Petrochemicals

Fluor has been awarded the FEED contract for INEOS’ vinyl acetate monomer processing plant in Hull, UK.

EthosEnergy has taken over operations and maintenance of a Louisiana cogeneration facility for ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge refining and chemicals complex.

Metso has signed new distributor agreements in eight European countries for its valve business.

Chevron Lummus Global has been awarded a licence and engineering contract for a lubricants base oil plant at IndianOil’s Haldia Refinery.

SNC-Lavalin has been awarded the commissioning services contract by ExxonMobil and SABIC for their Gulf Coast Growth Ventures petrochemical facility.

West Coast Olefins has obtained a 300-acre site for the construction of a CAN$5.6 billion petrochemical project in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

Burns & McDonnell has announced an expansion of its office space in Houston, Texas, US.

According to the American Chemistry Council, US chemical production rose for the third consecutive month in June.

Evonik and thyssenkrupp Industrial will license HPPO technology for the production of propylene oxide to Qixiang Tengda in China.

BASF plans to build a second tert-Butylamine plant in Nanjing, China, increasing its global capacity by 30%.

Nouryon has acquired Zhejiang Friend Chemical Co., a leading Chinese producer of triethyl aluminium.

Following a successful FEED phase, KBR has begun work on the EPC phase of Methanex’s Geismar 3 methanol project.

IndianOil has awarded McDermott a contract for the use of its technology at a fluid catalytic cracking unit in India.

ExxonMobil has started production on its new polyethylene line at its Beaumont plant, increasing capacity by 65%.

Air Liquide and Shell Chemicals have signed renewal contracts for the supply of oxygen, nitrogen, steam and electricity to Shell’s Scotford facility.