Petrochemicals
CPChem agrees to sell interest in Singapore polyethylene manufacturing joint venture
Chevron Phillips Chemical announced that the shareholders of Chevron Phillips Singapore Chemicals have agreed to sell 100% of their shares to Aster Chemicals and Energy through its affiliate Chandra Asri. Aster is a joint venture company between Chandra Asri and Glencore.
Lotte Chemical Indonesia agrees 10-year ethylene supply deal with Asahimas Chemical
Lotte Chemical Corp's $3.9-B large-scale petrochemical plant in Indonesia has signed a 10-year ethylene supply contract with PT Asahimas Chemical.
Messe Frankfurt and DECHEMA team up for new ACHEMA Middle East
DECHEMA, which organizes the ACHEMA, the leading trade show for the global process industry, launches ACHEMA Middle East in Saudi Arabia together with Messe Frankfurt. DECHEMA and Messe Frankfurt have reached the necessary agreements and the event will be held for the first time in Riyadh in 2026, and then every three years after that.
BASF’s Intermediates division converts European amines portfolio to 100% renewable electricity
The transition starts in May 2025 and will apply to all amines produced at the European production sites in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.
Koppö Energia Oy to license thyssenkrupp Uhde technology for Finnish e-methanol plant
Koppö Energia Oy has chosen uhde® green methanol technology and ordered a front-end engineering design (FEED) from thyssenkrupp Uhde. The planned e-methanol plant is part of a power-to-x (P2X) project developed by Koppö Energia in Kristinestad, Finland.
Vioneo appoints Wood to design world’s first industrial scale fossil-free plastics facility
Vioneo has awarded Wood a contract to deliver the front-end engineering design for its revolutionary plant which will produce fossil-free plastics using green methanol.
Versalis starts up new recycled polymer production plant at Porto Marghera
Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, has opened a new plant in Porto Marghera for the production of plastics made wholly or partially from mechanically recycled raw materials. This project marks another key milestone in the company’s commitment to promoting a more circular and environmentally sustainable economy through technological innovation and post-consumer plastics recycling.
Common challenges in risk-based inspection for piping: Insights from experience
This article will identify the top five common problems and concerns related to risk-based inspection assessments for piping, along with some thoughts on how to address these issues.
Methanex announces the successful restart of 1.8-MMtpy Geismar 3 plant in Louisiana (U.S.)
Methanex Corporation announced that its 1.8-MMtpy methanol plant, Geismar 3 (G3), in Geismar, Louisiana (U.S.) has successfully restarted and begun producing methanol following an unplanned outage in late February.
Harness the power of asset performance management to transform reliability
As the energy industry navigates the shifting energy landscape and macroeconomic uncertainties, it must adopt collaborative and innovative solutions to enhance the productivity and quality of value chain operations, while also remaining focused on efficiency improvement projects that protect the bottom line. Spurred by this need for increased resilience and recent advancements in artificial intelligence, the market is seeing growth in the deployment of asset performance management (APM) solutions.
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