Petrochemicals
Oiltanking commissions additional storage capacity in China
Oiltanking Daya Bay successfully commissioned its newly added Phase 2 expansion storage capacity and received its first vessel at its public jetty in Daya Bay, China.
Sipchem awards EPC contract for its ethyl acetate plant
Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem) has awarded the engineering, design and construction (EPC) contract for its ethyl acetate (EA) plant to eTEC Engineering and Construction Co. of South Korea.
KBR starts up advanced catalytic olefin demonstration unit
KBR and SK Innovation today announced the startup of their advanced catalytic olefins (ACOTM) demo plant in Ulsan, South Korea.
Süd-Chemie will provide fertilizer catalysts to Yara for five years
Süd-Chemie AG and Yara International ASA have concluded a major 5-year framework agreement on catalysts for fertilizer production.
Stamicarbon buys Noy Engineering to extend reach in polyamides market
Stamicarbon has acquired the Italian company Noy Engineering from Tecnimont.
Arkema increases fluorinated polymer capacity at its Changshu plant
In 2007, Arkema announced the construction of a Kynar PVDF fluorinated polymer production plant on its Changshu site in China, scheduled to come onstream in March 2011.
Ashland Inc. exiting the PE business
Ashland Inc.’s subsidiary Hercules Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell its pentaerythritol (PE) business to Perstorp Polyols Inc. The purchase price was not disclosed.
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HP Innovations: HPInnovations
New alternative technologies for oil spill cleanupC.I.Agent Solutions, a global leader in solutions for fuel and oil spill cleanup and containment, exhibited at Clean Gulf 2010 and featured its latest..
Specialty chemical plant being built in Louisiana
Myriant Technologies, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Myriant Lake Providence Inc., will soon begin building a new 392,000-square-foot plant at the Port of Lake Providence, Louisiana. Myrant hopes the plant will be the world's largest bio-based succinic acid plant.
- Transitional Industries and CFEnergia sign feedstock supply contract for $3.3-B Pacifico Mexinol project 2/17
- Neste and World Fuel Services extend partnership, expanding SAF availability at more than 100 airports in Europe 2/17
- U.S. refined product exports by tanker increase to > 6.3 MMbpd in January 2/17
- Japan's oil and gas independence climbs to highest since 2009 2/17
- Dangote signs $400-MM equipment deal with China's XCMG to speed up refinery expansion 2/17
- Former Lukoil-owned ISAB refinery in Sicily exits crisis procedure 2/17
