Petrochemicals
Air Products further expands Asia Technology Center in Shanghai
Air Products has recently completed further expansion of its Asia Technology Center in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai, China.
DOE’s Xlerator program to fund piloting of Exelus’ styrene monomer process
Exelus, Inc. has received a grant totaling $500,000 under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) XLerator program to fund piloting of Exelus’ styrene monomer process (ExSyM).
C&I completes project for Hunt Refining and Gaylord Chemical
C&I Engineering recently completed the start up of the world’s only dimethyl sulfide (DMS) plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  The plant is a cooperative venture between Hunt Refining Co. and Gay..
Strong Petrochemicals signs deal with Eurocontrol
Strong Petrochemical Holdings Ltd. has entered into an exclusive marketing agreement with Eurocontrol Technics Inc. Eurocontrol will appoint Strong as the exclusive sole agent to market and sell Eurocontol’s Petromark fuel authentication system to potential customers in China, Hong Kong and other defined target markets throughout Asia.
CB&I to license BP’s paraxylene technology
Lummus Technology, a CB&I company, has signed an agreement with BP for the exclusive right to license and market BP's paraxylene recovery and isomerization technology and catalyst.
Consider using alternative carrier gases for petrochemical analysis
Advantages include higher efficiency and shorter analysis times
Troubleshoot silicon contamination on catalysts
What are the sources, impacts and possible solutions to controlling this problem in your hydrotreater?
Keyuan Petrochemicals completes $20.3 million private placement
Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. has closed a private placement financing with institutional investors with gross proceeds of $20.3 million to fund the purchase of raw materials for its petrochemical production facility.
UOP selected to expand petrochemicals production in South Korea
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that HC Petrochem Co., Ltd. has selected UOP to provide technology for an expansion of its petrochemicals plant in Daesan, South Korea.
Indorama AlphaPet plant successfully commissioned
In September 2009, Uhde Inventa-Fischer successfully commissioned the first line of Indorama’s latest PET resin plant in Alabama. The second line came online in June 2010.
- Allied Biofuels signs PIA with Uzbekistan to advance $6-B biofuels refinery project 4/10
- Nufarm strengthens strategic collaboration to support long term growth in biofuels production 4/10
- HAMR Energy’s nationally significant fuel projects selected for Australian Government’s Investor Front Door Pilot 4/10
- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries builds world's first ammonia-powered vessel 4/10
- India permits Iranian oil tankers to berth for Reliance 4/10
- TotalEnergies says SATORP refinery in Saudi Arabia damaged after incidents 4/10
