Petrochemicals
US chemical activity barometer falls in February
The Chemical Activity Barometer has four primary components, each consisting of a variety of indicators: 1) production; 2) equity prices; 3) product prices; and 4) inventories and other indicators.
Axiall, Lotte Chemical delay final decision on new US Gulf ethane cracker
Paul Carrico, president and CEO of Axiall, said uncertainty in US energy, feedstock and labor markets prompted the decision, according to the American Press newspaper in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Tecnimont wins $1.5B in EPC work on new Illinois ammonia, urea facility
The lump-sum turnkey EPC contract is valued at approximately $1.5 billion and is pursuant to the memorandum of understanding signed by Cronus and Tecnimont in November 2014.
Topsoe, Technip sign Slovakia ammonia contract
The new plant will be designed based on Haldor Topsoe’s Exchange Reformer (HTER) technology, which the company said ensures an efficient and reliable conversion of the feedstock, significantly improving plant economics minimizing the environmental impact.
ThyssenKrupp wins engineering work for Hungary fertilizer expansion
Nitrogénmüvek Zrt. already operates two ammonium nitrate plants supplied by ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions at the Pétfürdö site. A plant to manufacture granulated calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and ammonium nitrate fertilizer is currently under construction.
SABIC to collaborate on chemical research in India
The agreement will enable CSIR and SABIC to expand translational research horizons in the Indian chemical and petrochemical industries.
BASF, Yara to build new Texas ammonia plant
The ammonia plant will be owned 68% by Yara and 32% by BASF and located on BASF’s site in Freeport. The plant will have a total capacity of about 750,000 tpy.
CB&I to design, license technology for new Egypt polypropylene project
The unit will be aligned to the Tahrir petrochemical complex in Egypt and use CB&I's Novolen technology to produce 350,000 tpy of polypropylene.
BASF, Petronas to build 2-EHAcid unit in Malaysia
The plant, with a total capacity of 30,000 tpy of 2-EHAcid, is expected to start production in the fourth quarter of 2016. The new plant will benefit from backward integration into the existing site, allowing high delivery reliability and maximizing efficient use of energy and feedstock.
Pemex contracts SENER, Samsung on clean diesel at Salamanca refinery
Engineering and technology group SENER has signed a contract with Samsung for the development of a ULSD (ultra-low-sulfur diesel) project to modernize the Salamanca oil refinery in Mexico.
- thyssenkrupp Uhde to build a low-emission polyester plant for KÖKSAN in Turkey 4/9
- Honeywell to supply digital process and automation technologies to the Dangote refinery 4/9
- Technip Energies awarded contract for Long Son Petrochemicals enhancement project in Vietnam 4/9
- Germany probes Klesch's planned purchase of bp refinery 4/9
- Southern Energy Renewables and Axens Sign MoU to advance SAF projects in Louisiana and beyond 4/8
- One of the largest heat pumps in the world has reached BASF's Ludwigshafen site 4/8
