Petrochemicals
G2X Energy contracts Johnson Matthey, Toyo for Lake Charles methanol
Once complete, the G2X facility, known as Big Lake Fuels Methanol Plant, will produce 1.4 MMtpy of commercial-grade methanol. Construction will take three years to complete.
Dow Chemical: New PDH plant in Texas passes performance testing
The passing of the test certifies that the unit is operating at full capacity, and is meeting the Honeywell UOP Oleflex performance guarantee, according to Dow officials.
Thai Oil starts up first linear alkyl benzene plant
The plant has production capacity of 100,000 tpy, and the Thai refiner plans to export half of the output to India and other Southeast Asian countries, the company's CFO said.
Dow Chemical ships reverse osmosis elements from new Jubail plant
A first of its kind built outside the United States, the new reverse osmosis (RO) production facility came on-stream in December 2015 to better serve the local Saudi Arabian market.
Dow acquires Texas aniline plant from Chemours
The sale to Dow Chemical was for approximately $140 million in cash, according to the initial agreement, which was announced in November 2015.
Enterprise delays Texas PDH project to 2017
Commercial operations at the new plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas, are slated to begin during the second quarter. Enterprise previously expected the PDH unit to come online by the end of 2016.
Central American nations beef up import infrastructure, fuel production amid demand shift
   Methanex’s methanol facility in Trinidad.
People
Clariant has appointed Britta Fuenfstueck as a new member of its executive committee.
Italy’s Eni slashes 2016 investment plans after reporting heavy losses
Eni posted a net loss in the quarter of 8.46 billion euros ($9.4 bln) on Friday after booking charges on its stake in oil service company Saipem and chemical unit Versalis.
US chemical activity barometer slips in February
The Chemical Activity Barometer has four primary components, each consisting of a variety of indicators: 1) production; 2) equity prices; 3) product prices; and 4) inventories and other indicators.
- SkyNRG starts construction on its first SAF plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands 2/13
- India's Reliance wins U.S. license for Venezuelan oil 2/13
- Singapore light distillates stocks hit over 3-yr high on robust imports 2/13
- Three contractors injured at ExxonMobil facility in Beaumont, Texas (U.S.) 2/13
- China's epic renewables boom lifts it into rare clean capacity club 2/13
- TotalEnergies booked loss in France due to refining activities, CEO says 2/13
