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Petrochemicals

China’s Jilin Connell to use Honeywell UOP’s technology to make plastic from coal

China’s Jilin Connell Chemical Industry Co. has selected Honeywell UOP’s Advanced methanol-to-olefins process to tap domestic coal resources to produce ethylene and propylene.

ExxonMobil begins production at Port Allen aviation lubricants plant

The 90,000 square foot facility is part of a $200-MM investment to expand ExxonMobil’s integrated chemical and lubricants complex in Baton Rouge, which is already one of the largest petrochemical hubs in the world.

Schneider Electric reduces risk, enhances maintenance with cyber protection services

Schneider Electric has introduced new cybersecurity protection services designed to help industrial customers manage and secure their connected plants.

Emerson launches holistic asset monitoring platform to improve reliability and plant availability

Emerson introduces the AMS ARES Platform, designed to prioritize and deliver asset and device health data, enabling maintenance decisions that increase operational and asset availability.

KBR completes Dyno Nobel ammonia plant

KBR, Inc. has successfully completed performance tests and official handover of the landmark Dyno Nobel ammonia plant in Waggaman, Louisiana.

Praxair signs Long-term contract with MEGlobal

Praxair has signed a long-term contract with MEGlobal to supply oxygen and nitrogen to its new ethylene glycol plant being built in Freeport, Texas.

BASF pipeline cut before blast

A pipeline of flammable material had been cut before a deadly blast at the headquarters of German chemicals group BASF last week.

Honeywell and Flowserve collaborate on IIoT solutions

Honeywell and Flowserve will collaborate to provide Industrial Internet of Things solutions to help industrial customers make their operations, safer, more efficient and more reliable.

Arkema increases its Kynar fluoropolymer capacities in China

Arkema has increased its Kynar PVDF production capacity by 25% at its Changshu platform near Shanghai.

Emerson launches new Plantweb digital ecosystem

Emerson has released the expanded Plantweb digital ecosystem, a scalable portfolio of standards-based hardware, software, intelligent devices and services for securely implementing the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) with measurable business performance improvement.