Petrochemicals

Newly formed 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell, has formed an Oil, Gas & Chemical Consulting (OGCC) team.

The GPCA has released its ‘GPCA Pulse of the Chemical Industry Report’, highlighting strong growth in GCC countries.

Ceyhan Polipropilen Uretim has selected LyondellBasell’s technology for its polyolefin plant in Turkey.

SIBUR and BASF have signed an MoU strengthening their partnership on sustainable development.

Evonik has announced the planned expansion of its sodium methylate capacity at the Rosario/Santa Fe facility.

MOL has announced that its Danube maleic anhydride production plant in Hungary is operating well with a Clariant catalyst.

LUKOIL has launched a website to encourage cooperation with smaller manufacturing companies in the downstream sector.

Shandong Binhua New Material Co. Ltd will use Honeywell UOP’s C3 Oleflex™ technology for a proposed plant in China.

Fluor has announced that it has been awarded a services agreement by PKN ORLEN for its olefins expansion project in Poland.

Haldor Topsoe and Sasol have entered into a collaboration agreement to license their GTL technologies.

AVEVA has released enhancements to its process optimisation offering, aimed at tackling information silos and increasing process integration.

GlobalData has reported that China will account for 27% of global petrochemical capacity additions by 2030.

ExxonMobil and Worley have entered into an enabling agreement which allows Worley to provide services to ExxonMobil operations.

GlobalData has reported that the majority of global phenol capacity growth is to be situated in Asia.

Wood Mackenzie has commented on the announcement that Reliance is to invest US$9.75 billion in an oil-to-chemicals complex in India.