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May 2024 Informa Markets Korea Corporation ONLINE / VIRTUAL CONFERENCE PETROCHEMICALS
6-8 | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : Ms. Helena Kim February 2024 LyondellBasell boosts PP portfolio with stake
MEPEC 2024  : +82-2-6715-5422
American Institute of Chemical  : Helena.kim@informa.com 12-14 | Mangalore in Saudi Arabia’s NATPET
Engineers (AIChE) : Cphi.com/korea/en/home.html Training programme on industrial
 : + 971-4427 0739 corrosion and its control Chemicals giant, LyondellBasell, solutions that align with the Kingdom
The Electrochemical Society of India,
 : Info@e3-worldwide.com September 2024 Indian Institute of Science Campus & had agreed to acquire a 35% interest of Saudi Arabia’s 2060 carbon reduc-
: Mepec.org 9-11 | Houston, Texas, US Dept. of Metallurgical & Materials in Saudi Arabia-based National Petro- tion strategy.
World Chemical Forum 2024 Engineering, National Institute of chemical Industrial Company (NATPET)
June 2024 Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS Technology Karnataka (NITK) for approximately $500-mn from As majority owner of NATPET,
10-14 | Frankfurt, Germany  : +1-301-966 7270 : Dr. S. B. Arya Alujain Corporation, a Saudi Arabian Alujain is a longtime licensee of the
ACHEMA 2024  : Support@chemicalmarketanalytics.com : +91-87625 26500 petrochemicals, energy, mining and Spheripol PP technology, one of the
DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH : Chemicalmarketanalytics.com/world-  : Indcorr11@gmail.com metals company. LyondellBasell, which solutions it uses to operate a propy-
 : +49-69 7564 750 chemical-forum/ : Forms.gle/imsSuXVogKA94Rqv7 licenses the Spheripol polypropylene products in key regions,” said Lyon- lene and PP complex in Yanbu Indus-
 : Visitor@dechema.de (PP) technology, said the joint venture dellBasell’s CEO, Mr. Peter Vanacker. trial City. NATPET currently has an PP
: Achema.de/en will grow its core PP business through production capacity of approximately
“access to advantaged feedstocks, plus LyondellBasell will also join Alu- 400-ktpa. “This new investment is a
12-14 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam additional product marketing capacity, jain in assessing potential construction great step forward for developing the
Coatings Expo Vietnam 2024 – INDIA in a strategic region.” of a new propylene via propane dehy- downstream sector in the Kingdom of
drogenation (PDH) and PP facility at Saudi Arabia, and Alujain has plans to
The 9th International Exhibition on “We expect the joint venture will the NATPET site, subject to a fi nal in- drive these developments further,” said
Coatings and Printing Inks Industry add value both through our ownership vestment decision. The project is being Alujain’s Chairman, Mr. Mohammed
in Vietnam interest, as well as marketing of the studied with a shared goal to implement Bin Saleh AlKhalil.
Minh Vi Exhibitions and Advertisement
Services Co. Ltd. (VEAS) EXPANDING PRESENCE
 : +84-28 3848 8561 Elementis setting up R&D unit and centre of excel-
 : Info@veas.com.vn R R
: Coatings-vietnam.com lence in Portugal

19-20 | Messe Düsseldorf, Germany Elementis, the UK-based speciality
Chemspec Europe 2024 Hall 1 Hall 2 Hall 3 chemicals company, will be opening a
RX Global new unit in Portugal, featuring a centre
: Gloria Vezzoli of excellence and R&D laboratory. This
Filling Fast !!
 : +44-(0)-1727 814 543 Sold Out !!! Sold Out !!! Few Stands left new unit, which will be headquartered
 : Chemspeceurope@rxglobal.com in Porto and is scheduled to open in
: Chemspeceurope.com the fi rst half of this year, will support
both of Elementis’ business segments –
24-27 | Marseille, France Personal Care and Performance Spe-
32nd European Biomass Conference cialties, also reinforcing the current
and Exhibition – EUBCE 2024 APRIL 2024 R&D capacity of the company’s labo-
ETA-Florence Renewable Energies 24 25 ratories in Asia and the Americas. The identifi ed opportunities for collabora- “Elementis’ new location in Porto
company is looking to hire 100 skilled tion, including potential partnerships will be an open and inspiring space for
 : +39-055 5002174 HALL 1, 2 & 3 | BEC | MUMBAI employees for the project. with institutions like Universidade our employees and customers to colla-
 : Eubce@etaflorence.it, biomass. Católica do Porto, through the Centre borate on practical demonstrations, pre-
conference@etaflorence.it By the end of 2024, Elementis ex- of Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry sentations and training. We have ambi-
: Eubce.com pects to invest up to €3-mn in Portugal (CBQF) from the Superior School of tious plans to launch more than 50 new
to open the new unit, in addition to the Biotechnology. The company said the products by 2026, and this new location
August 2024 expected annual investment of up to collaborations would be “grounded in will play a crucial role in realising those
27-29 | Seoul, South Korea €6-mn in people, facilities and labora- advancing sustainable chemistry, creat- plans,” said Mr. Paul Waterman, CEO,
CPHI Korea 2024 tories. In Porto, Elementis said it has ing value and progressing talent.” Elementis.

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