Petrochemicals - 01 November 2016

HollyFrontier plans to acquire Suncor Energy’s Petro-Canada Lubricants business for CAN$1.125 billion.

Chevron Phillips Chemical has announced it will sell its styrene-butadiene copolymers (SBC) business to INEOS Styrolution.

According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the US Chemical Production Regional Index expanded by 0.2% in September, following a 0.3% decline in August and flat growth in July.

NKNK has awarded GTC with a contract for a benzene production complex modernisation project in Russia.

Fluid Components International has announced the establishment of Fluid Components Saudi Arabia Ltd, a joint venture with GAS Arabian Services Co., Ltd.