Chemical Business Newsbase articles from December 2001

Chemical Business Newsbase archives from December 2001

Business Line: Provisional duty on POY from South Korea, Turkey.
December 31, 2001... The Revenue Department of the Finance Ministry, based on the recommendations of the Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry, has imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on all imports of partially oriented yarn (POY) from South Korea...

Business Line: Fresh bids to be sought for HFL.
December 31, 2001... The Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction (BIFR), following the directives from the Appellate Authority for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction (AAIFR), has ordered the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) to put forth...

Business Line: Balco employees allege harassment.
December 31, 2001... The employees of the Korba-based Bharat Aluminium Co (Balco) have threatened to strike against the Sterlite management, which acquired 51% stake in Balco. The employees have alleged that about 3000 employees of the total 6100 were not...

Kunststof en Rubber: Schuttersveld becomes Kendrion.
December 31, 2001... From 1 Nov 2001, Schuttersveld NV, changed its name to Kendrion NV. Kendrion has about 6000 employees in 17 European countries. The turnover in 1H 2001 was EUR 460 M. The activities cover 3 fields: Kendrion Industrial for the development and...

Kunststof en Rubber: Nova opens styrene centre in Breda; Netherlands.
December 31, 2001... Nova Chemicals has opened a Styrenics Technology Centre in Breda, Netherlands, for the development of new materials for its customers in Europe. The centre will expand the following activities: development of new types of solid polystyrene,...

Kunststof en Rubber: Silos for storage of granulate: Jongerius Van Vloten.
December 31, 2001... Jansens & Dieperink, Zaandam, Netherlands, commissioned Jongerius Van Vloten on 20 Jul 2001 to supply a handling and storage installation with 3 silos for receiving and interim storage of powdery products which serve as raw material for...

Kunststof en Rubber: Bayer: and DuPont form DuBay Polymer, a joint venture for polybutylene terephthalate.
December 31, 2001... Bayer and DuPont Engineering Polymers are to form a 50:50 joint venture DuBay Polymer. The two companies will invest more than EUR 50 M in a polybutylene terephthate (PBT) plant with a capacity of 80,000 tonnes/y on the DuPont site in...

Kunststof en Rubber: Cylinder head cover: from DuPont Zytel HTN polyamide.
December 31, 2001... Piaggio, Italy, makes motor cycles. It has chosen Zytel HTN polyamide supplied by DuPont for the cylinder head cover of its water cooled LEADER (Low Emission Advanced Engine) series, namely the Hexagon, Runner and X9. The change from...

Kunststof en Rubber: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gloves in Taiwan..
December 31, 2001... Wilson Glove Products Co, Taiwan, is the largest producer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gloves in the country. It has launched a PVC glove which has been approved for surgical applications and for contact with food. They have achieved USP class...

Kunststof en Rubber: SchoellerWavin Systems during Fachpack.
December 31, 2001... Fachpack 2001, a fair for the packaging world, was held in Nuernberg, Germany, during 10-12 Oct 2001. Schoeller Wavin Systems (SWS), Hardenberg, Netherlands, a Dutch-German company launched a number of boxes and bins during the fair. SWS has...

Kunststof en Rubber: Coperion Group: a new company with many years experience.
December 31, 2001... Since the end of 2000, The Coperion Group, through Coperion Holding, Konstanz, Germany, has comprised 3 companies namely Coperion Buss, Coperion Waeschle and Coperion Werner & Pfleiderer. The core business is processing and transport...

Kunststof en Rubber: Nonwoven high density polyethylene: from DuPont.
December 31, 2001... DuPont has developed Tyvek Deco high density polyethylene (HDPE) nonwoven sheet for applications in packaging, graphics and wall decoration. The basic material for the sheets is made from very fine (0.5-10 micron) HDPE fibres. The colours...

Kunststof en Rubber: From catalyst to noise protection: Degussa, producer of speciality chemicals for the plastics and rubber industry.
December 31, 2001... In Oct 2000, the shareholders of SKW Trostberg and Degussa-Huels, agreed to merge the two companies and form the largest producer of speciality chemicals in the world. For the plastics industry it products include catalysts, additives and...

Kunststof en Rubber: More added value through growth and innovation: BASF standard products and specialities. [1 figure].
December 31, 2001... BASF AG has production companies in 39 countries, sales offices in more than 170 countries and achieved a turnover of EUR 36 bn in 2000. It has 103,000 employees with 69,000 in Europe and 54,000 in Germany. The turnover by product group was:...

