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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced a major step towards increasing its global production of all types of specialty epoxy resins following approval of expansion plans at its McIntosh, Alabama facility, which are used in demanding applications that require superior physical properties such as aerospace components, oil and gas exploration and high performance composite parts. Huntsman Advanced Materials, the global...

LONDON, September 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ICIS, a trusted provider of global petrochemical market pricing information, is expanding its plasticizers portfolio by launching a new price report covering the dynamic ortho-phthalate and non ortho-phthalate plasticizers market in Europe. Ortho-pthalate represents 80% of the overall plasticizers market, but developments in legislation are driving down its usage. European regulators are calling for consumer goods producers,...

SINGAPORE, September 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ICIS, a trusted provider of global petrochemical market pricing information, has expanded its suite of margin reports by launching three new weekly reports covering the ethylene glycol market for Asia, Europe, and the US. Feedstock prices continue to be volatile and impact ethylene glycol production margins. The ICIS Ethylene Glycol margin reports give industry players crucial information on how multiple market factors are...

In the news release, Platts: August Petrochemical Prices Rise 7% on Production Costs, issued Sept. 6, 2012 by Platts over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that in the first paragraph, the end of the last sentence should read "a 6.4% increase from the prior month" rather than "a 16% increase from the prior month" as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows: Platts: August Petrochemical Prices Rise 7% on Production Costs LONDON, Sept. 6,...

LONDON and SINGAPORE, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Platts, a leading global energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider and a premier source of benchmark assessments, today announced it will launch four weekly physical market price assessments for styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), a synthetic rubber central to the manufacturing of tires, footwear and other products. The new assessments follow on the 2011 introduction of Platts' first rubber assessment, the natural rubber...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers Association (AFPM) will post basic information on hurricane preparedness measures that the refining and petrochemical industry generally takes in the event of a hurricane or extreme weather event. Information on the industry's preparedness measures, recovery procedures and refined product supply can be found at www.afpm.org. (Logo:...

NINGBO, China, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. (OTCQB: KEYP), ("Keyuan" or "the Company"), an independent manufacturer and supplier of various petrochemical products in China, today announced that it filed Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2012 to extend the filing of the Company's Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2012 within the 5-day grace period. The Company is in the process of compiling and...

HAIFA, Israel, August 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the news release, "Oil Refineries Announces Results for Second Quarter 2012" issued on 13 Aug 2012 11:29 GMT, by Oil Refineries Ltd over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the company Conference Call will take place today, August 13, 2012 at 14:00 UK time, 9:00 ET, 6:00 PT and 16:00 Israeli Time, not August 14. Complete, corrected release follows: Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA)...

HAIFA, Israel, August 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (hereinafter "the Company,""ORL"), Israel's largest integrated refining and petrochemical group, announced today its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2012. Results are reported in US Dollars and under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Key 2012 Second Quarter Highlights - ORL generated operational cash flow of $634 million....

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