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Inter Pipeline Ltd. | July 06, 2022

Inter Pipeline Ltd. announced it has successfully commissioned its polypropylene plant and has begun initial production. Branded Heartland Polymers the operation is the only one of its kind in North America, offering the market one of only two new sources of PP in over a decade. Due to its unique location, modern design and technology and transport optionality, Heartland is expected to be one of the most sustainably produced, reliable options in the industry. "<...

Xinhua | February 13, 2020

BASF is planning to construct a new production site for battery materials in the German state Brandenburg, the German chemical giant announced on Wednesday. The new factory will produce cathode active materials (CAM) with an initial capacity enabling the supply for about 400,000 fully electric vehicles per year, according to BASF. The production site in Brandenburg would use precursors from the BASF plant in Harjavalta, Finland. Startup of the two plants was planned for 2022, the German chemical...

Prnewswire | September 22, 2020

Hurricane Laura made landfall on 27 August 2020 near Sasol's Lake Charles Chemical Complex in Southwest Louisiana, and is one of the strongest hurricanes on record to hit the United States. Significant property and utility infrastructure damage has been experienced across the region. Sasol's more than 800 Lake Charles employees are safe; however, hundreds of employees have suffered significant damage to their homes and remain in temporary housing while utility restoration and repair work...

Icis | April 27, 2020

US-listed shares of chemical companies rose sharply on Monday, breaking from the drop in oil prices. The European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) 54th annual meeting in October has been cancelled to avoid “undue risk” of coronavirus spread, but the trade group is mulling a virtual format. There has been a pull on purified terephthalic acid (PTA) from downstream polyethylene terephthalate (PET) applications that are considered essential amid the pandemic, but the tide may be t...