25 March 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
Markets will be looking for signs of support having been rattled by weaker than anticipated PMI surveys last week. The surveys showed accelerating...
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25 March 2019
AmSty has raised prices for polystyrene products by 4 cents/pound, effective 1 April. The increase supersedes all other previously announced...
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25 March 2019
Arkema is targeting demand for carbon fiber-reinforced composites from the aerospace industry.
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25 March 2019
Supply interruptions, and inelastic demand in engineering plastics applications, especially in the automotive market, are worsening a supply...
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25 March 2019
Whereas global demand for expandable polystyrene (EPS) is expected to increase by 0.67 MMt through 2022, capacity will increase by only 0.26...
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25 March 2019
First ADN facility to be constructed in 35 years, start-up by 2022.
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25 March 2019 Paula Diosquez-Rice
Volatility returned to the currency market driven by the elevated inflation rate and the failed attempt to reduce the extreme monetary policy...
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25 March 2019
New CEO has worked for SABIC.
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25 March 2019
One of the largest foreign investments.
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25 March 2019
Plant forms part of import substitution drive.
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25 March 2019
OMV and Adnoc to study construction of ReOil plant in the UAE.
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25 March 2019 Pollyanna De Lima
The latest IHS Markit Business Outlook survey asked manufacturers and services providers across Europe about their preparations or plans to address...
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25 March 2019
Purchase price for company with sales of $26 million in 2018 is $45 million.
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25 March 2019 John Miller
After recovering from the war with the US, which decimated the countryside and killed millions of people, Vietnamese leaders in the 1980s started...
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25 March 2019
Completion due in 2023, one year later than originally planned.
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25 March 2019
Price increased triggered by capital requirements and increased operating cost associated with meeting emission limits in the US.
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25 March 2019
The accord aims to develop new end-use applications in the Indian industrial sector.
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25 March 2019
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has inducted the first four of 15 Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters ordered in late 2015. “The Chinooks...
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25 March 2019
Developments follow agreement to divest Cristal's North American assets to Ineos.
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25 March 2019
CEO says it has joined as part of company's commitment to sustainability
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25 March 2019
Key Points ASC has completed the keel section of the first Sea 1180 vessel on time, and within budget The Royal Australian Navy is on track to...
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25 March 2019
Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia (SEDA) has received a contract for in-service support on the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) infrared search...
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25 March 2019
Germany is moving ahead with plans to integrate the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) onto its fleet of Panavia Tornado...
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25 March 2019
Key Points The Pentagon pushed the US Air Force to request F-15EX fighters to help diversify the service’s tactical aircraft industrial base ...
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25 March 2019
AMERICAS Brazil – 22 Mar 2019: In Tucuruí, Pará state, unidentified gunmen shot dead the regional head of Movimento de Atingidos por Barragens (...
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25 March 2019
AMERICAS Argentina – 22 Mar 2019: The Economy Minister called for calm over the recent depreciation of the peso against the US dollar, notin...
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25 March 2019
Australian firm Marand Precision Engineering announced on 25 March that it will be sold to funds managed by Sydney-based private equity company...
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25 March 2019
On 21 March 2019, the Dushanbe city government organised a street carnival, involving up to 25,000 people, to begin nationwide celebrations of...
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25 March 2019
More than 130 Peuls, mostly civilians, were killed by a suspected government-supported militia in the village of Ogossagou, central Mali, on...
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25 March 2019
A J80 rocket was fired from Rafah in Gaza in the early morning of 25 March. The rocket hit a house in Mishmeret, central Israel – 80 kilometres from ...
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25 March 2019
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is committing another GBP30 million (USD40 million) in funding to accelerate the development of battlefield...
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25 March 2019
Oshkosh Defense is unveiling it new Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) ambulance, with plans to market it to the US Army and US...
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25 March 2019
The Swiss government’s defence procurement agency, Armasuisse, announced on 25 March that two of the three candidates for the country’s Bodluv long...
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25 March 2019
Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has announced the interim results of the 24 March general election, with official results to be announced befor...
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25 March 2019
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched IdentiFunding, a new online tool that facilitates an easier route for companies and agencies to...
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25 March 2019
Canberra has confirmed that it will acquire the Raytheon/Kongsberg National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), but in a configuration...
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25 March 2019
Arquus are due to deliver the first Panhard General Defense upgraded Véhicule Blindé Léger (VBL) scout cars to the French Army in the second ...
