Petrochemicals
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24 Nov 2010
New Infrapark Baselland to start up in 2011
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Clariant-Switzerland’s Country Manager Spitz: excellent opportunities for the Muttenz location
3 Nov 2010
Clariant reports strong profitability on solid sales
· Q3 sales up 8% in local currencies, nine month sales up 14% in local currencies.
· Q3 operating income before exceptional items increased 70% to CHF 182 million compared to CHF 107 million year on year.
· Q3 operating income margin before exceptional items reached 10.6% compared to 6.3% a year ago.
· Q3 cash flow from operations amounted to CHF 173 million, driven by strong operating result and sustainable Net Working Capital management, compared to CHF 193 million in the previous year period.
· Outlook: For the remainder of the year, Clariant expects stable trading conditions. Based on this expectation, the results to date and the ongoing restructuring efforts,
Sittard, the Netherlands – October 5, 2010 – At the annual meeting of the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) in Budapest, SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals and plastics industries, yesterday signed a long-term contract with Oiltanking Stolthaven Antwerp NV for storage services. The agreement, which will go into effect in 2013, will ensure an uninterrupted supply of feedstocks to SABIC’s two major naptha cracking facilities in Geleen, The Netherlands. Oiltanking Stolthaven Antwerp, based in Belgium, will provide state-of-the-art storage with zero-emission tanks that exceeds Belgian environmental regulations, helping SABIC to ensure a sustainable supply chain. Next to that, a new jetty will be constructed facilitating insuring a very reliable service. This long-term partnership underscores SABIC’s strong commitment to its worldwide customers and service providers as well as to its production facilities at the Geleen site in the southern part of the Netherlands.
Terneuzen, The Netherlands, 10 August 2010 – Stichting Biopark Terneuzen, a organisation that focuses, among other things, on the development of sustainable connections (so-called smart links) between businesses in Terneuzen’s Canal Zone, is very busy developing a cluster of bio-energy power plants on the Axelse Vlakte in southern Netherlands.