Dec 2, 2022
Clariant’s NiSat® 310 catalyst adds polishing touch at propylene oxide plant
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Dec 1, 2022
Pumps
Synova, SABIC Global Technologies and Technip Energies have signed an agreement to collaborate on a new plant development which will produce olefins and aromatics from plastic waste.
The plant will use a combined technology developed by Synova and T.EN and will be integrated with one of SABIC’s steam crackers. The new plant will contribute to SABIC’s vision of closing... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 30, 2022
Pumps
LanzaTech NZ and Sumitomo Riko have entered into a joint-development agreement to reuse rubber, resin and urethane waste for the production of a key chemical intermediate - isoprene.
Using synthetic biology for this new path to isoprene, LanzaTech’s nature-based platform, has the potential to produce a new sustainable source of rubber through recycling, without losing... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 24, 2022
Pipelines
A new methanol plant is set to almost double Petronas Chemical Group’s current production in Malaysia.
This new facility in Bintulu, Sarawak, whose construction will be completed in March, will add 1.75 million tons of methanol to the 2.4 million tons currently produced annually by the group, the fourth largest in the world.
To carry out the onshore heavy transport,... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 23, 2022
Other
Lummus Technology has announced the launch of its Novolen® PPure™ polypropylene (PP) portfolio - a new grade-range of polymers.
The new non-phthalate process technology provides significant energy savings by delivering an improved hydrogen response with the catalyst.
“Lummus continues to raise the bar with Novolen’s new line of PPure polypropylene process technologies,”... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 18, 2022
Pipelines
Saudi Aramco will invest in a $7 billion (€6.75 billion) project to produce petrochemicals from crude oil at its South Korean affiliate S-Oil Corp's refining complex.
The project in the port city of Ulsan, named Shaheen, is the Saudi company's biggest investment in the country and will mark the first commercial use of Aramco and Lummus technology to produce chemicals... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 17, 2022
Pipelines
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company and QatarEnergy are proceeding with the construction of an $8.5 billion (€8.5 billion) integrated polymers facility.
This will be built in Orange, Texas, and is expected to create more than 500 full-time jobs and approximately 4,500 construction jobs.
The companies have made a positive final investment decision on the project and... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 16, 2022
Pipelines
Shell Chemical Appalachia, a subsidiary of Shell, has commenced operations of its Pennsylvania Chemical project - Shell Polymers Monaca (SPM).
The Pennsylvania facility is the first major polyethylene manufacturing complex in the north-eastern United States and has a designed output of 1.6 million tonnes annually.
“Building this world-class facility is a fantastic... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 3, 2022
Pipelines
GTC Vorro Technology (GTC Vorro), a turnkey provider of environmental services and process technologies to oil and gas, refining and petrochemical companies, is now offering BTX Gold solvents for petrochemical separations.
With a focus on environmentally friendly solutions for the hydrocarbon processing industry, GTC Vorro principals have been successful in developing... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 2, 2022
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Oil, gas and chemicals firm OMV and Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering solutions in energy and materials markets, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
This is aimed at establishing a mutually exclusive collaboration agreement for the commercial licensing of OMV’s proprietary ReOil® technology. The two companies aim to agree on a binding... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 1, 2022
Pumps
Clariant has completed the acquisition of BASF’s US-based attapulgite business assets for $60 million (€60.5 million).
The finalised deal also includes an agreement for the long-term supply of attapulgite-based products to BASF.
Adsorbent clays, such as attapulgite, are an important enabler for growth in the purification of edible oils and renewable fuels.
In... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 1, 2022
Pipelines
INEOS Olefins and Polymers Europe and Plastic Energy have announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to produce 100,000 tonnes per annum of recycled raw materials from plastic waste.
This will be the largest use of Plastic Energy technology on the market. These new raw materials will enable a circular approach to produce essential plastic items that meet the requirements... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Oct 31, 2022
Pipelines
Perstorp has been acquired by PETRONAS Chemicals Group (PCG) - Malaysia´s leading integrated chemicals provider.
In May, PCG signed a securities purchase agreement to acquire the entire equity interest in Perstorp - a leading sustainability-driven global speciality chemicals’ company based in Sweden.
With the completion of the acquisition, Perstorp is now PCG’s... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Oct 18, 2022
Pipelines
INEOS Europe has announced a €30 million investment in the conversion of its plant in Lillo at the Port of Antwerp.
This is to enable its existing capacity to produce either monomodal or bi-modal grades of high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
This will allow INEOS to meet the strong demand for durable high-end applications such as cable ducts and pipes used to transport... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Oct 3, 2022
Other
Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to build a renewable plastics supply chain utilising Neste RE™ bio-based hydrocarbons.
This will be used for the production of styrene monomer (i.e. bio-SM), and its mass balanced renewable plastics derivatives including acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.
The bio-SM production in Japan and the renewable... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Sep 23, 2022
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Sulzer Chemtech is helping Energy Absolute (EA) expand its manufacturing plant in Thailand.
The collaboration in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, is key to drive the competitiveness of EA, as the technology provided will enable the producer to deliver winterised renewable fuels.
This will expand its market reach and support the wider adoption of cleaner energy in Europe and North... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Sep 14, 2022
Pipelines
Technology pioneer Topsoe and green ammonia firm First Ammonia have entered into a new agreement to boost the global market for green ammonia.
Topsoe’s energy efficient solid oxide electrolyser cells (SOEC) will be installed in First Ammonia’s green ammonia plants around the world in the coming years.
The agreement provides for an initial purchase of 500MW of SOEC... [Read More]