Americas
MarkWest expands Marcellus Shale processing
MarkWest announced a major expansion of NGL processing infrastructure at its Keystone complex in Butler County, Pennsylvania, to help support growing rich-gas production.
Cyanco completes expansion of Nevada sodium cyanide solution plant
Cyanco announced the ramp up of the latest capacity expansion of its sodium cyanide solution plant in Winnemucca, Nevada, bringing capacity from 93,000 to 110,000 tpy.
LyondellBasell to build new propylene oxide, TBA plant on US Gulf Coast
"While we have not finalized the exact location of the plant, the abundant natural gas liquids associated with shale gas make the US Gulf Coast an advantaged feedstock region," an executive said.
Air Products licenses liquid nitrogen technology to ARS for cryo-machining
The technology license agreement gives ARS extensive rights to Air Products' patented ICEFLY cryogenic machining technology, which has been applied broadly to the machining of metals and polymer materials.
INEOS, Sasol award EPC contract to KBR for new Texas polyethylene plant
The new facility is designed to produce 470,000 tpy of bimodal HDPE using Innovene S process technology licensed from INEOS Technologies. The new, single-train facility will include new polymerization, pelletization, and railcar load-out facilities, plus upgrades to existing infrastructure.
Reliance unveils new project to source US ethane to feed crackers in India
Reliance is planning to upgrade its crackers to maximize the cracking of ethane and also to have maximum operational flexibility to optimize feedstocks with complete control of the supply chain.
Loose pipe fittings blamed for sulfuric acid spill at Tesoro refinery in California
The technical report from the CSB concluded that a February 2014 spill at Tesoro's Martinez refinery resulted from insufficient tightening between a tube and a compression joint.
US safety council awards rotating equipment supplier Dresser-Rand
“This recognition from the National Safety Council reaffirms our commitment to achieve operational excellence and zero injuries,” said Michael Wood, Dresser-Rand's chief safety officer.
Worker injured in Reman refinery blast in Brazil
The explosion took place in the industrial waste treatment unit of the Reman refinery on Saturday night, and was controlled by the Petrobras on-site emergency services team.
US monthly chemical production accelerates as all regions see improvement
Manufacturing output accelerated during July, and on a three-month moving average (3MMA), production of the nation’s overall manufacturing sector was 0.6% higher.
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