Chemical Engineering Progress: Process increases pulp yield by 2-3%.
December 31, 2001... Kvaerner Chemetics of Vancouver, BC, is marketing its Paprilox process, which can boost yield by 2-3% when used in paper mills for pulp production. The company claims that the Paprilox process is capable of debottlenecking production by...

Chemical Engineering Progress: Liquid production facility launched.
December 31, 2001... Southern Air Products (Guangzhou) Ltd has finished the construction and startup of its liquid production facility in Guangdong Province, China. The facility is said to be the biggest in the industry, supplying a large number of producers in...

Chemical Engineering Progress: Ethanol plant increases capacity.
December 31, 2001... High Plains Corp of Wichita, KS, has finished improvements at its ethanol plant in York, NE, that will boost its total capacity by around one-third to 50 M gal/y. The improvements also resulted in the reduction of wastewater discharges by...

Chemical Engineering Progress: Aluminum recycling plant planned.
December 31, 2001... Hydro Aluminum Metal Products of North America will construct a state-of-the-art aluminum recycling plant in Commerce, TX. The new plant will have a capacity of 90,000 tonnes/y of primary quality aluminum from scrap. Hydro Aluminum will start...

Chemical Engineering Progress: Developing biodegradable plastics technology.
December 31, 2001... Procter & Gamble (P&G) of Cincinnati, OH, has forged a licensing agreement with Kaneka Corp of Osaka, Japan regarding the initial commercialisation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate (PHBH). Kaneka will produce the bio-based...

Chemical Engineering Progress: Supplying the paper coatings industry.
December 31, 2001... Rohm and Haas Co of Philadelphia, PA, has joined OMNOVA Solutions of Fairlawn, OH, in marketing, selling and servicing latex binders, synthetic pigment and speciality additives for paper coating applications. Both companies will render...

Eastern Pharmacist (India): Bottle manufacturers to campaign for virgin bottle use.
December 31, 2001... The glass bottle manufacturers are planning to campaign for proper regulations to ensure use of virgin bottles for packing products like pharmaceuticals, beverages and other food products. The campaign excludes PET. In its Prevention of Food...

Eastern Pharmacist (India): New pharmaceuticals products: Lefra from Torrent.
December 31, 2001... Ahmedabad-based Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd has launched Lefra in the tablet form containing 10 mg/20 mg leflunomide, an isoxazole immunomodulatory agent. Lefra helps in reducing signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and shows associated...

Eastern Pharmacist (India): Unique Pharma gets nod from Tanzanian Government.
December 31, 2001... Unique Pharmaceuticals Labs, the manufacturing and marketing division of JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, has received marketing approval from the Tanzanian Government for 19 products for 5 years. The company's injections and ointments plant...

Eastern Pharmacist (India): Zydus to launch more products via Recon.
December 31, 2001... Zydus Cadila (Zydus) proposes to introduce several new products through its 100% subsidiary Recon Healthcare, (Recon) which it acquired from former promoters of Recon Ltd in 2001. Through this operation, Zydus targets to achieve a turnover of...

Eastern Pharmacist (India): Wyeth Lederle going to merge with Geoffrey Manners.
December 31, 2001... The Rup 2.63 bn Wyeth Lederle is exploring possibility of merging Geoffrey Manners, an affiliate of $14 bn American Home Products Corp, with itself. Geoffrey Manners has a strong presence in the over-the-counter segment with popular brands...

Eastern Pharmacist (India): NPIL refutes DRL claims on similarity of Zidime PIs.
December 31, 2001... Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) of Hyderabad is reported to have complained to the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission that the product inserts (PIs) of Nicholas Piramal (NPIL) for Zidime (ceftazidime), an antibiotic, were...

Eastern Pharmacist (India): Cadila Pharma wins battle for brand name.
December 31, 2001... The Gujarat High Court has dismissed Cadila Healthcare Ltd's petition for grant of an injunction in its favour in its brand name case against Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Cadila Pharma). Cadila Healthcare had requested an injunction from the...

Eastern Pharmacist (India): New products and packings: Clodrel - new introduction.
December 31, 2001... Unichem Laboratories Ltd has launched Clodrel, a platelet aggregation inhibitor, containing 75 mg of clopidogrel in tablet form. Clodrel is indicated in reduction of myocardial infraction, stroke and vascular death, recent myocardial...

