Petrochemicals

Sulzer has purchased the US-based GTC Technology, adding a range of licensed process technologies and engineering resources to its offering.

The world’s largest catalytic dehydrogenation plant, producing propane and isobutene, has been successfully started up in Liaoning Province, China.

ADNOC Group’s CEO has met the Russian Minister of Energy in Moscow to discuss opportunities to expand their partnership and investment base.

INEOS Phenol has announced plans to build a world scale 750 000 t cumene unit at Marl, Germany.

Sasol has announced the opening of its new alkoxylation plant in Nanjing, China.

BASF is increasing its production capacity of isononanoic acid and 2-ethylhexanoic acid by over 23%, to 68 000 tpy.

Shenghong Petrochemical has awarded DuPont contracts for the supply of its alkylation technology.

Air Liquide has signed a long-term oxygen and nitrogen supply agreement with GCGV and announces plans to build a new air separation unit in Texas.

Chevron Phillips Chemical and Qatar Petroleum have signed an agreement to jointly develop a petrochemical plant in the US Gulf Coast region.

Emerson has acquired Zedi’s software and automation businesses in an effort to accelerate digital transformation in the oil and gas industry.

Focusing on developing their relationship in the downstream industry, Tatneft and Slovnaft have signed a cooperation agreement.

Total and Air Liquide are among eight companies that have signed a manifesto on Artificial Intelligence for Industry.

Ben Mitchell, Plant HSSE Manager at BP, to chair the upcoming Petrochemical & