Chevron Lummus Global awarded Spanish refinery contract
Chevron Lummus Global will provide hydrotreating technology for Compañía Española de Petróleos’ refinery in Spain.
Petrochemicals
World’s largest dehydrogenation plant successfully started up
Clariant has announced that Hengli’s new dehydrogenation plant in China has been successfully started up.
Honeywell UOP commissions second propylene plant for Zhejiang Satellite
Honeywell UOP’s catalytic dehydrogenation technology is being used in a 450 000 tpy petrochemicals unit in China belonging to Zhejiang Satellite.
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BASF and the University of Heidelberg continue their cooperation
BASF and the University of Heidelberg have signed a contract to extend their Catalysis Research Laboratory cooperation by three years.
Dow to divest its Acetone Derivatives business
Dow is divesting its Acetone Derivatives business to ALTIVIA Ketones & Additives.
McDermott wins contract for PDH plant
PetroLogistics awards McDermott with FEED contract for 500 000 tpy Gulf Coast PDH project.
Clariant and Wuxi Xiyuan awarded new contracts
Clariant Catalysts and Wuxi Xiyuan win further contracts for formaldehyde production projects in China.
LyondellBasell awarded new contract
STEP selects LyondellBasell’s technology for its polypropylene unit to be constructed in Arzew, Oran province, Algeria.
Clariant Catalysts expands in the Middle East with new office in Saudi Arabia
The new branch of Clariant’s Catalysts business unit is located in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The opening marks Clariant’s fourth location in the Middle East.
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Ashurst advises PIC on joint venture
Ashurst recently advised Petrochemical Industries Co. K.S.C. (PIC) on its joint venture with SKC Co.
Re-Gen Robotics confirms investment
Re-Gen Robotics has committed £1 million to new tank cleaning robot and an ADR certified jet/vac tanker.
Space exploration made possible by petrochemicals
AFPM celebrates the role that the petrochemicals sector played in the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Banner Chemicals UK receives two awards
Banner Chemicals UK has been recognised with both the Queen’s award for international trade and the ‘Northern Powerhouse Export Champions Award’.
Grace licenses polypropylene technology to Datong Coal Mine Group
Grace has licensed its UNIPOL polypropylene technology to Datong Coal Mine Group for a 430 000 tpy polypropylene facility in China.
Teledyne acquires gas and flame detection business from 3M
Teledyne has purchased 3M’s gas and flame detection business for US$230 million.