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Wison Engineering bags EPC contract for petrochemical project in Saudi Arabia
The company will be responsible for the expansion of the ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol (EOEG) facilities and auxiliary units
Axiall and Lotte Chemical begin construction work of ethane cracker in US
In addition to the ethane cracker, with capacity of 1 mn tonnes of ethylene, Lotte Chemical will construct an adjacent plant to produce 700,000 tonnes of ethylene glycol
 "Axiall and Lotte Chemical begin construction work of ethane cracker in US")
Huntsman Textile Effects appoints Dheeraj Talreja as commercial director for SAMEA
In the new role, Talreja will develop and execute the commercial strategy for the South Asia, Middle East and Africa (SAMEA) region
 "Huntsman Textile Effects appoints Dheeraj Talreja as commercial director for SAMEA")
Rosneft and Pertamina to set up petrochemical project in Indonesia
The 15 mn tpa Tuban project will run on imported crude and will house a large fuel oil catalytic cracker and a petrochemical complex
Ube acquires patents for trimethylindium technology from Dow
Trimethylindium (TMI) is one of the metal organics (MOs), which are required for making compound semiconductors used in the production process for LED and laser diodes (LDs)
 "Ube acquires patents for trimethylindium technology from Dow")
Arkema expands Bostik's adhesive capacity in Malaysia
The company has expanded its cementitious products manufacturing capacities to serve growing construction market demand in the country
 "Arkema expands Bostik's adhesive capacity in Malaysia")
Withdraw anti-dumping duty on flexible slabstock polyol: Assocham
According to the industry body, there is no dumping of flexible slabstock polyol in India and, at the same time, domestic production is not enough to cater to local demand
 "Withdraw anti-dumping duty on flexible slabstock polyol: Assocham")
Akzo Nobel expands Indonesian coatings plant
The expansion will help the company meet growing domestic demand - driven by the petrochemical and power sectors - for its marine and protective coatings products
 "Akzo Nobel expands Indonesian coatings plant")
Ineos to build linear alpha olefin unit in Texas
The LAO unit capacity will be 420,000 metric tonnes per annum (tpa), 20 percent larger than when the project was originally announced
 "Ineos to build linear alpha olefin unit in Texas")
Albemarle to discontinue production of HBCD-based flame retardants
With this move, the company will focus on supplying GreenCrest polymeric fire safety solutions
Evonik acquires Air Products' specialty & coating additives business for $ 3.8 bn
Acquisition will strengthen Evonik's position in the high-margin specialty & coating additives market
 "Evonik acquires Air Products' specialty & coating additives business for $ 3.8 bn")
