Petrochemicals
NOVA Chemicals goes to Williams for its ethylene needs
Williams has signed a long-term agreement to produce up to 17,000 bpd of ethane and ethylene for NOVA Chemicals in Alberta, Canada.
EJPC signs agreement with Davy Process Technology
Egypt Japan Petrochemical Corp. S.A.E. (EJPC) and Davy Process Technology, a Johnson Matthey (JM) subsidiary, have signed a methanol operating licence agreement.
Uhde to supply turnkey skid-mounted chlor-alkali electrolysis plant to Leuna-Harze
Uhde has begun construction of its first ever skid-mounted chlor-alkali electrolysis plant in Leuna, Germany. Uhde was awarded the contract by Leuna-Harze GmbH, a European producer of epoxy resin, to build a turnkey membrane electrolysis plant with a production capacity of 15,000 tpy of chlorine.
BASF Chongqing MDI project approved
BASF has received approval for a 400,000 metric tpy diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) project in Chongqing, China. The investment will total RMB 8 billion (approximately €860 million). The facility, which will produce a core component mainly used for polyurethane foams, is expected to start up by 2014.
Air Products meets increased hydrogen needs at Marathon’s Garyville refinery
Air Products announced on March 17 that it will increase supply of hydrogen to Marathon Petroleum Co.'s Marathon’s Garyville, Louisiana, refinery.
Bayer MaterialScience to invest €100 million in Germany
Bayer MaterialScience plans to invest roughly €100 million in the expansion of the high-tech production plant for MDI (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) at the Bayer Brunsbüttel Industrial Park in Germany.
Global climate deal needed to go beyond previously agreed industrial emissions threshold
Policymakers should avoid putting through new unilateral greenhouse gas (GHG) targets and burdens designed to go beyond the originally stated 20% reductions, Cefic urged in a policy statement issued in early March.
Jacobs receives contract from Jubail Chemical Industrial Co. in Saudi Arabia
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received an award from the Jubail Chemical Industrial Company Ltd. (JANA) to provide technical and project management services for its existing epichlorohydrin plant expansion and a new epichlorohydrin plant at the Jubail, Saudi Arabia site. JANA is a wholly owned subsidiary of NAMA Chemicals (NAMA).
Foster Wheeler aiding with design of waste plastics to liquid fuels plant in Ireland
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Cynar Plc to provide basic process engineering design services for a 6,000 tpy plant to convert non-recyclable waste plastics into liquid fuels, primarily diesel.
BASF reaches climate protection goal
Last year, BASF reduced specific greenhouse gas emissions by 29% compared with 2002. This means that the company reached its emissions goal pathway for 2020 for the first time.
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- Nufarm strengthens strategic collaboration to support long term growth in biofuels production 4/10
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- Shell Chemicals and Syensqo partner to deliver low-carbon ethylene oxide solutions 4/10
- HAMR Energy’s nationally significant fuel projects selected for Australian Government’s Investor Front Door Pilot 4/10
- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries builds world's first ammonia-powered vessel 4/10