Eastern Pharmacist (India): New products and packings: Genix Pharma launches Lomegen.
December 31, 2001... Genix Pharma Ltd has introduced a fluroquinolone antimicrobial - Lomegen priced at Rup 109/10 tablets. Lomegen containing 400 mg of lomefloxacin is used to treat moderate infection of respiratory tract, and uncomplicated and complicated...

Eastern Pharmacist (India): New products and packings: Mono-A by Triokaa Parenterals.
December 31, 2001... Triokaa Parenterals Pvt Ltd has launched an antiangina drug, Mono-A, in capsule form. It is used to prevent angina and for the secondary prevention of myocardial infraction. Mono-A containing 30 mg of isosorbide mononitrate and 150 mg of...

Hospodarske Noviny: Rafinery Gdansk to be acquired by Rotch Energy.
December 31, 2001... Refinery Gdansk (Gdansk, Poland), petroleum refining company, is to have a majority stake acquired by Rotch Energy (UK) in 2Q 2002. The acquisition should complete the privatization of Refinery Gdansk.

Press Release: Diversa earns milestone award under Syngenta alliance.
December 31, 2001... Diversa Corp was awarded a milestone payment of $1.3 M from Zymetrics Inc in conjunction with research and development performed for Zymetrics. The milestone payment was earned as a result of Diversa's discovery and optimisation of novel...

Press Release: SpectRx Inc announces settlement of arbitration.
December 31, 2001... SpectRx Inc announced that the arbitration with Altea Technologies Inc (Altea) has been resolved and that all claims made against SpectRx by Altea have been withdrawn. In exchange for Altea dropping the claims, reducing future minimum...

Pharma Japan: Aiming to enter Top 10 next year: GSK [1 table].
December 31, 2001... A detailed look at how GSK expects its business in Japan to perform in 2002, covering products, marketing, increasing numbers of MRs, and new drugs pipeline. A table shows the new drugs pipeline. Data is tabulated by: stage, therapeutic area,...

Pharma Japan: S-P to increase its MRs to 600 to detail ribavirin.
December 31, 2001... In 1h fiscal 2002, Schering-Plough will increase the number of MRs (from 450 to 600) to market Rebetol (ribavirin), which was launched in Japan on 7 Dec 2001. Rebetol is used in combination with Intron A (recombinant interferon alpha-2b) for...

Pharma Japan: Kissei, Novartis make alliance for agent for glaucoma.
December 31, 2001... On 18 Dec 2001, Kissei Pharmaceutical and Novartis pthalmics (unit of Novartis AG) signed an option agreement regarding Kissei's KRG-3332 (alpha-1A receptor blocker). Novartis gains global development and marketing rights, with the exception...

Pharma Japan: Sankyo to copromote CS-866 with Forest Laboratories in the US.
December 31, 2001... On 13 Dec 2001, Sankyo Pharma Inc (100% owned US subsidiary of Sankyo) announced that it will copromote CS-886 (olmesartan medoxomil) in the US with Forest Laboratories. The agreement was signed 11 Dec 2001, and NDA is pending with the US...

Pharma Japan: GSK's Flutide Diskus included in NHI price list.
December 31, 2001... On 7 Dec 2001, Flutide Diskus 50 and 100 (fluticasone propionate, GSK) was added to the NHI price list. The products received regulatory approval in Oct 2001. Global Flutide sales were #880 M in 2000 and sales in Japan, between Nov 2000 and...

Pharma Japan: Chugai to take over detailing Aventis Rythmodan.
December 31, 2001... On 7 Dec 2001, Aventis Pharma and Chugai Pharmaceutical announced that, effective 1 Jan 2002, Chugai would solely market Rythmodan (disopyramide), which had previously been jointly promoted. In 2000, sales of Rythmodan were Yen 11.5 bn (on an...

Pharma Japan: MCC creates ZoeGene Corp to support genomic drug research.
December 31, 2001... ZoeGene Corp has been established by Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. The new company will engage in genomics drug research, is capitalised at Yen 500 M, has about 40 personnel, and expects sales of Yen 13.5 bn in 2007.

Pharma Japan: New products news in brief: Yamanouchi launch Advaferon Injection.
December 31, 2001... In late Dec 2001, Yamanouchi launched Advaferon Inj (interferon alfacon-1) for the treatment of hepatitis C. The product was discovered by Amgen Inc of the US, jointly developed by Amgen and Yamanouchi, and will be manufactured and marketed...

