Petrochemicals
INEOS, Doeflex launch PVC compounding venture
Completion of the business combination has created a leading European PVC compounds producer with a turnover in excess of €200m and manufacturing sites in the UK, Sweden and Switzerland.
Can the downstream achieve growth and sustainability?
The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) is transforming beyond typical technical and management forms. This industry is making progress, and it is achieving more sustainability practices. Suc..
Consider olefin offgas as feed for ammonia production
Ammonia production using hydrogen (H2)-rich offgases is an established method, but it is practiced only in a handful of plants. The dynamics of new feedstocks in the petrochemicals industry coupled wi..
Choose the right metering technology for ethylene furnaces
An ethylene plant’s main purpose is to convert hydrocarbon feedstock, usually natural gas liquids or naphtha, into a “cracked gas” that contains ethylene and other higher value products..
HP Petrochemicals: US condensate exports send ripple effects downstream
The US, which a decade ago was considered an aging has-been in oil and gas production, now leads the globe in production, and a growing bucket of these crudes is light and sweet.
HP Industry Perspectives: New development for drop-in fuels
Future fuels must have a unique “drop-in” capability. They must also be compatible with present vehicle engines and fungible within the distribution system. Finding alternatives to corn-base..
Study: Global methanol demand to rise by 80% in decade, led by China
China will be the major driver of the demand increase, while at the same time, the methanol market in North America market is undergoing a renaissance of new projects.
Borealis formally acquires DuPont stake in Dutch polymers venture
DuPont will continue to serve the market with EVA and acrylate copolymers and Borealis will supply DuPont with EVA and acrylate copolymers from the Specialty Polymers Antwerp facility.
Methanex warns of reduced gas feedstock supply to plants in Trinidad
Methanex is the operator of two plants in Trinidad, Titan and Atlas. The company holds 100% and 63.1% interests in the two facilities for a combined proportional share of about 2 million tons of methanol.
BASF opens construction chemicals plant in Kenya
The new site will allow BASF to better meet increasing demand for construction chemicals of customers in Eastern Africa. There, BASF produces standard and custom-made performance admixtures.
- 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
