Asia/Pacific
PPG, Harsha to form India fiber glass joint venture
PPG Industries signed a letter of intent with India-based Harsha Exito Engineering to establish a 50-50 joint venture for the manufacture and sale of fiber glass reinforcement products.
Honeywell unit to provide production technology on China petrochemical project
Honeywell’s UOP has been selected by Jiangsu Haili Chemical Industry Co. to provide technologies for the production of propylene, cumene and phenol at its facility in Dafeng City, Jiangsu Province, China.
Alfa Laval to supply heat exchangers for China petrochemical plant
Alfa Laval has received an order for compact heat exchangers for a petrochemical plant in China, the company said on Wednesday. The order value is about SEK 50 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012.
Petrochemical demand on decline amid soft global economy - report
Prices for petrochemicals, used as the raw materials for many intermediates, derivatives and downstream chemicals, declined in July, representing the first decrease in 10 months, according to a report issued Wednesday by Fitch Ratings.
Air Products starts electronic materials R&D plan with China university
Air Products initiated a joint research and development (R&D) project with the sustainable energy laboratory of the China University of Geosciences Wuhan to accelerate the development of materials for the microelectronics industry.
Malaysian engineers seek technical forums - poll
A recent survey of Malaysia based chemical engineers showed a strong demand for additional technical activities in the country. The poll, conducted by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), was commissioned to gain a deeper understanding of the needs of the Malaysian chemical and process engineering community, the group said.
Dow polypropylene process technology chosen for new Qinghai unit in China
The Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. has selected the UNIPOL polypropylene process technology from Dow Chemical for its new 160,000 tpy polypropylene unit in China. The unit will provide polypropylene as part of Qinghai’s integrated magnesium metal project to produce homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers.
GE acquires machine reliability firm Commtest
GE has announced the acquisition of Commtest, a provider and designer of machinery health information systems. GE Energy’s product line in Bently Nevada, a global leader in condition monitoring, will incorporate Commtest products into its portfolio and enhance an already robust lineup, it said.
INEOS technology for PVC, VCM chosen by Qingdao Haijing project in China
Qingdao Haijing Chemical has selected technology from INEOS to use in the production of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and suspension polyvinyl chloride (S-PVC) technologies for a project at its new site in Dongjia-kou Pro Port Industrial Zone, Qingdao, People’s Republic of China.
ExxonMobil to sell downstream units in Malaysia
ExxonMobil affiliates have agreed to sell their interest in three businesses operating in the Malaysian downstream petroleum sector to San Miguel Corp. (SMC). The agreement includes ExxonMobil’s 65% stake in the publicly traded company Esso Malaysia Berhad (EMB), which operates the Port Dickson refinery, as well as its wholly-owned ExxonMobil Malaysia Sdn Bhd (EMMSB) and ExxonMobil Borneo Sdn Bhd (EMBSB) affiliates, which are involved in the retail, industrial and wholesale and aviation fuels businesses.
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- Consortium receives AiP for floating ammonia cracker unit 9/10
- Southeast Asia set to export surplus biofuels to Europe, Petronas executive says 9/10
- U.S. refinery-state senators look to block Trump from shifting renewable fuel obligation 9/10
- Canada pledges money, regulatory reform to boost biofuels 9/10
- LNJ GreenPET, Sumitomo partner to accelerate recycled PET sector 9/10