Pharma Japan: Sugi Pharmacy to maintain 30% growth rates.
December 31, 2001... Sugi Pharmacy Co Ltd (drugstore chain operator based in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture) plans to increase the number of stores to 141, sales to Yen 52 bn, and ordinary profits to Yen 3.72 bn in the fiscal year ending Feb 2002. Similar projections are...

Pharma Japan: Fujisawa licenses tacrolimus-coated stents to JOMED of Netherlands.
December 31, 2001... On 19 Dec 2001, Fujisawa Pharmaceuticals announced that it had agreed to grant JOMED NV of the Netherlands the rights to develop, manufacture, and market tacrolimus for coated stents world-wide. European product launch is expected in 2003 and...

Pharma Japan: Arixtra of Sanofi-Synthelabo, Organon approved in the US.
December 31, 2001... The US FDA has approved Arixtra (fondaparinux sodium, Sanofi-Synthelabo of France and Organon of the Netherlands). Product launch is planned for 1Q 2002. An NDA is in preparation in Europe and the product is in Phase II trials in Japan.

La Tribune Desfosses: Schering of Germany forecasts net profit of EUR 1.1 bn for 2002.
December 31, 2001... Schering of Germany who is likely to record net profit of EUR 400 M for 2001 is forecasting net profit of EUR 1.1 bn for 2002. This increase is due to the sale of Schering's 24% stake in Aventis CropScience which will bring in revenues of...

La Tribune Desfosses: Bayer to sell its perfumes subsidiary.
December 31, 2001... Bayer has engaged Deutsche Bank to manage the sale of its Haarmann & Reimer perfumes and fragrances subsidiary which employs staff of 3800 and is estimated to be worth EUR 1.5 bn. Degussa is reported to be one of the subsidiary's potential...

La Tribune Desfosses: Bayer considering acquisition of a stake in Aventis Behring.
December 31, 2001... Bayer has been reported to be considering acquiring a stake in Aventis Behring currently owned 100% by Aventis. This subsidiary formed in 1996 as Centeon following the merger of Hoechst and Rhone-Poulenc employs staff of 4700 accounting for...

Circuits Culture: French spring herbicide market: mixed results for 2001.
December 31, 2001... According to BASF Agro, the French autumn cereal herbicide market contracted by 30% in 2000. This benefited products used at the end of winter. The common wheat graminicide market remains mainly dominated by Celio which was used on 1.2 M...

Circuits Culture: Makhteshim Agan launches tau-fluvalinate as aphid treatment.
December 31, 2001... The leading generic crop protection chemical producer Makhteshim Agan acquired tau-fluvalinate in Feb 2001. It is offering this for sale as Mavrik-Flo. The company is developing the pyrethrinoid as a treatment for aphids. Tau-fluvalinate is...

Circuits Culture: French agricultural supplies market Champagne-Ardennes, Ile-de-France 2000-2001. [2 tables].
December 31, 2001... A summary is given of the agricultural supply sector in the French regions of Champagne-Ardennes and Ile-de-France. A table gives a breakdown of regional consumption in 2000/2001: crop protection chemicals FFR 1.98 bn, fertilizers FFR 1.834...

Circuits Culture: Sunflower herbicides available in France in 2001. [1 table].
December 31, 2001... A table lists herbicides available in France for the treatment of sunflower crops. This gives trade name, producer, active ingredient, formulation, application period and activity (graminicide/broad leaf weed). Newly registered products are...

Processing: Taiwan's government has opened the door for Taiwanese companies.
December 31, 2001... Taiwanese companies will now be able to start large-scale chemical projects in mainland China with the permission of the Taiwanese government. The new regulations will allow any investment over $20 M provided that approval from the Ministry...

Processing: EPA proposes fuel program reforms.
December 31, 2001... The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has enumerated several regulatory amendments that can be enforced in the near term to facilitate moderate gasoline price spikes during future transition periods when fuel producers shift from...

Processing: EU directives: fueling growth for biodiesel market.
December 31, 2001... The European Commission is anticipated to forward new directives in order to push biofuels as a major contributor to the aggregate automotive fuel consumption in the region. In the new directives, changes to tax laws will allow EU member...

Processing: Improved catalyst yields high-purity LAOs.
December 31, 2001... Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) and Linde AG have developed a new linear alpha olefins (LAO) process dubbed SABLIN. SABIC will construct the first LAO plant using SABLIN, which will also be incorporated in a 150,000 tons/y unit being...

