France

Arkema, the French leading petrochemical company, and Jacobs Engineering have signed 4 contracts for new PVC projects in China. These PVC production facilities should be located in Hefei, Golmud, Etuoke Banner and Wu Lan Cha Bu, China. They will represent 4 million t/y capacity based on Arkema PVC licenses. In these contracts Arkema will provide their proprietary PVC suspension […]

ExxonMobil and the Turkish local company TPAO are in discussion to explore the shale gas in Turkey. ExxonMobil is investigating the potential development of Trakya field located in the west of Turkey. According to a survey made in April 2011 by Advanced Resources International (ARI) for the American government about the shale gas fields in […]

  Petronas Chemical Group (PCG) is planning to build a US$20 billion RAPID (Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated Development) plant in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia, which borders Singapore, — the largest oil trading hub in Asia. The project is key for grabbing a larger share in the $395 billion global market for specialty chemicals — high value raw materials used in […]