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ExxonMobil and SABIC have revealed a successful startup of Gulf Coast Growth Ventures’ world-scale manufacturing facility in San Patricio County, Texas.
The operation includes a 1.8 MM metric tpy ethane steam cracker, two polyethylene units capable of producing up to 1.3 MM metric tpy, and a monoethylene glycol unit with a capacity of 1.1 MM metric tpy.
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Bedford Pumps has provided two of their fish friendly pumps to a chemical plant in Runcorn in the UK to aid in the chemical process.
INOVYN ChlorVinyls, part of INEOS, is Europe’s leading producer of vinyls and manufactures in eight countries across Europe.
Their Runcorn site which focuses on the production of chlorine, caustic soda and chlorinated derivatives, produces chemicals for a wide…
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Neste has successfully concluded its first series of trial runs processing liquefied waste plastic at its Porvoo refinery in Finland.
After kicking the series off with its first-ever industrial scale trial run with liquefied waste plastic in 2020, Neste has conducted additional runs in 2021. Neste has been able to upgrade liquefied waste plastic to drop-in solutions for plastic production and…
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Indonesia is set to start work on 22 petrochemicals projects that will conclude in 2025 - mainly driven by strong demand for plastics and fertilisers.
Out of the 22 projects expected to commence operations in Indonesia, four will be methanol projects, followed by three polypropylene projects.
Among the upcoming methanol projects in Indonesia, the Air Products Bengalon Methanol Plant project…
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Hive Hydrogen and Linde have announced the establishment of a 780,000 tonne/year $4.6 billion (€4.1 billion) green ammonia plant.
The plant will have its own dedicated power supply at the Coega Special Economic Zone alongside the Port of Ngqura in South Africa.
There is massive surge in demand for ammonia globally to meet current agricultural and chemical requirements.
Thulani Gcabashe,…
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Shell will build a new oil upgrader unit to improve the quality of pyrolysis oil.
The oil is made from hard-to-recycle plastic waste that would have gone into a landfill, and turns it into chemical feedstock for its plant.
The unit at Shell’s manufacturing site on Pulau Bukom in Singapore will be the largest in Asia and Shell’s first globally, with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes per annum…
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EXERGY has been awarded a new contract for the development of a 5.8 MWe waste heat recovery project in China.
The agreement is with chemical industry player Jiangyin Xingjia New Material Co manufacturing polyester fibre, polyester film and synthetic resin.
EXERGY’s contract includes the engineering and supply of two ORC units that will be part of the customer’s PET production facility…
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Global chemicals company Kemira has announced the completion of their production capacity expansion in the UK.
From 15 November, the annual production of ferric based water treatment chemicals in Goole will be increased by more than 100,000 tonnes annually.
Kemira increased product output of aluminum-based water treatment chemicals in Ellesmere Port by 30,000 tonnes earlier in January.
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Cleantech innovator Celtic Renewables has signed its first major re-seller Caldic as it gears up for the launch of Scotland’s first sustainable chemical plant in Grangemouth.
The partnership secures a go-to-market strategy for Caldic’s bio-solvents range, supporting its customers in advancing their sustainability journey.
Celtic Renewables’ patented low-carbon technology converts unwanted…
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Solenis, a leading global producer of speciality chemicals, has announced it will increase prices by 15 to 20% across all product lines in North America and Latin America.
The company said the price increases were necessary due to unprecedented supply chain constraints and increasing costs for raw materials, transportation and packaging.
Solenis is a leading global producer of speciality…
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KBR has revealed that it has been awarded a feasibility study contract by PKN ORLEN to evaluate plastics recycling projects in Central Europe utilising its Hydro-PRT technology.
KBR and PKN ORLEN have also signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the development of future projects.
Along with KBR, PKN ORLEN will assess the implementation of Hydro-PRT as the core technology for recycling…
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Ingersoll Rand has completed its acquisition of the progressive cavity pump company Seepex GmbH.
Seepex, which is based in Bottrop, Germany, manufactures progressive cavity pumps for chemical applications as well as for the water, wastewater, food and the beverage industry.
The company has facilities in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, employs around 800 employees and has annual revenue…
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Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group has unveiled its Qdos chemical metering pumps that extends the capabilities of peristaltic pump technology and offers longer service life than traditional tube-based designs.
Qdos CWT pumps also offers important advantages in water treatment applications.
Users users will benefit from superior accuracy in chemical metering and dosing tasks, and the…
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Bedford Pumps has provided two of their fish friendly pumps to a plant in Runcorn to aid their chemical processes.
INOVYN ChlorVinyls, part of INEOS, is Europe’s leading producer of vinyls and manufactures in eight countries across Europe.
Their Runcorn site which focuses on the production of chlorine, caustic soda and chlorinated derivatives, produces chemicals for a wide variety of…
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Chemical companies reported a second successive quarter of expansion at the end of 2020, according to a business survey of the Chemical Industries Association (CIA).
In the survey, 57% of businesses reported total sales growth and 26% reported no material change.
Within this, 84% reported stability or growth in domestic sales and 83% in exports.
More specifically, 87% saw growth or…
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The special centrifugal pump manufacturer Bungartz secured the second largest order in the company's history.
The contract for the production and supply of 24 MPCV dry running magnetic drive centrifugal pumps has now been signed for the construction of a new production line for titanium tetrachloride (TiC14) in China.
"In these difficult times for many companies, this order is also a positive…
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CIRCOR has opened its expanded 6,000 sq m plant in Weihai as it continues to drive its strategy of increasing product availability and support in China and the Asia-Pacific market.
The fully integrated facility in Shandong province is providing end-to-end manufacturing, sales and service to commercial marine and industrial customers in the region.
CIRCOR’s expansion in the Weihai Economic…
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Workers at Triark Pumps have been doing their bit to tackle the global pandemic.
The company, established in 1984, is one of the leading independent suppliers of air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps in the UK. It also offers engineered solutions and guidance.
With many customers operating in areas deemed as essential manufacturing and supply, Triark has been helping to keep their…
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