Thinnes, Billy
HP Impact: A radically different transport sector by 2050
The World Energy Council (WEC) expects that transport fuel demand in the next 40 years will come mainly from developing countries such as China and India, where demand will grow by 200% to 300%. In co..
HP Impact: China dominates the nylon engineering plastics market
Growing demand for durable goods, and the production of those goods in Asia and China, in particular, means that, through 2016, Northeast Asia will continue to be the largest consumer of nylon enginee..
HP Impact: New policies needed to scale up renewable energy
Governments should consider the scaling up of renewable energy as part of economic development strategy, rather than as an environmental strategy with the secondary benefits of job creation. This is o..
HP Impact: Bioplastics demand to exceed 1 million metric tons in 2015
Global demand for biodegradable and bio-based plastics will more than triple to over 1 million metric tons in 2015, valued at $2.9 billion. Gains will be fueled by a number of factors, including consu..
HP Impact: Cloudy outlook
The North American energy industry faces a generally stable operating environment although ongoing sovereign and economic concerns are risks in 2012, according to energy sector outlook reports from cr..
HP Associations: Making safety second nature
Most folks don’t know it, but the epicenter for high-level downstream refining safety discussions during late October was in the land where the Aggie roams freely. That would, of course, be Colle..
HP Construction: North America
Saipem has a contract from PEMEX for two desulfurization units and two amine regeneration units to be built at two of PEMEX's refineries. The scope of work will consist of the engineering, procurement..
HP Construction: South America
CB&I has a contract to supply a cryogenic natural gas processing plant in Malvinas, Peru, as part of an expansion of the Camisea gas project. CB&I's $45 million contract is with Pluspetrol Peru Corp. ..
HP Construction: Europe
Bayer MaterialScience plans to invest €150 million in a new production plant for toluene diisocyanate (TDI) at Chempark Dormagen in Germany. The new plant will have a capacity of 300,000 tpy and ..
HP Construction: Middle East
BILLY THINNES, News Editor     Comments? Write:BT@HydrocarbonProcessing.comSaudi Aramco Shell Refinery Co. (SASREF) recently inaugurated an ultra-low-sulfur diesel unit a..
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