Petrochemicals
US chemical activity shows summer recovery
There were gains in the output of pesticides, synthetic rubber, chlor-alkali, plastic resins, and pharmaceuticals. These gains were offset, however, by declines in the production of organic chemicals, adhesives, acids, phosphates, sulfates, manufactured fibers, other specialties, and fertilizers.
INEOS starts building Europe's largest ethane tank to import US feedstocks
The investment in the Grangemouth tank and infrastructure is part of the company’s £450 million rescue package to equip the site to import ethane gas from the US.
Dow, Olin earn IRS nod for $5B chlor-alkali merger
Dow will separate its US Gulf Coast chlor-alkali and vinyl, global chlorinated organics and global epoxy businesses, and then merge these businesses with Olin in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction.
Univar acquires US-based Chemical Associates
Chemical Associates markets, manufactures and distributes oleochemicals like tall oil fatty acids, oleic acids, stearic acids, fractionated acids, fatty alcohols, polyunsaturated fatty acids, coconut fatty acids, castor derivatives, methyl esters, calcium stearate, metallic stearates, and glycerine.
Oiltanking acquires Vopak terminals in Finland for chemicals, oil products
Finland is one of the main transit hubs for the export and import of chemical and petroleum products in relation to Russia and the other FSU countries.
UOP licenses methanol-to-olefins process in China
This award is Honeywell UOP’s fifth licensing win for its MTO process and comes after the successful start up of its first commercial-scale MTO facility for China’s Wison Clean Energy in September 2013.
Chevron Phillips Chemical unveils changes to senior management roles
Mark Lashier, currently executive vice president of olefins and polyolefins, will become executive vice president for the company's commercial business. In his new role, Lashier will serve as the lead commercial executive for all product lines in Chevron Phillips Chemical’s portfolio.
Vertellus doubles alkane capacity at Michigan site
North America’s competitive feedstock costs resulting from low gas prices are helping drive Vertellus’ alkane production efficiency. The company initiated the Zeeland upgrades in 2014.
CB&I licenses styrene, ethylbenzene technology for Egypt plant expansion
The units will be a part of the Tahrir Petrochemicals complex expansion and will use CB&I's ethylbenzene (EB) and styrene (SM) technologies to produce 400,000 tpy of styrene monomer.
Enterprise to expand US Gulf propylene network
Enterprise Products announced a series of projects to convert and expand segments of its petrochemicals pipeline network designed to raise throughput capacity for polymer-grade propylene.
- TotalEnergies extends its fuel price cap policy in France until the end of April 4/7
- Navigating the montan wax challenge with renewable alternatives for polymers 4/7
- AFR selects Axens as technology provider for Texas (U.S.) refinery 4/7
- Iran has attacked Saudi Arabia's Jubail petrochemical complex, IRGC says 4/7
- Iran's Marvdasht Petrochemical complex attacked by US and Israel 4/7
- Fluor awarded engineering and design contract for America First Refining's refinery in South Texas 4/7
