Petrochemicals
Clariant’s catalyst chosen for Shenghong’s new world-scale biodegradable plastics project
Clariant announced that its SynDane 3142 LA catalyst will be used in Jiangsu Shenghong Petrochemical Co., Ltd's maleic anhydride production plant in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China.
thyssenkrupp to supply processing tech for Australian urea unit
thyssenkrupp Fertilizer Technology has signed a contract with Saipem to license a urea granulation unit in Karratha, Western Australia.
Venezuelan natural gas cooperation could lead to increased LNG and petrochemical exports
Venezuela is working with Shell and the National Gas Co. of Trinidad and Tobago to develop an offshore natural gas field that could boost LNG and petrochemical exports.
Petrobras partners with European Energy to explore e-methanol business prospects
Petrobras agreed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Danish company, European Energy, to investigate the business opportunities for developing an e-methanol plant in Brazil, on a non-binding basis.
Exxon Mobil to construct a green petchem refinery in Indonesia with $15 B budget
Exxon Mobil is set to make a significant investment of up to $15 B in Indonesia for a green petrochemical refinery and carbon capture storage facility.
NPC to invest $4.2 B for new petchem projects to enhance self-sufficiency
Iran's National Petrochemical Company to invest $4.2 billion for self-sufficiency, focusing on propylene, methanol, ethylene, aromatics, and butylene production, targeting a capacity increase to 200 MMt in the next decade.
Cummins Inc. selected by the UK Department of Transport for its high-horsepower methanol vessel retrofit project
Cummins Inc. announced the selection of its proposal to jointly develop a Methanol Kit for its QSK60 engine as part of the Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure competition, funded by the UK Government and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.
Kuwait's KIPIC has sufficient stocks despite al-Zour shutdown
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company has sufficient stocks of diesel, naphtha, kerosene and fuel oil to meet obligations to local and foreign customers despite an almost complete shutdown of the al-Zour refinery.
TotalEnergies Lubrifiants integrates recycled plastics into its lubricant bottles via TotalEnergies Polymers
The premium product range of TotalEnergies Lubrifiants in Europe is now packaged in platinum-colored bottles containing 50% post-consumer recycled polyethylene.
OCI Global and Röhm announce pioneering production of methyl methacrylate using bio-ammonia
OCI Global is supplying Röhm with bio-ammonia for the production of methyl methacrylate, an important precursor for PLEXIGLAS - the world’s most popular brand of acrylic glass.

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