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25 March 2019
Boeing has appointed three new managers to take responsibility for several ongoing international efforts. Marc Allen will become senior vice-president...
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25 March 2019
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) is positioning its MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle...
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25 March 2019
Key Points The development of the Poseidon nuclear torpedo has been shrouded in secrecy, with misunderstandings and deliberate misinformation...
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25 March 2019
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is aiming to grow from 6,000 troops up to 10,000 in order to expand the service’s footprint on the island. In ad...
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25 March 2019
At least 13 civilians were killed and 3 others injured in an airstrike carried out by international military forces in Afghanistan’s northern Kundu...
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25 March 2019
Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) is exploring several new enhancements for its mortar and artillery ammunition, including extended range and...
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25 March 2019
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) will complete modernisation of its ground-based tactical missiles in 2019. It plans to deploy Iskander-M...
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25 March 2019
On 20 March, the budget committee of the Bundestag, the German parliament, approved EUR25 million (USD28 million) in funding to upgrade German...
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25 March 2019
The fifth and last Belgian Sea King helicopter made its last flight on 21 March 2019. The five search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters had been operating...
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25 March 2019
The US Navy (USN) has disclosed plans to fast-track the development and fielding of an extended range version of the Standard Missile-6 (SM-6)...
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25 March 2019
For the first time, the US 7th Fleet Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) in Japan received the most advanced tactical surface-warfare training...
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23 March 2019
The company's new Lake Charles Chemical Project significantly increases the impact of ethane prices on Sasol's bottom line.
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23 March 2019
YPF hopes to develop the Vaca Muerta formation shale gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) potential into significant petrochemical investment to...
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22 March 2019
ExxonMobil's proposed complex in Guangdong Province, China, based on a 1.2-million metric tons/year (MMt/y) ethylene flexible feed steam cracker...
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22 March 2019
Malic and fumaric acids maker Bartek Ingredients has named Jeff Billig v.p./marketing and business development, and Heinrich Schaefer international...
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22 March 2019
Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) reported a partial collapse of a secondary containment wall on the north side of its Deer Park tank...
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22 March 2019 Jamal Amir
Thai new vehicle sales jump 9.1% y/y in February 2019
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22 March 2019
Partners to look at upgrading Jubail assets.
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22 March 2019 Chris Hawkins
The 15 March attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand by a lone attacker has spotlighted a growing but unorganized international subculture...
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22 March 2019
Sales in 2018 up 75%.
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22 March 2019 Chris Williamson
The US PMI surveys provide a valuable advance insight into economic trends, but also corporate earnings
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22 March 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
Saudi Arabia, as most other crude oil producers across the Middle East, look determined to supply full contractual term volumes to Asian refiners....
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22 March 2019
Exploring collaboration with Syngenta.
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22 March 2019
Seeking bidders for Bahia and Sergipe units.
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22 March 2019
The office is in preparation for a full-scale business launch in the African continent.
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22 March 2019
Will supply local steel company under long-term contract.
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22 March 2019
The facility at Shanghai will focus on food ingredients, functional beverages, dietary supplement ingredients, and chewing-gum applications.
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22 March 2019 Brian Lawson
This week’s bond issuance is exceptional, with five emerging market sovereign deals and four bank AT1 perpetuals.
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22 March 2019
President Xi calls on officials to find out the cause of the explosion as soon as possible.
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22 March 2019
European Council agrees to push back departure date, if UK parliament can agree on a contract.
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22 March 2019
Profit at chemical sector rose 5.9% YOY to RMB8.8 billion
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22 March 2019
The companies plan to produce up to 40,000 metric tons/year of LCE at Gwangyang Free Economic Zone
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22 March 2019
Sales volume rose by 9% YOY to 1.30 Mmt/y
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22 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Disappointing flash PMI data for the eurozone signalled an increased risk of a further slowdown, pushing the euro currency down 0.5% against...
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22 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Japan’s manufacturing economy remained stuck in its deepest downturn since mid-2016 in March
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22 March 2019
Supply disruptions triggered by Chinese environmental audits, resulting in lost sales opportunities
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22 March 2019
Crude-oil-to-chemicals projects would increase refiners' exposure to higher-growth petrochemical market and new risks.
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22 March 2019
QinetiQ North America has been selected by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to fulfil the US Army’s requirement for small unmanned ground vehic...
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22 March 2019
Key Points Russia’s interests in CAR are advanced primarily by the deployment of private security companies, with the Russian Ministry of Fo...