Processing: Jacobs signs FEED contract.
December 31, 2001... Jacob Engineering Group Inc has signed a contract with Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC (MAP) to render front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for the upgrade of the fluid catalytic cracking capabilities at MAP's refinery in...

Processing: UOP to build hydrogen plant.
December 31, 2001... UOP LLC is constructing a pressure swing absorption (PSA) project at Syncrude in Fort McMurray, AB. The PSA will be Syncrude's fourth PSA unit and production will reach 350 M scfd of hydrogen. Patented UOP technology will be incorporated in...

Processing: Nigeria LNG to expand.
December 31, 2001... Nigeria LNG Ltd has signed a letter of intent for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the expansion of Trains 4 & 5, with the project dubbed as NLNG Plus. Upon completion, NLNG Plus will boost the plant's total...

Processing: Sumitomo Chemical breaks ground.
December 31, 2001... Nihon Oxirane Co. Ltd has started building a 200,000 tons/y propylene oxide (PO) plant in Chiba, Japan. The plant will use a high-performance catalyst engineered by Sumitomo Chemical and features a more compact configuration than traditional...

Processing: Technip signs contract with OMV.
December 31, 2001... Technip has signed a EUR 35 M turnkey contract regarding the construction of a hydrogen unit at OMV's Schwechat refinery in Vienna, Austria. The unit has a production capacity of 30,000 N cu m/hour of high purity hydrogen and uses both...

Processing: Tyumen Oil completes unit.
December 31, 2001... Tyumen Oil Co has finished building its new $100 M catalytic cracking unit at Ryazan oil refinery 120 miles southeast of Moscow, Russia. The unit will churn out higher quality refined products and boost throughput and efficiency by raising...

Processing: Foster Wheeler signs contract.
December 31, 2001... Foster Wheeler Ltd signed a letter of Intent with Empresa Nacional de Petroleo (ENAP) for the accomplishment of a delayed coker project worth $300 M. Foster Wheeler will render basic engineering, after which the company will provide...

Processing: Mitsui to build new plant.
December 31, 2001... Mitsui Elastomers Singapore Pte Ltd. (MELS) has begun building a $100 M TAFMERTM elastomer plant on Jurong Island, Singapore. Production capacity of the plant is at 100,000 tons/y and completion is slated in 4Q 2002.

Processing: Saudi Arabia building plant.
December 31, 2001... Halliburton KBR, Chiyoda Corp and Mitsubishi Corp have signed a contract, as a consortium, for the engineering, procurement and construction of an ethylene plant for Jubail United Petrochemical Co (United). The plant, which will produce 1 M...

Processing: Conoco picks Jacobs.
December 31, 2001... Conoco Inc has chosen Jacobs Engineering Group Inc as its partner contractor in the development of four US refineries and Conoco's R&D centre. The three-year partnership is worth $120 M, with Jacobs rendering supplemental maintenance,...

Processing: Sunoco to oversee some functions for Epsilon Products.
December 31, 2001... Philadelphia, PA based Sunoco Inc is to handle general management, sales and support task on behalf of Marcus Hook, PA based Epsilon Products Co as part of a deal forged by the two companies. Epsilon will exist as legal entity for ownership...

Processing: Calcasieu Refining conducts controls upgrade at Lake Charles refinery.
December 31, 2001... Calcasieu Refining Co has updated majority of the controls at its 22,000 bbls/day petroleum refinery in Lake Charles, LA. The retrofit replaced venerable pneumatic and relay logic based process control.

Processing: Kvaerner, DuPont forge three year maintenance contract.
December 31, 2001... DuPont and Kvaerner has forged a $22 M contract covering plant maintenance. In the contract, maintenance services will be conducted at Washington Works, Parkersburg, WV.

Processing: OAO Lukoil Oil, Chevron Oronite forge oil additives supply deal.
December 31, 2001... Oronite Co is to supply lubricating oil additives to OAO LUKOIL Oil Co as part of a master supply agreement (MSA) forged by the two companies. The MSA is partly the result of talks conducted by the two firms since signing a deal of intentions...

Xiandai Huagong: Supply and demand situations of Asia polyolefin and their influence on China. [5 tables].
December 31, 2001... An analysis is presented of the effect on China from the Asian supply and demand situation for polyolefins. China is the world's largest importer of polyolefins. Future imports from Japan and Korea are expected to fall each year, while those...

