Si…
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SCG Approves $500 Million Uplift for Vietnam's Long Son Petrochemicals
Ho Chi Minh City authorities have approved a $500 million capital increase for the Long Son Petrochemicals complex, lifting total investment to $6.156 b…
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Chandra Asri, Danantara and INA Close Investment for Indonesian Chlor-Alkali/EDC Project
Danantara, the Indonesia Investment Authority and Chandra Asri Group have completed a strategic investment transaction for a chlor-alkali and ethylene d…
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