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Petrochemicals

A Schulman buys Australian compounder Compco

Compco is a manufacturer of a variety of plastic compounds and products including masterbatches and custom performance colors. Key markets include packaging, wire and cable and pipe.

Conco opens Louisiana office for petrochemical customer services

Conco Industrial Services (CIS) says it offers petrochemical customers advanced technology-based cleaning and certified nondestructive testing services.

INEOS, Doeflex launch PVC compounding venture

Completion of the business combination has created a leading European PVC compounds producer with a turnover in excess of €200m and manufacturing sites in the UK, Sweden and Switzerland.

Can the downstream achieve growth and sustainability?

Center for Green Technology and Management: Sukumaran Nair, M. P.

The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) is transforming beyond typical technical and management forms. This industry is making progress, and it is achieving more sustainability practices. Suc..

Consider olefin offgas as feed for ammonia production

Kinetics Process Improvements, Inc.: Arora, V. K.

Ammonia production using hydrogen (H2)-rich offgases is an established method, but it is practiced only in a handful of plants. The dynamics of new feedstocks in the petrochemicals industry coupled wi..

Choose the right metering technology for ethylene furnaces

Emerson Process Management: Lieberg, M.  |  Pihlaja, R.

An ethylene plant’s main purpose is to convert hydrocarbon feedstock, usually natural gas liquids or naphtha, into a “cracked gas” that contains ethylene and other higher value products..

HP Petrochemicals: US condensate exports send ripple effects downstream

World Oil: McGinn, S.

The US, which a decade ago was considered an aging has-been in oil and gas production, now leads the globe in production, and a growing bucket of these crudes is light and sweet.

HP Industry Perspectives: New development for drop-in fuels

Future fuels must have a unique “drop-in” capability. They must also be compatible with present vehicle engines and fungible within the distribution system. Finding alternatives to corn-base..

Study: Global methanol demand to rise by 80% in decade, led by China

HP Editorial Staff: HP News

China will be the major driver of the demand increase, while at the same time, the methanol market in North America market is undergoing a renaissance of new projects.

Borealis formally acquires DuPont stake in Dutch polymers venture

DuPont will continue to serve the market with EVA and acrylate copolymers and Borealis will supply DuPont with EVA and acrylate copolymers from the Specialty Polymers Antwerp facility.