Industry: Polyolefins

ExxonMobil Chemical to form a new specialty business to supply high-performance compounded polyolefin products ExxonMobil Chemical announced that it has formed a new specialty compounds and composites business to focus on the development, production, and marketing of engineered polyolefin compounds. The new business is organized to provide customers with efficient delivery of innovative products that […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh – Three Potential Disruptive Scenarios for the U.S Energy Picture Beyond Year 2010 Comments: Based on a strategic study of the Global Energy picture future direction, three major scenarios were identified as Low Probability – High Consequence Events that could disrupt the U.S Energy Picture. Organizations planning on […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh THREE TOP REASONS FOR YOU TO ATTEND FLEXPO – OCT 17-19 in Bangkok Number 3 – First opportunity to meet major suppliers, Government, and downstream processors in Thailand- the Gateway to China; Number 2 – Come and Meet your future customers – the downstream converting industry in Thailand, […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh THREE TOP REASONS FOR YOU TO ATTEND FLEXPO – OCT 17-19 in Bangkok Number 3 – First opportunity to meet major suppliers, Government, and downstream processors in Thailand- the Gateway to China; Number 2 – Come and Meet your future customers – the downstream converting industry in Thailand, […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh THREE TOP REASONS FOR YOU TO ATTEND FLEXPO – OCT 17-19 in Bangkok Number 3 – First opportunity to meet major suppliers, Government, and downstream processors in Thailand- the Gateway to China; Number 2 – Come and Meet your future customers – the downstream converting industry in Thailand, […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh THREE TOP REASONS FOR YOU TO ATTEND FLEXPO – OCT 17-19 in Bangkok Number 3 – First opportunity to meet major suppliers, Government, and downstream processors in Thailand- the Gateway to China; Number 2 – Come and Meet your future customers – the downstream converting industry in Thailand, […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh – Congratulations to Montedison-Himont-Montell-Basell – LionMont??? – for their perseverance and focus to be the best and biggest polyolefin company in the world The first time I came across Montedison was in 1982-83, an impressive organization dedicated to polypropylene. It was also humbling to visit their Ferrara facility […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh – Financial Buyers vs. Strategic Buyers – Impact on the U.S Chemical Industry Is the ongoing bidding war for Huntsman Corporation and Huntsman International LLC yet another sign of the stage of maturity and the need for house cleaning in the mature, low-growth, sunset–chemical industry in North America???? […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh – FlexPO2007 October 17-19th, 2007 and Polyolefins Downstream Processing Workshop- October 16th Bangkok , Thailand Top 3 Reasons why you should attend FlexPO2007 in Bangkok: Number 3 – First opportunity to meet major suppliers, Government, and downstream processors in Thailand- the Gateway to China; Number 2 – Come […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh 1974-75 No one ever heard of China – it was just a dragon giant of a shadow behind the bamboo curtain. Now 2007 no one can ignore or stop talking about China. All the discussions are focused on the sun setting in the Western chemical industry and rising […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh Plan on attending the FlexPO2007 Polyolefins and Elastomers Conference October 17-19, 2007 where we are bringing together for the first time, the whole Polyolefins world to Bangkok to meet, exchange and plan for Global growth via innovations. For more information visit www.CMRHouTex.com Saudi Aramco and Dow sign MoU […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh – Specialties are Special The advanced nations with low projected polyolefins growth, the Middle East/China the future commodity players, ASEAN countries who are worried about the future impact of Chinese imports – everyone alike is focusing on specialties. Specialties as a means of product differentiation via innovation, R&D, […]