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22 March 2019
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant co-axial compound helicopter made its maiden flight on 21 March. The flight, which took place at Sikorsky’s West Pal...
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22 March 2019
The Nigerian Army has taken delivery of five improved Proforce Ara mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles in early March, an industry...
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22 March 2019
The UK has signed for five Boeing E-7 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft for USD1.98 billion, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) ann...
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22 March 2019
An hour-long exchange of small-arms fire on the Syrian-Iraqi border on 17 March between the Yekîneyên Berxwedana Şengalê (YBŞ), an ethnic ...
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22 March 2019
The UN Security Council (UNSC) is due to visit Mali and Burkina Faso from 22 to 24 March 2019 as terrorist violence continues to spread in both...
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22 March 2019
The Bolivian government has authorised a budgetary increase of BOB47.7 million (USD6.8 million) to upgrade the air force’s Bell UH-1H ‘Huey’ helicopters for c...
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22 March 2019
French defence and aerospace company Thales announced on 21 March that it had opened an ‘Engineering Competence Centre’ in Romanian capital Buc...
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22 March 2019
Denel Land Systems is in negotiations with an Asian country to purchase the company’s latest T5-52 wheeled self-propelled artillery system, a com...
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22 March 2019
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved procurements and projects worth INR2.5 billion (USD36.4 million) for the Indian armed forces on 20...
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22 March 2019
Russia’s military rotary-wing aircraft fleet has been fully refitted with new night vision goggles (NVG), a source from the country’s aerospace i...
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22 March 2019
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) signed an agreement with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) on 21 March for the procurement of six Leguan...
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22 March 2019
British engineering and technologies company Smiths Group released results for the first half of its financial year on 22 March and revealed...
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22 March 2019
The US Navy (USN) plan to extend the lives of its guided-missile Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDGs) anchors the service’s efforts to reach...
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22 March 2019
The Brazilian Navy successfully launched the second prototype of the MANSUP (Míssil Antinavio Nacional de Superfície) surface-to-surface anti-ship...
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22 March 2019
The US Navy (USN) on 20 March awarded Boeing a three-year contract potentially worth USD4 billion for 78 F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets, according...
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22 March 2019
Thales is to open a UK centre of excellence to develop its TACTICOS naval combat management system (CMS) in support of the Royal Navy’s (RN’s...
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21 March 2019
The emergence of world-scale crude-oil-to-chemicals (COTC) and integrated refinery and petrochemical complexes will have a profoundly disruptive...
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21 March 2019
From left to right: Tim Stedman, Senior Vice President/Business President, Trinseo; Edison Terra, Executive Vice President, Polyolefins South...
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21 March 2019
Reports higher sales, profits in fourth quarter.
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21 March 2019
To raise capital to help finance the investment.
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21 March 2019 Tom Marecki
Early Signals Indicating Freddie TBA Headwinds
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21 March 2019
Contract follows pre-FEED work on the massive project.
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21 March 2019
Transaction will create a big player in the E&C industry.
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21 March 2019
Following planned shutdown.
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21 March 2019
Part of company's strategy to enhance specialties portfolio.
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21 March 2019 Guy Eastman
The total US Department of Defense (DoD) FY20 budget request is USD750.3 billion, a nominal 4.8 per cent increase over the FY19 DoD budget
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21 March 2019
Public attitudes toward plastics are souring quickly, warns Bob Patel, CEO of LyondellBasell.
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21 March 2019
On 19 March, after holding the presidency since 1990, Nursultan Nazarbayev announced his resignation effective 20 March. Despite stepping down...
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21 March 2019
Rheinmetall Canada’s Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) fired Thales 70 mm rockets during Rheinmetall Denel Munition’s Ammunition ...
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21 March 2019
The European Commission announced on 19 March how it will spend the remaining balance of EUR525 million (almost USD600 million) from its three-year...
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21 March 2019
The joint French/UK Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) programme has successfully completed a milestone review intended to identify the...
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21 March 2019
BAE Systems has begun integrating the next tranche of UK-specific weapons onto the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning combat aircraft. The company...
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21 March 2019
The Anzac-class frigates of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) are to have their service life extended by up to 10 years amid potential concerns...
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21 March 2019
The Australian Army in partnership with the Defence Innovation Hub has awarded SYPAQ an innovation contract to develop and demonstrate a next...
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21 March 2019
AMERICAS Brazil 20 Mar 2019 President Bolsonaro sent to Congress a pension reform proposal for the military that could raise USD2.78 billion...
