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BrazilBrazilian petrochemical company Braskem (NYSE: BAK) has decided to definitively stop producing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at end-2008, the company said in a statement. The measure will result...
Pemex domestic petrochemicals sales reach 273,700t in November
Mexican state oil firm Pemex made domestic petrochemical sales of 273,700t in November, down 14.7% o... more
Pemex petrochemicals production up slightly in November
Mexico's state oil company Pemex produced 821,000t of petrochemicals in November, a 2.63% increase v... more
Lanxess expects lower demand in the first quarter
German chemical firm Lanxess is postponing investments in response to weaker demand for chemicals gl... more
IIC, Cybsa sign loan agreement
The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC), a member of the IDB Group, approved a US$2.5mn loan... more
PDVSA doubles natural gas production to develop petrochemicals industry
Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA has doubled its production of non-associated natural gas from 74... more
MEM approves regulation for petrochemical industry promotion
Peru's energy and mines ministry (MEM) has approved the regulation for the law to promote the develo... more
Chemical exports up 33% to US$957mn in January-November
Peruvian chemical exports increased 33% to US$957mn in January-November 2008 compared to US$719mn in... more
Fertilizer prices drop at Paranaguá port
Fertilizer prices have dropped at Brazil's Paranaguá port, in Paraná state, the biggest point of imp... more
Analysts: Fertilizer prices to drop 40% in 2009
A study by brokerage Fator Corretora, part of Brazilian investment bank Banco Fator, indicates that ... more
Braskem, Sojitz sign contract for bioethanol supply
Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem (NYSE: BAK) and Japanese trading house Sojitz have signed a ... more
EU could retaliate for used tires imports
Brazil could suffer retaliation from the European Union for not meeting the schedule determined by t... more
Dow takeover of Rohm and Haas in doubt
Michigan-based Dow Chemical's (NYSE: DOW) US$15.3bn takeover of Philadelphia-based specialty chemica... more
PVC sales forecast to have risen 15% in 2008, to slow in 2009
Brazilian PVC sales are expected to have increased 15% in 2008 compared to last year and are forecas... more
Lanxess unit estimates 2008 revenues at US$1bn
The Brazilian subsidiary of German chemical company Lanxess estimates revenues of US$1bn in 2008, si... more
Reports: LyondellBasell considers chapter 11
Rotterdam-based polymers, petrochemicals and fuels firm LyondellBasell is considering filing for cha... more
Petrochemical industry uncertain of true impact of crisis
The effects of the financial crisis have reached the Brazilian petrochemical industry, causing some ... more
Marcona likely location for petrochemicals pole
Studies related to establishing a petrochemicals pole in Peru's south have concluded and the likely ... more
IN BRIEF Solvay, Sabesp sign contract for sewage management
The Brazilian subsidiary of Belgian group Solvay and São Paulo state water utility Sabesp (Bovespa: ... more
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Paul Blanchard
Director engineering plastics
CMAI Global
BNamericas spoke with Paul Blanchard, director of engineering plastics at consultancy CMAI Global, to get his views on how the engineering plastics in ...more ![]()
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