Petrochemical industry – Page 2
-
BusinessExxonMobil to buy Pioneer for US shale oil dominance
$59 billion deal sees Exxon double its shale oil and gas production
-
BusinessFive dead after explosion at plant in China
Blast in hydrogen peroxide unit of Sinochem plant in Liaocheng
-
BusinessDuPont and a senior employee plead guilty to criminal negligence
$16 million in fines and probation related to fatal methyl mercaptan leak at La Porte, US
-
BusinessThousands of jobs to go as chemicals giants cut costs
Dow and 3M laying off a total of 4500 employees worldwide
-
OpinionThe psychology of our future with AI
It’s time to accept that digitalisation is changing laboratory work, and embrace the opportunity
-
BusinessFatal explosion and fire at chemical plant in China
Five dead, a further eight missing, and 30 more injured at Panjin Haoye Chemical
-
BusinessExxonMobil scientists’ climate models were accurate, but hidden
Documents show internal predictions were as good as contemporary science but executives publicly downplayed their significance
-
BusinessChemicals industry roundup 2022
Russia’s invation of Ukraine mounted further pressure onto already strained supply chains
-
BusinessUS government intervenes to avert rail strike
Congress enforces a contract deal to prevent a national rail shutdown that would effectively halt chemicals production
-
BusinessEuropean chemicals industry struggling to compete as costs surge
BASF plans major cost cuts as energy crisis saps profits
-
BusinessUK Reach costs stretch higher for industry
Government assessment suggests deadlines will be delayed and companies will pay billions for compliance data
-
BusinessGas shortage puts pressure on chemical feedstocks
Demand for fuels has constricted European supplies, pushing up prices and threatening rationing
-
BusinessUS reinstates Superfund taxes to clean up 1300 contaminated sites
Levy on 42 chemicals and their derivatives aims to revive neglected cleanup programme
-
BusinessDeadly explosion and fire at petrochemical plant in China
Transport vehicle driver killed and another employee injured at Sinopec in Shanghai
-
BusinessData reveals disparities in US refinery benzene emissions
Monitoring shows several facilities consistently exceed federal action levels
-
OpinionFrom waste to renewable resources
A procedure for breaking the recalcitrant C–C bonds in lignin
-
BusinessWar in Ukraine prompts companies to quit Russia
Sectors supplying medicines and food try to reduce impact on civilians
-
BusinessMeasuring methane emissions is crucial to cutting them
Atmospheric monitoring highlights large under-estimates in reported methane emissions
-
Business2021 Chemicals industry roundup
Supply chain problems, rising raw material and energy costs challenge an industry trying to recover from the pandemic
-
BusinessFatal incident in German chemicals park
One dead and five injured by caustic soda being used for cleaning work