Petrochemicals
SABIC and Lurgi GmbH ink oleo-chemicals deal
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) has signed an agreement with Lurgi GmbH for the technology licensing and engineering that will allow SABIC to produce oleo-chemicals at its affiliate, Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. (SAUDI KAYAN), following the completion of new facilities to be constructed in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Gadot buys Belgium chemical storage plant
ADPO owns and operates a chemical storage terminal in Ghent, Belgium, over an area of 25 hectares of land, with a storage capacity of approximately 100,000 cubic meters, and its purchase shall allow Gadot to expand its global business and maximize Gadot's abilities for delivering products and services worldwide.
Lurgi GmbH in for LiHeng’s second phase polymerization
Lurgi GmbH has a contract for the second phase polyamide-6 polymerization with LiHeng (Changle) Polyamide Technology Co., Ltd. in Changle City, Fujian, China.
Sipchem starts up vinyl acetate monomer plant
The Saudi International Petrochemical Co.(Sipchem) has started up the commercial operations of its vinyl acetate monomer plant (VAM) (which is actually registered under the name International Vinyl Acetate Co., one of Sipchem’s affiliates) in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
ABB to fix the juice at Saudi petrochem complex
ABB has won a $20 million contract from Saudi Petrochemical Co. (Sadaf) to implement a power factor correction and power management solution at the company’s Jubail manufacturing complex.
Lurgi contracted for polyamide 6-plant in China
Lurgi GmbH has a contract to supply Fujian Jinjiang Technology Co., Ltd.’s polyamide 6-plant in Changle, Fujian, China.
BASF enhances its North American manufacturing operations for copper-chrome catalysts
BASF has initiated a number of capital investment projects to enhance the company’s manufacturing operations for copper-chrome catalysts at its production sites in Erie, Pennsylvania, and Elyria, Ohio.
Eastman to expand hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin production
Eastman Chemical Co. plans to expand production of hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins at both its Middelburg, The Netherlands, and Longview, Texas, facilities.
Huntsman to purchase Indian chemicals business
Huntsman Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the chemicals business of Laffans Petrochemicals Ltd. Located in Ankleshwar, India, the Laffans chemicals business manufactures amines and surfactants.
INEOS Oxide building a new ethylene terminal
INEOS Oxide says it will build and operate a new one million tpy ethylene terminal, to be constructed at its Zwijndrecht facilities in Belgium. Operation of the new deep-sea terminal is expected to start in 2012.
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