Polymers
Chevron Phillips Chemical plans new Texas ethane cracker for 2017
The company will build a world-scale cracker at its existing Cedar Bayou complex as well as two nearby polyethylene units.
Momentive, UPC form China phenolic resin venture
Momentive Specialty Chemicals and UPC Technology Corp. have now signed a definitive joint venture agreement creating Momentive Union Specialty Chemicals, a venture that will build manufacturing capacity in China to produce specialty phenolic resins.
DuPont cuts profit outlook on weakening demand
US-based chemicals major DuPont on Friday lowered its 2011 full-year earnings outlook to a range of $3.87-$3.95 earnings per share (EPS), excluding significant items – down from a forecast last month of $3.97-$4.05/share. The projected earnings still represent an 18% to 20% increase from 2010.
Saudi Polymers JV to start up integrated petchem complex in Q1 2012
Saudi Polymers Co. (SPCo) – the joint venture comprised of Chevron Phillips Chemical and partner National Petrochemical Co. – has completed construction of its petrochemical manufacturing facility located in Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Commercial production is expected in the first quarter of 2012.
Linde to build hydrogen plant at northeast China chemical complex
The Linde Group says it will build and operate a new hydrogen plant in the Jilin Chemical Industrial Park (JCIP) in northeast China. The hydrogen plant is expected to come on stream by the end of 2013, supplying several companies in the Jilin chemical complex with high-purity hydrogen.
HP Construction: South America
PEMEX has acquired 45 of the latest Model 5100 HD series gas analyzers from AMETEK Process Instruments to monitor moisture levels in natural gas at monitoring stations throughout Mexico. Based on tuna..
HP Construction: Middle East
Burckhardt Compression has an order from Petroleum Development Oman LLC to deliver one process gas compressor for a new miscible gas injection (MGI) facility in the Sultanate of Oman. The responsible ..
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
MAN Diesel & Turbo has an order for 24 compressor units for an integrated chemical complex in Chongqing, China. The order size is about €50 million. Designed as a combined plant, the chemical com..
CB&I lands engineering pact for new petrochemical complex in Russia
CB&I has been awarded a contract by OJSC Rosneft for the license and basic engineering of a naphtha steam cracking unit and a butadiene and benzene extraction unit for a new petrochemical complex in Russia. The steam cracking unit, which will be the world’s largest, is designed to produce more than 1.4 million tpy of ethylene and more than 600,000 tpy of propylene.
Sasol to launch feasibility study on possible ethane cracker in Louisiana
The board of directors for Sasol has approved a feasibility study on a possible ethane cracker and ethylene derivatives complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the company said on Tuesday. Capacity would be between 1 million and 1.4 million tpy of ethylene.
- Ducor Petrochemicals, Blue Circle Olefins partner to create a fully circular supply chain for polypropylene 11/18
- World's first: Air Liquide’s innovative technology converts ammonia into hydrogen at industrial scale 11/18
- Borouge to supply advanced polyolefin solutions for next-generation vehicles 11/18
- ASTM International signs MoU with Gulf Cooperation Council Laboratory Company for Technical Services (GCC Lab TSCo.) 11/18
- KBC launches Visual MESA Energy Management System 7.3 11/18
- MHI Compressor secures steam turbine contract at Baton Rouge (U.S.) olefins plant 11/18
