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Presenting a high-performance mid-engined concept sports car with ultra-efficient, low-emission drive technology, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is further increasing the Company’s competence in hybrid technology. The 918 Spyder prototype combines high-tech racing features and electro-mobility to offer a fascinating range of qualities: An emission level of just 70 grams CO2 per kilometre on ...

GMC today announces the new 2011 Sierra Denali HD, the first offering of the exclusive Denali line on a heavy-duty GMC pickup. The Sierra Denali HD leads a comprehensively redesigned lineup of 2011 Sierra 2500HD and 3500HD trucks that go on sale in early summer – including the most powerful diesel engine in the ...

Chevrolet’s new 2011 Silverado 2500HD and 3500HD pickups deliver the segment’s best diesel power. Their new, optional 6.6L Duramax turbo-diesel V-8 is rated at 397 horsepower (296 kW) at 3,000 rpm and 765 lb.-ft. of torque (1,037 Nm) at 1,600 rpm – an improvement of 32 horsepower (24 kW) and 105 lb.-ft. of torque ...

When the 2006 Corvette Z06 was introduced, it represented the closest connection to the Corvette race cars ever. The 2009 Corvette ZR1 closed the gap between racing and production even further. This year, Corvette continues its tradition of track-to-street technology transfer with the 2011 Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition.  “Designed to ...

In keeping with the brand’s “Creative Use of Space” philosophy, MINI is holding an international design competition to celebrate the launch of the MINI Countryman in suitable style. The competition invites creative people around the world to design potential tools for the unique MINI ...

A wide range of polyolefins and engineering thermoplastics developed specifically for the global healthcare industry by Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) will be at Pharmapack Europe. The company plans to reinforce its position as a "one-sto......

Iran will soon inaugurate two important petrochemical units at the Shazand oil refinery, located in central Markazi province, which will pave the way for boosting gasoline production capacity at the refinery by 8.2 million liters per day, an official......

A ban on the import of Iranian petrochemical goods is due to go into effect on 1 May 2012. As per Plasteurope, what this means is that from that point onwards, European companies will no longer be allowed to import petrochemical products nor invest ......

Qatar has earmarked US$25 bln to support the expansion and development of its domestic petrochemical industry over the next decade. As per Mohammed Al-Sada, Qatari Energy Minister, the expansion is estimated to increase the country's petrochemical pr......

Naphtha prices in Asia hovered at a six-month high at the start of the week, while cracks remained near a nine-month high for the third consecutive session, supported by tight supplies, as per Reuters. Few traders were willing to pay premiums above U......

Egypt celebrated its first anniversary of the Revolution on January 25th, as per ChemOrbis. Prior to that date players had been nervous about potential problems arising from the celebrations and polymer demand was affected while players waited and wa......

Thailand?s Indorama Ventures has signed a deal with Indo Rama Synthetics to set up a new petrochemical plant in India. The project, announced during the visit to India of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, will manufacture Purified Terephthalic......

Albemarle has completed the expansion of its Process Development Center (PDC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by installing a new production train for finished polyolefin catalysts and a number of supporting auxiliaries, as per PBR Staff Writer. This expan......

Total is consolidating its positions in petrochemicals in Asia with a new expansion and upgrading project for the Daesan complex in South Korea, which the Group owns with Samsung as part of the Samsung Total Petrochemicals 50:50 joint venture. AT an ......

Honam Petrochemical Corporation is adding a new 300,000 tpa polypropylene (PP) line at Yeosu, as per Fibre2fashion News Desk. With this, Korean PP capacity of Honam, which had merged with Titan in 2010, will touch 1.2 mln tpa. Honam operates PP pla......

Israel has signed a deal with American chemistry giant Dow Chemical to begin using its innovative Bromine-based flame retardant polymer, which is used in foam insulation applications that are needed for thermal insulation in construction, as per ynet......

Indonesia?s PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical has signed an ethylene sales deal with its subsidiary, PT Styrindo Mono Indonesia, for a period of one year, effective from Jan.1 to Dec. 31, 2012, as per the Jakarta Post. Styrindo uses ethylene to produce s......

The polyethylene linear low density (LLDPE) demand on the global market is moving steadily forward - its growth is driven largely by the developing LLDPE industries in the countries of Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe, as per Merchant Research & Consu......

Japan's Tosoh Corp, an integrated chemical producer is to continue to run its 527,000 tpa naphtha cracker at reduced run rates of 90% due to slow ethylene demand, as per Reuters. Run rates were lowered in October-December after operating at near full......

Hostalen ACP process technology license to Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yanan Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd. Start-up for this new HDPE plant in the Chinese Shannxi province is scheduled for 2014. "This is the largest capacity Hostalen ACP multi-modal......