SHELL is investing in a pilot plant of a chemical intermediate that could be a precursor to a full scale commercial plant investment in Singapore, BT understands. The 500 tonne per annum demonstration unit will produce diphenyl carbonate (DPC) at its Seraya site. It will manufacture sufficient volumes of DPC via a proprietary process to supply selected customers in the polycarbonate, or...

CRAFT Print International has posted a bigger net loss for the year ended Sept 30, 2011 and warned of a continued adverse operating environment for the current financial year. The printer with operations in Asia, North America, Europe, and Africa said that its net loss attributable to shareholders widened to $6.95 million from the preceding financial year's $4.98 million. Loss per share jumped to...

STRONG advertising sales and rental income helped Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) record another solid set of full-year results. The media and property group posted $388.6 million in net profit for the year ended Aug 31, down 22 per cent on the $497.9 million racked up a year ago. The earnings decline was largely due to the $154 million in profit recorded the previous year from SPH's...