American Ink Maker: DuPont, Spectra strike marketing deal.
December 31, 2001... DuPont Ink Jet has formed a market development transaction with Spectra for the distribution of DuPont Artistri and other inks for industrial printing markets such as digital textile printing. DuPont Artistri Ink for digital textile printing...

American Ink Maker: Silberline earns ISO 9001:2000 registration.
December 31, 2001... Silberline Manufacturing Co Inc has been granted 9001:2000 certification from BSI Inc, a quality management system registrar. The company is one of the first among the 47,000 currently signed up US companies to the ISO 9001:1994 Quality...

American Ink Maker: Dock resins awarded by NJWEA.
December 31, 2001... The New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) has presented Dock Resins Corporation with the Industrial Environmental Compliance Award in recognition of the company's Wastewater Pretreatment System. The system was engineered to...

American Ink Maker: Titanium dioxide production soars in China.
December 31, 2001... The production of titanium dioxide in China has risen by 24% over 2000 statistics, based on 25 of the country's titanium dioxide manufacturers. Aggregate output in 2000 reached 180,000 tons and sales were $220 M, signifying a 50% rise over...

Saltend Scene: Green investment given go ahead.
December 31, 2001... Nippon Gohsei has been given the go ahead by East Riding Council, UK for the development of a new # 90 M plant at Saltend, UK for the production of environmentally friendly packaging material. The process uses ethylene and vinyl acetate, both...

Kunststoffe: BASF/Bada Plast. Partnership with specialities.
December 31, 2001... The Engineering Plastics Europe Division of German BASF AG formed a partnership with German company Bada Plast in Buehl regarding production and marketing of Ultramid and Ultradur speciality products. In future Bada will distribute small...

Kunststoffe: Basell and Poly Pacific acquire PP compounds.
December 31, 2001... Basell Australia (Holdings) Pty Ltd and Poly Pacific Pty Ltd in Australia plan to acquire the polypropylene (PP) compounds business of BASF Australia Ltd at the end of 2001. The acquisition will not include any production facilities of BASF...

Oilgas: Fuel consumption in Spain fell in September.
December 31, 2001... Consumption of automotive petrol and diesel fell in Spain during Sep 2001, compared to that for Sep 2000. Demand for petrol amounted to 679,000 tonnes (-13.1%). Overall diesel demand (automotive and haulage) totalled 2.15 M tonnes (+3.8 %)....

Oilgas: Repsol YPF awarded Invertir 2001 award in Argentina.
December 31, 2001... In Argentina, Repsol YPF has been awarded the Invertir 2001 prize for investments made in carrying out the Neuquen hydrocarbon project in the country. Repsol YPF was the single largest investor in Argentina, spending $2150 M between 1998 and...

Oilgas: Tractebel finishes Tarragona propane terminal for BASF.
December 31, 2001... Tractebel Gas Engineering has completed the construction of a propane terminal for BASF at the Port of Tarragona, Spain. The terminal will have links with two new facilities in Tarragona: Propanchem's propylene plant and Basell Poliolefinas...

Oilgas: Synthetic aromas plant for Japanese company Kao Corp in Spain.
December 31, 2001... Technip Iberia has constructed a new synthetic aromas plant for the Japanese company Kao Corp in Olesa de Montserrat, Spain. The synthesis of the complex aromas is carried out via a highly automated series of batch processes, based on Kao's...

Oilgas: Vacuum unit for Repsol YPF's La Pampilla refinery in Peru.
December 31, 2001... Repsol YPF has been planning a new vacuum unit for its La Pampilla refinery in Peru. Work on the new unit will start in 2002, with completion expected in 2003. Since 1996, Repsol YPF has spent some $145 M on modernising and expanding the La...

Oilgas: Sales of petrol and diesel in Spain: September 2001 and January - September 2001.[1 table].
December 31, 2001... During Sep 2001, 679,000 tonnes of petrol were sold in Spain, 13.1% less than for Sep 2000. Diesel sales rose by 3.8% to 2.150 M tonnes. For Jan-Sep 2001, petrol sales totalled 6.36 M tonnes (-2.9%) and diesel sales amounted to 20.176 M...

Oilgas: Terquimsa's new petroleum products terminal in Tarragona, Spain.
December 31, 2001... Terminales Quimicos (Terquimsa) is building a new petroleum products terminal at the Port of Tarragona, Spain. The terminal will have a capacity of 206,359 m3, occupying some 4 hectares. Construction started in Jul 2001, and the facility is...