Petrochemicals
Dow chooses Foster Wheeler for Louisiana ethane cracker upgrading project
The objective is to boost the Plaquemine plant's ethane flexibility to take advantage of low-cost feedstocks, specifically via brownfield additions and retrofit modifications.
Sasol taps Emerson to automate planned Louisiana cracker, GTL complex
The automation program’s overall scope -- including dozens of integrated process units and more than 100,000 measurement and control points -- makes it one of the largest Emerson has been awarded.
Sasol, INEOS to develop new US plant for high-density polyethylene
The envisaged plant will produce 470,000 tpy of bimodal HDPE using Innovene S process technology licensed from INEOS Technologies. The final investment decision from the two companies is expected to be made in the first half of 2014, with start-up of the plant expected at the end of 2015.
DuPont mulls sale of performance chemicals unit
DuPont's performance chemicals business includes titanium dioxide (TiO2), fluorochemicals, and specialty and industrial chemicals. In Tuesday's earnings release, DuPont reported a 12% year-on-year decline in second-quarter net income, mainly due to lower global TiO2 prices.
KBR to study proposed upgrade to ToAZ ammonia complex in Russia
During the initial phase, KBR will evaluate plant operations to identify bottlenecks, define technical and commercial requirements, and examine process schemes prior to licensing technology.
Hyundai Oilbank, Lotte Chemical eye mixed xylenes venture in South Korea
The 1 trillion won ($892 million) factory at Seosan, southwest of Seoul, will be finished by late 2016, it added. It will make 1 million metric tons each of mixed xylenes and light naphtha, allowing the companies to cut imports of these by about 2 trillion won worth each year, Hyundai Oilbank said.
Shell, Sinopec, Total to build Singapore lube park
The partners will build Lube Park at the Tuas industrial complex in southwestern Singapore, and include import, export and storage facilities for the adjacent lube oil blending plants and grease manufacturing plants of the companies. Construction on the park will begin later this year.
Sasol names engineering, technology providers for new ethane cracker
The upcoming project in Westlake, Louisiana, should start up in 2017, with expected production of 1.5 million tpy of ethylene along with several downstream derivative plants.
Valero to build major methanol plant adjacent to Louisiana refinery
Construction at Valero's refinery in St. Charles, La., is initially scheduled to end by the 2016 first quarter and will expand the plant to make 1.6 million tpy of methanol. Production would start soon after.
US House subcommittee to closely scrutinize law on toxic substances
"I believe evaluating TSCA sections 5 (new chemicals) and 14 (disclosure of data) is fundamental to judging progress in new technologies and manufacturing frontiers in our country," said Subcommittee vice chairman Phil Gingrey in a recent hearing on the matter.
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