Petrochemicals
Schneider Electric acquires Applied Instrument Technologies
Schneider Electric has acquired Applied Instrument Technologies, a provider of online process analyzers for the hydrocarbon, petrochemical, chemical, pharmaceutical and steel-making industries.
SABIC starts commercial operations at part of new rubber plant
SABIC started commercial operations at the polybutadiene industrial rubber part of its KEMYA complex, a JV with ExxonMobil Chemical.
Aggreko and DuPont bring temperature control to sulfuric alkylation market
Aggreko and DuPont have teamed up to provide Aggreko temperature control, including chiller systems, to DuPont STRATCO sulfuric acid alkylation customers worldwide.
Monolith Materials breaks ground at its Nebraska manufacturing headquarters
Monolith Materials, a manufacturer of natural gas-based carbon black, broke ground on its US manufacturing headquarters on Thursday, October 20, 2016, in Hallam, Nebraska.
Praxair starts new plant and extends pipeline system in Port of Antwerp
Praxair has started up its second air separation plant and is extending its pipeline system in the Port of Antwerp, one of the largest petrochemical production complexes in the world.
DNV GL’s Synergi Plant software becomes a one-stop shop for plant integrity managers
The new Synergi Plant release from DNV GL marks the first time that one plant integrity management software solution provides the three most important methodologies in one cloud-based solution.
Braskem commissions new polyethylene plant in La Porte, Texas
Braskem has commissioned a new ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene production plant at its La Porte, Texas site.
Metso's PlantTriage software simplifies real-time performance management, strengthens cybersecurity
Metso Expertune PlantTriage, a control loop monitoring system, oversees process control loops night and day, diagnoses and prioritizes opportunities for improvements, and pinpoints major economic paybacks.
Unipetrol resumes production at Litvinov steam cracker
Unipetrol has resumed production at its steam cracker damaged during the extraordinary event in August, 2015, at the Litvinov plant.
Dräger mobile showroom is ready to hit the road
Dräger-branded trailer is filled with products, acts as a traveling oil & gas tradeshow along Gulf of Mexico coastline.
- CNOOC completes construction on $2.9-B, 1.8-MMtpy integrated complex in east China 8/22
- bp's Whiting refinery (U.S.) continues to flare days after severe thunderstorm 8/22
- Bachmann introduces latest version M-Target for Simulink 8/22
- U.S. to rule on biofuel waivers, but big oil refiners may need to wait 8/22
- Chinese independent refiner Hongrun buys Canadian, Brazilian crude 8/22
- Ukrainian attack suspends Russian oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia 8/22
