A new line of protective coatings for the water transmission pipe industry

(basf) -- A new line of protective coatings for the water transmission pipe industry has been introduced by BASF.

Elastocoat AC line of two-component polyurethane coatings are ideal for transmission pipes used in new installation and infrastructure renovation projects. It is a 100% solid elastomeric coating, which can be utilized as a corrosion-resistant exterior coating or as an interior lining for clean and polluted water transmission pipelines.

The two-component pipe coating is free from volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It offers several benefits, including exceptional cathodic disbondment property and high resistance to abrasion and impact. Elastocoat AC has been developed for the cathodic protection of ductile iron and steel pipes and associated fittings. The material meets the American Water Works Association's AWWA-C222 specification, a polyurethane coatings standard.

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(Reuters) -- Total has signed an agreement with two units of state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corporation to take a stake in the Zhanjiang refinery and petrochemicals platform in China.

Total, Kuwait Petroleum International and Petrochemicals Industries Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to take part in the development of the 300,000 bpd full-conversion refinery integrated with petrochemicals and marketing, in partnership with China's Sinopec. It would be designed to process Kuwaiti crude as feedstock and produce high-quality refined and petrochemicals products.

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(Reuters) -- Total has signed an agreement with two units of state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corporation to take a stake in the Zhanjiang refinery and petrochemicals platform in China.

Total, Kuwait Petroleum International and Petrochemicals Industries Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to take part in the development of the 300,000 bpd full-conversion refinery integrated with petrochemicals and marketing, in partnership with China's Sinopec. It would be designed to process Kuwaiti crude as feedstock and produce high-quality refined and petrochemicals products.

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(mausergroup) -- Effective as of March 1st , 2012 or as contracts allow, the Mauser Group will increase its prices for Plastic packaging and IBCs by USD 150 / ton for recovering recent raw material price increases for HDPE and PP material. All contractual obligations will be honoured.

MAUSER Group is a worldwide leading producer of industrial packaging with approx. 4,000 employees and consolidated revenue of some EUR 1 billion. Founded in 1896 and headquartered in Bruehl near Cologne (Germany), the company has influenced the international market through innovative packaging technologies.

The portfolio for customers in the chemical, agrochemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical sectors as well as in the food and beverage industries includes plastic packaging, fibre drums, steel drums, Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC), and reconditioning services through the National Container Group (NCG), a MAUSER subsidiary.

MAUSER therefore provides sustainability-oriented full cycle services - from production to recycling (⌠ECO-CYCLE). With 60 MAUSER/NCG sites and multiple Joint Ventures in Europe, the Americas and Asia plus two licensee networks for plastic and steel packaging, the company is a presence around the globe.

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(chemicalnorthwest) -- The polypropylene (PP) unit at Stavrolen's petrochemical plant in Budyennovsk, Russia, LUKOIL-held petrochemical entity was restarted on 11 March following a fire in December last year, LUKOIL informed.

The launching is provided by the raw purchase from Karpatneftekhim (Ukraine, Lukoil sub) and some Russian producers. Now about 6,000 tonnes of propylene are under transportation.

Stavrolen is a polyethylene producer. LUKOIL is ranked as the second by the crude oil output in Russia. The share capital is equal to 21264081.375 rub. The largest share of the enterprice is held by the top managers.

The proved reserves reached 17.3bn barrel of oil equivalent. The 2010-output gained 2.239mln barrel/day which is 1.2% higher prior year period.
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