Brazil: FAB acquires US aircrafts.

South American Business Information;  March 1, 2001 ;     101 words ......US P-3 aircrafts customized for patrol and anti-submarine war. The aircrafts were acquired for US$1mil each and is part of PX project worth US$300mil. Most of the aircrafts will go through a modernization program mainly with the change of electronic equipment...

Brazil: FAB to modernize fleet.

South American Business Information;  October 3, 2001 ;     156 words ......Brasileira) also concentrates efforts in the modernization of part of its fleet. The modernization of the P-3 is part of the PX project estimated at US$300mil and which is being struggled by three companies: the US LockheedMartin, the Italian Alenia and the...

China to improve environmental assessment after controversial PX project

Xinhua News Agency;  June 22, 2007 ;     476 words ......environmental assessment after controversial PX project BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- China will...he said, referring to the paraxylene (PX) project in Xiamen. The city government of Xiamen...1.4 billion U.S. dollars) paraxylene (PX) project by Tenglong Aromatic PX (Xiamen) Co...

China: Sino-Korean Funded PX Project

Asian Textile Business;  June 1, 2004 ;     98 words ......Aromatics Company of Korea have established a joint venture, Qingdao Lidong Chemical Co., Ltd., to launch a world-class BTX-PX project. The designed capacity of benzene, toluene and paraxylene (PX) is expected to be 200,000 tons, 60,000 tons and 700,000 tons...

SINOPEC CONSTRUCTS BIGGEST OIL REFINING BASE IN NINGBO

AsiaInfo Services;  August 15, 2003 ;     184 words ......August 13, Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Co. Ltd. (ZRCC), a branch of SINOPEC in Ningbo of Zhejiang Province, the 450,000tpa PX project with a biggest unit capacity in China has been once-time put into operation this month. Meanwhile, ZRCC has completed an 8...

LUOYANG PETROCHEMICAL EXPANDS ITS BUSINESS IN HENAN

AsiaInfo Services;  June 18, 2004 ;     200 words ......PetroChemical Corp., a subsidiary of Sinopec Group, made new progress in its refining capacity expansion project and 450,000-ton PX project. The first agreement is to promote the restructure of its oil refineries and chemical fiber projects. The projects are expected...

Xiamen environment to be assessed after controversial chemical plant...

Xinhua News Agency;  June 7, 2007 ;     179 words ......fears of pollution, the city government said on May 30. The 10.8 billion yuan (about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars) paraxylene (PX) project by Tenglong Aromatic PX (Xiamen) Co. Ltd was supposed to be located just 16 kilometers from the city center. Over the past...

1st Ld-Writethru: Xiamen environment to be assessed after controversial...

Xinhua News Agency;  June 7, 2007 ;     317 words ......fears of pollution, the city government said on May 30. The 10.8 billion yuan (about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars) paraxylene (PX) project by Tenglong Aromatic PX (Xiamen) Co. Ltd was supposed to be located just 16 kilometers from the city center. Over the past...

Serve the people

China Daily;  June 11, 2007 ;     383 words ......SEPA decided to step in following angry public protests. The stakes are high for both SEPA and the local governments. The PX project in Xiamen will be a 10.8-billion yuan ($1.4 billion) facility generating an anticipated annual revenue of 80 billion yuan...

SINOPEC TO BUILD GAS PIPELINE FROM NORTHEAST SICHUAN TO HENAN

AsiaInfo Services;  May 23, 2005 ;     193 words ......construct many large projects there. In detail, the energy supplier will begin an oil refining capacity expansion project and PX project with an annual production capacity of 450,000 tons, an oil pipeline project from Luoyang to Zhumadian via Zhengzhou, ethene...

Domestic news items from Xinhua -- June 22

Xinhua News Agency;  June 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Kong Chinese mainland, Hong Kong enhance health cooperation China to improve environmental assessment after controversial PX project 1st Ld-Writethru: China encourages share-holding reform in defence industry Another billionairess arrested for illegal money...

Chevron eyes Pascagoula site for worldscale ethylbenzene; plant would be...

Chemical Market Reporter;  November 18, 1996 ;     495 words ......added chemical production plants and improved refining capacities through five major expansions, not including the current PX project and the tentative EB unit, at a total investment of over $1.6 billion. The company's chemical investments at Pascagoula have...

Where 'Guanxi' Rules.(World Affairs)

Newsweek International;  December 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......a slew of potential hazards, including leaks, explosions and increased risk of cancer and birth defects. Executives on the PX project countered that the plant is safe and denied any string-pulling by Chen, officially a company adviser. And they recently brought...

HOT STOCKS:, NATION

The Nation (Thailand);  February 11, 2004 ;     533 words ......Aromatics' business fundamentals and growth opportunities from cyclohexane and phenol/acetone projects, and from this tentative PX project. It reiterates its Buy rating on the stock with a share price objective of Bt83. Stock: Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) Recommendation...