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18-Jan-19 Indian infrastructure conglomerate Adani Group has signed a joint venture with German giant BASF for setting up acrylics manufacturing units costing USD2.25 bn, in its first foray into petrochemicals, and BASF’s largest investment in India to date. [image: AFP]
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31-Dec-18 Asia's naphtha market looks set to face downside pressure in the first half of 2019 as key producers in the Middle East and Southeast Asia ramp up production, while demand in Northeast Asia could falter during a heavy steam cracker maintenance season. [image: Platts Oil]
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30-Dec-18 JGC Corp has been awarded the contract for the construction of chemical plants that will be the foundation of a high-performance synthetic-resin manufacturing and sales undertaking in Thailand involving Kuraray, PTT Global Chemical and Sumitomo Corp. [image: JGC Corporation]
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17-Dec-18 Qatar Petroleum is buying stakes in three offshore oil blocks in Mexico from Eni SpA, as Qatar expands after leaving OPEC. Global oil majors are attracted to the Mexican side of the Gulf as new blocks are opened for development. [image: Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg]
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26-Nov-18 Thailand will remain a hub for ASEAN, especially Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, said Ramkumar Dhruva, BASF President Asia-Pacific. "Automotive production in ASEAN is growing steadily, and 50 percent... is from Thailand... followed by Indonesia and Malaysia". [image: The Nation]
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