acetone
Jun 15th, 2010
Uptrend is Outlined on the Global Phenol Market
Uptrend is outlined on the global Phenol market, in 2010 the market will generally see demand increase, major part of it attributed to Asia.
In 2008 production output shrank due to the recession and amounted 7.2 mln tons. In 2009 relative improvement of the market was estimated for major regions, apart from the USA where the...
May 7th, 2009
Asian Phenol-acetone Supplies to Tighten May-June on Turnarounds
Phenol-acetone supplies in Asia will tighten over May and June as Japanese, South Korean and Chinese producers take their plants offline for scheduled maintenance this month.
South Korea’s Kumho P&B Chemicals will shut its three phenol-acetone lines in Yeosu from May 8 to May 22. The company was operating its lines at 85% of production capacity...
May 4th, 2009
ExxonMobil Shuts Singapore Chemical Plant Units for Turnaround
ExxonMobil has shut several petrochemical units at its Singapore Chemical Plant on Sunday for scheduled maintenance, the company said.
The turnaround is expected to last about eight weeks, the company said in a statement, but did not specify which units of the SCP were shut.
The SCP is integrated with the US company’s 605,000 b/d refinery at...
Feb 5th, 2009
Petrochemicals Market Reports 2009 were Released by Merchant Research & Con-sulting Ltd
LONDON, England Merchant Research & Consulting Ltd. (http://mcgroup.co.uk) completed a series of reports devoted to the Petrochemicals Markets in January 2009.
The Reports Package captures the main petrochemical intermediates, which are produced from the primary olefins and aromatics building blocks. They are Acetic Acid, Acetone, Acrylic Acid, Acrylonitrile, Ammonia, Cyclohexane, Ethanol, Ethyl Acetate, Monoethylene Glycol, Ethylene...
Jan 8th, 2009
PTT Asahi Chemical to start ACN, MMA plant in Map Ta Phut by late 2010
PTT Asahi Chemical Co Ltd - a three-way joint venture between Thailand’s PTT Plc (48.5%), Japan’s Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp (48.5%), and Marubeni Corp (3.0%) - has inked agreements to secure US$400 mln loans for building new petrochemical plant in Hemaraj Eastern Industrial Estate (Map Ta Phut) in Rayong Province, Thailand. The new plant, expected...