Wacker Gets Tüv Süd Certification for Biomethanol Route for Silicone Fluids
German chemical firm, Wacker, has informed that the international inspectorate TÜV SÜD has recently certified its mass balance method for tracing renewable raw materials in silicone manufacture. The company...
Waters to Invest $215-Mn in Precision Chemistry Manufacturing in US
US-based analytical technologies firm, Waters Corporation, is planning to significantly expand its precision chemistry operation in Taunton, Massachusetts (USA). The company anticipates investing approximately $215-mn to build and equip...
Asia PX Supply Higher than Expected
In China, only PetroChina Liaoyang Petrochemical and PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical shut down their PX units for maintenance as scheduled in 2018. The average operating rate of China’s PX units...
ZTE Says It Is Seeking Solution to U.S. Export Ban
Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. is taking steps to comply with a U.S. denial order, the company said in a statement Sunday.
The company is making active communications with...
Bangladesh to Import HSD from Numaligarh Refinery
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) will import 66,000-tonnes of High Speed Diesel (HSD), equivalent to 30 rakes, from Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL) in the period between May to December this...
Four More Independent Refineries Got Crude Oil Import Quotas
Recently, four more independent refineries were issued the crude oil import quotas from the Ministry of Commerce, including Jiangsu Xinhai Petrochemical with 1,730kt, Shandong Hualian Petrochemical with 1,280kt, Shandong...
USAID-Supported Expo Showcases Cutting-Edge Energy Research by Pakistani Scholar
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Director of the Office of Education in Pakistan Dr Christopher Steel, joined senior government officials and private energy sector representatives at...
Pakistan: Provinces Seek Ten Year Tax Break for Oil and Gas Companies
A ten-year tax break has been solicited by all provinces on their Provincial Holding Oil and Gas companies (PHCs) in the upcoming budget for the financial year 2018-19.
The provinces...
Planned Volumes of State Cotton Auction on Apr 26
On Apr 26, 30,010.745 tons of reserved cotton are planned to be sold, including 7,180.98 tons of Xinjiang cotton and 22,829.76 tons of upcountry cotton.
ICE Cotton Futures Market Rebounds Largely
ICE cotton futures market rebounded largely, recovering some of the prior day's steep losses.
Cotton contracts for May closed at 84.52 cents per lb, up 1.59 cents per lb and...