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CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Sinopec | November 24, 2021

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation has successfully tested its key project, "Technological Development and Industrial Application of Light Crude Oil Cracking into Ethylene," this month at Sinopec Tianjin. The technology converts crude oil directly into ethylene, propylene and other chemical products and realizes the first industrial application of crude oil steam-cracking technology in China. The milestone is of great significance to the transformation and upgrad...

The Star | February 03, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has placed on standby its Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) team to assist government efforts against the 2019 Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). At a press briefing Monday, PNP Chief Gen. Archie Gamboa said the CBRNE team — composed of field officers, nurses, medical technicians, and doctors — may also help in screening the passengers and assisting in the repatriation of Filipinos in China. “(PNP) has made avai...

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

American Chemistry Council | July 15, 2021

A major industry group is urging Congress to enact a national recycled plastic standard, as well as to allow for the “rapid scaling” of the chemical recycling sector. The American Chemistry Council (ACC) released an outline of five steps it thinks Congress should take to improve plastics recovery on July 13. It follows ACC's decision last autumn to endorse packaging taxes to enhance the United States' recycling infrastructure. By 2030, at least 30% of th...

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

Kraton Corporation | March 16, 2022

Kraton Corporation announced it had closed the deal with DL Chemical Co., Ltd. DL Chemical acquired Kraton in an all-cash transaction valued at nearly $2.5 billion. DL Chemical is a prominent petrochemical company having over 46 years of operational experience and a unique technological base in Korea. The company was the first to export polybutene technology to the United States. DL Chemical is the world's largest polybutene producer with a production capacity of 200 KTA year....