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Chemistry that matters Based in Ryadh, Saudi Arabia, SABIC stands for the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, one of the largest petrochemical companies in the world with 40,000 employees running operations in 40 countries. SABIC was established in 1976 by Royal Decree to develop the downstream industries in Saudi Arabia while Saudi Aramco was focusing on the […]
We create chemistry for a sustainable future. Established in 1865, in Mannheim, Germany, under the name of Badische Anilin- and Soda-Fabrik, BASF’s first factory was finally built on the other bank of the River Rhein in Ludwigshafen in Bavaria, Germany. Since that time BASF became the world leading chemical company listed in Frankfurt, London and Zurich […]
Initiate, Create and, Deliver Established in 1947 with its headquarter in Tokyo, Japan, Mitsui & Co. Ltd (Mitsui) is a diversified industrial company with a global presence in 67 countries and listed in Tokyo Stock Exchange. With more than 44,000 employees, Mitsui manage a large portfolio of products and services covering: – Iron and Steel […]
Reliance to gear up on $11 billion Jamnagar refinery expansion Reliance Industry Ltd (Reliance or RIL) is making major steps in the expansion of its refinery located in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. With $11 billion capital expenditure, Reliance is planning one of the brownfield largest expansion of energy and petrochemical projects gobally. Commissioned on July 1999 with an installed refining capacity of 668,000 b/d, 1.9 million t/y Polypropylene and 1.5 million t/y Paraxylene unit, Jamnagar is the […]
Solvay’s Vinythai selected Taixing for new ECH plant With a Chinese market of epichlorohydrin (ECH) expected to grow by 8% per year, Solvay and its Thai affiliate, Vinythai have decided to invest in a new production plant in Taixing, Jiangsu Province, China. This new plant will have an initial capacity of 100,000 t/y epichlorohydrin. Solvay […]
Definition: “Polycarbonate” name comes from a polymer based on combination of carbonate groups (–O–(C=O)–O–). Comments: Polycarbonate is issued from the Aromatics family as produced out of Bisphenol A. Most of the polycarbonates are derived from rigid monomers. A balance of useful features including temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates. The polycarbonates are between commodity plastics and […]
