Polymers

Syensqo expands Ryton PPS compounding capabilities in the U.S.

Syensqo, a leader in specialty polymers, announced a capital investment to expand Ryton polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounding capability at the Augusta manufacturing site in Georgia, U.S.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. receives recyclability certification for advanced, multi-layer food packaging materials

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation announced that its multi-layer film containing SoarnoL™, a gas barrier resin used in food packaging materials, and Soaresin™, a recycling aid, has received recyclability certification from U.S. recyclability certification organization the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR).

CPChem agrees to sell interest in Singapore polyethylene manufacturing joint venture

Chevron Phillips Chemical announced  that the shareholders of Chevron Phillips Singapore Chemicals have agreed to sell 100% of their shares to Aster Chemicals and Energy through its affiliate Chandra Asri. Aster is a joint venture company between Chandra Asri and Glencore.

Lotte Chemical Indonesia agrees 10-year ethylene supply deal with Asahimas Chemical

Lotte Chemical Corp's $3.9-B large-scale petrochemical plant in Indonesia has signed a 10-year ethylene supply contract with PT Asahimas Chemical.

Messe Frankfurt and DECHEMA team up for new ACHEMA Middle East

DECHEMA, which organizes the ACHEMA, the leading trade show for the global process industry, launches ACHEMA Middle East in Saudi Arabia together with Messe Frankfurt. DECHEMA and Messe Frankfurt have reached the necessary agreements and the event will be held for the first time in Riyadh in 2026, and then every three years after that.

Vioneo appoints Wood to design world’s first industrial scale fossil-free plastics facility

Vioneo has awarded Wood a contract to deliver the front-end engineering design for its revolutionary plant which will produce fossil-free plastics using green methanol.

Versalis starts up new recycled polymer production plant at Porto Marghera

Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, has opened a new plant in Porto Marghera for the production of plastics made wholly or partially from mechanically recycled raw materials. This project marks another key milestone in the company’s commitment to promoting a more circular and environmentally sustainable economy through technological innovation and post-consumer plastics recycling.

Synergize FCCUs and hydrocracking processing units to maximize refining margins—Part 2

Part 1 of this article appeared in the February issue. Part 2 here will explore the role of FCC and hydrocracking in crude-to-chemicals and the challenge of cracked feeds, among other topics. 

Ningbo Refining & Chemical awards ECI a technology licensing contract for an EVA/LDPE plant in China

ECI Group announced a contract award from Ningbo Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Company Limited (NZRCC) for a 200,000-tpy EVA/LDPE plant using ECI Group’s proprietary hybrid reactor technology.

INEOS CEO Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Carbon tax and high energy costs are killing off manufacturing in Britain