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National Petrochemical & Refiners Association Changes Name - Machinery Lubric...
7 Feb 2012 at 5:55pm

National Petrochemical & Refiners Association Changes Name
Machinery Lubrication Magaz
The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) recently changed its name to the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM). The trade association represents high-tech American manufacturers of virtually the entire US supply of ...
AFPM Applauds Actions by Congress to Advance Keystone XL PipelineMarketWatch (press release)

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Platts: January Petrochemical Prices Surge 9% on Restocking and Tight Supply ...
6 Feb 2012 at 4:46pm

Platts: January Petrochemical Prices Surge 9% on Restocking and Tight Supply
MarketWatch (press release)
6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals marketplace surged in the first month of 2012, climbing 9% to $1270 per metric ton (/mt) in January, according to the just-released monthly average of the Platts ...

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Saudi petrochemicals manufacturers form committee to counter anti-dumping dut...
7 Feb 2012 at 12:55pm

Saudi petrochemicals manufacturers form committee to counter anti-dumping duties
Platts
Saudi Arabia's petrochemicals manufacturers have formed a 15-member organization called Saudi Committee of Petrochemical Manufacturers in the wake of growing number of anti-dumping cases against the country's petrochemical producers, an industry source ...

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Report: Foreign Firms Banned In Iranian Petrochemical Sector - RTT News
7 Feb 2012 at 9:58am

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Report: Foreign Firms Banned In Iranian Petrochemical Sector
RTT News
Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi reportedly ordered the National Iranian Oil Production and Distribution Company on Monday to stop issuing licenses to foreign companies interested in developing domestic petrochemical projects in Iran.
Minister bans foreign firms from Iranian petrochemical sectorTehran Times
Iran Bans Obtaining Licenses From 5 European Oil CompaniesLoanSafe
Iran bans obtaining licenses from five European oil companiesTrend.az

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Platts Petrochemical Analysis: Asian benzene up on stronger crude oil, US ......
7 Feb 2012 at 3:39pm

Platts Petrochemical Analysis: Asian benzene up on stronger crude oil, US ...
Platts
Asian benzene rose $2/mt day on day February 7 to $1193.50/mt FOB Korea tracking stronger crude and US benzene prices. Front month ICE Brent crude futures rose $1.70/barrel day on day to $115.80/b at 4:30 pm Singapore time (0830 GMT) February 7.


Petroleum representatives candidly express contempt for RFS2 - Biodiesel Maga...
7 Feb 2012 at 7:47am

Biodiesel Magazine
Petroleum representatives candidly express contempt for RFS2
Biodiesel Magazine
While the group consisted of five oil association representatives, several of whom are outspokenly partial to biodiesel, Charles Drevna, president of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers Association (formerly the National Petrochemical and ...
Biofuel, petroleum divide widensDesMoinesRegister.com (blog)

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3 states offer big tax breaks for Shell Oil plant - Fox News
1 Feb 2012 at 11:25pm

3 states offer big tax breaks for Shell Oil plant
Fox News
PITTSBURGH ? Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia are trying to top each other with the sweetest package of tax breaks for Shell Oil Co., which plans to build a huge new petrochemical refinery in the region. But some are questioning why there's been so ...

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Platts Petrochemical Analysis: Asian benzene gains as US benzene, crude oil r...
6 Feb 2012 at 2:48pm

Platts Petrochemical Analysis: Asian benzene gains as US benzene, crude oil rises
Platts
Asian benzene gained $19/mt February 6 from February 3 to $1191.50/mt FOB Korea as US benzene and crude oil prices rose strongly. Front month ICE Brent crude futures rose $2.14/barrel from February 3 to $114.10/b at 4:30 pm Singapore time (0830 GMT) ...


Singapore raises Q1 benzene imports from S Korea ahead of March turnarounds -...
7 Feb 2012 at 10:24am

Singapore raises Q1 benzene imports from S Korea ahead of March turnarounds
Platts
In Indonesia, Trans-Pacific Petrochemical Indotama's plans to restart its aromatics plant at Tuban in East Java, have been delayed until the end of February to early March at the latest. TPPI's plant, which has a design capacity of 550000 mt/year of ...


China targets refining capacity of 12 mil b/d by 2015 under 5-year plan - Platts
6 Feb 2012 at 8:17am

China targets refining capacity of 12 mil b/d by 2015 under 5-year plan
Platts
China is targeting a refining capacity of 600 million mt/year (12 million b/d) by 2015 under the country's 12th Five-Year plan that ends 2015, according to a document detailing development plans for the petroleum and petrochemical industry published by ...
Oil refining planShanghai Daily (subscription)
China has a new plan for petrochems' developmentPeople's Daily Online

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