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21 March 2019
On 31 March 2019, Ukraine will hold the first round of its presidential election, with 39 candidates running for the top office. With up to 15%...
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21 March 2019
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operated by Yemen’s Ansar Allah rebel group (popularly known as the Houthis) has penetrated more than 120 k...
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21 March 2019
Jane’s OSINT snapshots are brief analyses of recent national security-related news using lesser-visited online sources. Jack Barclay reports on Te...
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21 March 2019
Russia appears to be moving additional air and naval assets into Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean, giving its military commanders more options...
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21 March 2019
Americas Colombia WATCH FOR: Roadblocks and violent street demonstrations outside Popayán during an indigenous protest into the weekend of 2...
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21 March 2019
The US Coast Guard (USCG) National Security Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750) has finished patrols in the East China Sea to help enforce United Nations...
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21 March 2019
The New York National Guard (NYNG) is teaming up with the Brazilian military under the umbrella of the US National Guard’s State Partnership Progr...
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21 March 2019
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) is positioning its Bronco 3 to address the potential emerging requirements of current Bv206...
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21 March 2019
The Philippines Department of National Defence (DND) has outlined a commitment to introduce additional reforms to improve the country’s milit...
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21 March 2019
European missile house MBDA completed the first firing trial of the Brimstone 3 precision strike missile at the Vidsel Test Range in Sweden last...
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21 March 2019
European missile manufacturing consortium MBDA announced in its annual results that the firm’s order book had hit a record EUR17.4 billion (USD1...
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21 March 2019
If US forces deployed to Europe to defend NATO allies, the Russian military would pose significant challenges but it wouldn’t be a showstopper, accor...
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21 March 2019
The US Marine Corps (USMC) modified support equipment to allow the guided bomb unit (GBU)-49 munition to be used on the Lockheed Martin F-35B...
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21 March 2019
The US Coast Guard (USCG) wants to get more ScanEagle unmanned aerial systems (UASs) into the fleet and deploy the systems more quickly. “ScanEagle is tr...
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20 March 2019
The rise in global uncertainty is being keenly felt in emerging markets, according to an executive panel discussion at the 2019 IHS Markit World...
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20 March 2019
The overarching issue of sustainability and the move towards a circular economy will play a daily role in the life of the chemical industry and...
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20 March 2019
Earnings will remain above 2014-15 levels, says Dave Witte, senior vice president and division head/energy & chemicals at IHS Markit.
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20 March 2019
Uncertainty about the economic outlook, geopolitical risks, and their implications for the chemicals industry is pervasive and increasing, according...
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20 March 2019 David Hsieh
Foldable displays promise a more dramatic mobile experience, but there are many hurdles in making the screens
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20 March 2019 Adriana Hernandez
How can gas lifted wells be evaluated in an easy and quickly manner?
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20 March 2019
Report examines the role that chemical recycling, such as depolymerization and pyrolysis, could play in complementing the more traditional mechanical...
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20 March 2019
Chevron Phillips Chemical is studying construction of a worldscale hexene-1 unit to expand its linear alpha olefins production. Timing and location...
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20 March 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday published a list of 40 chemicals as part of the new prioritization process, with...
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20 March 2019
McDermott International has confirmed the award of a technology contract for the basic engineering and licensing of Irkutsk Oil Company's (Irkutsk...
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20 March 2019
Company wants to secure and expand its global headquarters as a science and technology hub.
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20 March 2019
Substances to be evaluated to determine whether additional information needed to determine environmental or human risk.
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20 March 2019
Company invested $11 million in center, which aims to speed up development.
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20 March 2019 William May
Fundamentals rather than politics play on most commodities.
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20 March 2019 Mark Eramo
Following an extended period of strong profitability, the chemical industry anticipates a downturn, as economic headwinds threaten slower demand...
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20 March 2019 Martin Roberts
Gambian president sacks deputy, two senior ministers but presence of regional peacekeeping force mitigates civil war risk.
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20 March 2019
Will have similar facilities in four world regions.
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20 March 2019
To collaborate on development of PU systems in China.
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20 March 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
With most experts anticipating Venezuela’s output to further decline over the next couple of weeks, PDVSA, the country’s state-run oil produce...
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20 March 2019
The new IHS Markit study forecasts significant cost advantages over the US Gulf Coast for shale-crescent petchem plants based on methane and...
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20 March 2019
Qatar has received the first of its recently ordered Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters, the US Embassy in Doha disclosed on 20...
