BASF PETRONAS Chemicals marks mechanical completion of the new citral plant

08-Sep-2016 - BASF PETRONAS Chemicals has achieved mechanical completion of the citral and citronellol facilities and associated infrastructure at its integrated chemical site in Kuantan, Malaysia. The newly completed facilities will produce citral, a key intermediate for aroma ingredients, as well as ...

BASF and PETRONAS to build polyisobutene production plant

First such plant in South East Asia

23-Jul-2015 - BASF and PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) will build a new world-scale production plant for highly reactive polyisobutene (HR-PIB) at the site of their existing joint venture, BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn Bhd, in Kuantan, Malaysia. The plant, which will be the first of its kind in South East ...

Successful start-up of Arkema’s thiochemicals platform in Malaysia

02-Feb-2015 - The thiochemicals platform, which came on stream in Kerteh, Malaysia at the beginning of 2015, produces methyl mercaptan for use as a synthesis intermediate in animal feed and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS). The development of this site is consistent with the Group’s growth strategy in Asia, and ...

PETRONAS and Evonik Industries sign Letter of Intent for projects in Rapid Project

25-Jan-2013 - PETRONAS and Evonik Industries AG signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to jointly embark on the development of production facilities of specialty chemicals within PETRONAS’ Refinery & Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project in Pengerang, Johor. Under the LOI, the two parties will ...

Petronas and LanzaTech to Recycle CO2 into Sustainable Chemicals

16-Oct-2012 - LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, and PETRONAS, the national oil company of Malaysia will work together to accelerate the development and commercialization of technologies to produce sustainable chemicals from carbon dioxide (CO2) and natural gas. The ...

Agilent Technologies and Universiti Putra Malaysia to Collaborate on Halal Food Research

11-Apr-2012 - Agilent Technologies Inc. and Universiti Putra Malaysia announced a collaboration to strengthen Malaysia’s research capabilities for halal food products, with particular emphasis on food authentication and food safety.“Halal” is an Arabic word meaning lawful or allowable. Any product deemed halal ...

Arkema and CJ Cheil-Jedang select Malaysia for their Bio-Methionine and Thiochemicals plants

18-Aug-2011 - After a long and thorough study on the best place to build their plants, CJ Cheil-Jedang and Arkema have selected the site of Kerteh, in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia. Thanks to the best efforts of the Government of Malaysia, the Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation and the East Coast ...

BASF and PETRONAS expand joint venture activities in Kuantan

Feasibility study for a new super absorbent polymers plant

30-Mar-2011 - BASF and PETRONAS will commence a feasibility study for a new plant for superabsorbent polymers. The companies have also decided to look into the expansion of the existing production capacities of their joint venture BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn Bhd. “Our joint venture BASF PETRONAS Chemicals ...

BP to Sell Malaysian Ethylene and Polyethylene Interests to Petronas

03-Sep-2010 - BP announced that it has agreed to sell its interests in ethylene and polyethylene production in Malaysia to PETRONAS. The agreement concerns BP’s 15 per cent interest in Ethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd (EMSB) and 60 per cent interest in Polyethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PEMSB), both of which are operated ...

Air Liquide: 10 new contracts signed in Asia with solar photovoltaic leaders

16-Jun-2010 - Air Liquide is strengthening its market leadership position in the supply of gases and precursors to the solar photovoltaic manufacturers by signing over 10 new long-term contracts with photovoltaic industry leaders in China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan. The latest contracts make the Group the ...