Petrochemicals
Arkema to invest $110 million in its US acrylics businesses
Arkema has an investment plan for its acrylics sites in Clear Lake and Bayport, Texas.
Asian investment creates opportunity for flow and filtration equipment
The expansion of sewage transport, primary treatment and secondary treatment in Asia is creating market opportunities for suppliers of pumps valves, scrubbers, chemicals, controls, filters and other water pollution control equipment.
Engineers assigned for Chinese EPDM plant development
Sinopec Beijing Yanshan Co. has selected LAS Associates and Norton Engineering Consultants to assist in scale up and commercialization of Sinopec’s EPDM solution polymerization technology.
Braskem and INEOS Technologies partner up for polyethylene technologies
Braskem and INEOS Technologies have entered into a strategic partnership for polyethylene (PE) technologies.
SABIC and Lummus Technology agree to develop toluene methylation technology
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) has signed an agreement with Lummus Technology to jointly develop and commercialize toluene methylation (TM) technology to produce paraxylene.
Sibur kicks off production of three petrochem lines at newly renovated Russian plant
Sibur-Khimprom held a ceremonial launch for three interrelated products (Alphapor ethylbenzene, styrene and expandable polystyrene) at its newly renovated plant in Perm, Russia.
BASF adds molecular sieve products to its adsorbents solution portfolio
BASF’s Catalyst division has entered into an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreement with Chemiewerk Bad Köstritz GmbH (CWK), Germany, to market molecular sieve products targeted at the natural gas, refining, petrochemical and air drying markets.
Total and CPI join forces to study a coal-to-olefins petrochemical project in China
Total and China Power Investment (CPI) announced their intention to build a coal-based petrochemical plant in China.
Univation process selected for polyethylene HD/LL swing plant in China
Univation Technologies LLC announced that PuCheng Clean Energy Chemical Co. Ltd. has selected Univation’s UNIPOL PE Process for a 300,000 tpy polyethylene high density / linear low density swing plant.
HPI Viewpoint--Better water management: A crucial and growing requirement
Water touches every industry and every sector, impacting lives, livelihoods, global industries and local economies. But the world is facing growing water scarcity challenges, both in developed and dev..
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