Chemicals
FMC to launch restructuring plan, targets plant closures and Asia cost cuts
The agrichemicals firm is a key player in the insecticide and fungicide market
GIC, Carlyle-backed chemicals firm Nouryon shelves US$5.8 billion loan amid investor unease
Moody’s cuts Nouryon’s Q4 estimates amid macro uncertainty and weak demand in construction markets
Aster Chemicals invests US$125 million in mooring, pipeline works for Singapore refinery
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s Aster Chemicals and Energy is investing US$125 million to upgrade its single buoy mooring and pipeline infrastructure near Bukom refinery, the company said on Tuesday (Sep 30).
China’s chemicals makers reap reward of shift from oil to coal
Beijing’s goal of peaking emissions by the end of the decade is likely to have a sharper focus in the next five-year plan due early in 2026
Bukom refinery exports rare naphtha cargo: sources
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s Bukom refinery has exported its first naphtha cargo in years following a longer-than-expected outage at its cracker, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter and...
China’s Rianlon to invest RM820 million in Johor for its first overseas production plant
The project is expected to generate more than 300 skilled jobs
Aster outage may ripple across Singapore’s petrochemical sector
The Chandra Asri-Glencore-owned firm is the Republic’s sole producer of ethylene glycol and styrene monomer
Aster Chemicals declares force majeure at Singapore naphtha cracker: sources
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s Aster Chemicals and Energy has declared force majeure on petrochemical supplies from its naphtha cracker on Bukom island, according to a letter seen by Reuters and sources with...
Building chemistry with partners in Asia
Maha Asia’s rebranding reflects its regional ambitions and the broadening of its focus towards sustainability
China emissions fall while chemicals emerge as new hotspot
Coal-based chemical processes are more polluting than ones using traditional petroleum-based feedstocks