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20 March 2019
Two Bombardier Global 6000 business jets have arrived in Turkey to be fitted with airborne stand-off jammers (Air SOJ) developed by Aselsan....
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20 March 2019
AMERICAS Brazil - 19 Mar 2019: Brazilian mining company Vale reported that a local court had given authorisation for the company to resume operations...
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20 March 2019
AMERICAS Brazil - 19 Mar 2019: Media reported that the Brazilian government could consider offering logistic support to the US in case of a military...
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20 March 2019
The Indian Navy (IN) deployed its principal assets, including nuclear submarines and its sole aircraft carrier, to the northern Arabian Sea during...
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20 March 2019
Key Points Japan will extend the range of its ASM-3 air-launched anti-ship missile The weapon will be used to extend Japan’s ability to defen...
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20 March 2019
South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has announced a series of initiatives to support the introduction of next-generation military techn...
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20 March 2019
Key Points Since March 2018, the Houthi movement has deployed UAVs with explosive payloads in increasingly sophisticated attacks in support of...
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20 March 2019
The Indian Army launched a 10-day training exercise with 17 African states on 18 March in a bid to expand its military and strategic reach across...
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20 March 2019
On 15 March 2019, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkey would be making no “U-turns” in its purchase of S-400 missile...
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20 March 2019
BAE Systems Australia has teamed with a domestic industry organisation to develop a system to enhance supply chain integration, the company announced...
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20 March 2019
Russia’s land force modernisation includes continuing development of advanced long-range air-defence systems. With the S-300P/V systems now m...
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20 March 2019
The Swiss government has crystallised its plans for the future of defence firm RUAG, following a meeting of the country’s Federal Council. Under...
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20 March 2019
While continuing to bolster its traditional sea power, the USN is also moving towards the creation of a modern, more autonomous, surface force....
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20 March 2019
With the proposed US Navy (USN) fiscal year 2020 (FY 2020) budget calling for a ramp-up in submarine funding, the service has awarded about USD2.5...
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20 March 2019
Turkey has successfully vertically test fired missiles for the locally developed short-range Hisar-A surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the...
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20 March 2019
Key Points The US Air Force is emphasising more small business contracting The service wants more cutting-edge technologies to start in the USAF...
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19 March 2019
M&G Investments says building the methanol plant without a strategic investor "would represent an unacceptable financial risk."
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19 March 2019
The Brazilian Navy is taking measures to establish two new aviation squadrons to join its existing nine, Jane’s was told on 18 March. One of...
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19 March 2019
The UK has cancelled its effort to provide air combat training for its pilots using private contractors, with a Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesperson...
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19 March 2019
The British Army has begun planning activities for the 2019 and 2020 iterations of its Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE), Lieutenant Colonel...
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19 March 2019
The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) has deployed an undisclosed number of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft to Keflavik...
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19 March 2019
Fueled by light oil from the country's booming shale plays.
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19 March 2019
The company also plans to build two 1.25 MMt/y ethane-fed steam crackers at the same site, which is located in Jiangsu Province, China.
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19 March 2019
Two additional tanks at ITC's Deer Park Terminal caught fire when falling water pressure interrupted firefighting efforts.
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19 March 2019
First phase of the upgrade includes infrastructure investments, process improvements, and low-cost debottlenecks. The second phase is a capacity...
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19 March 2019 Jenny Caddick
Petroleum Development Oman is well known for its advancements in Enhanced Oil Recovery technology and it has successfully implemented pilots...
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19 March 2019 Carla Selman
Renewed social programs funding to help contain protest risks, but unlikely to improve Argentine president’s re-election prospects
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19 March 2019
LDPE plant due online end of the month.
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Ineos signs agreement to acquire Cristal's North American titanium dioxide business for $700 million
19 March 2019
Becomes second-largest titanium dioxide producer in North America.
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19 March 2019
Confirms financial results for 2018 with profits down on interruption at US polysilicon site.
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19 March 2019 Emily Crowley
Understand the impact of wage policy on price increases in 2019
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19 March 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
It didn’t take long after the positive news on Libya, with production of the country’s major oil field expected to fully recover by end of this...
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19 March 2019
Unit to be located at company's subsidiary in Wisconsin.
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19 March 2019
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Northrop Grumman a USD322.5 million contract for the engineering and manufacturing development...
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19 March 2019
The US Army has laid out plans to spend USD228 million over the next three years to develop a Strategic Long-Range Cannon programme that will...
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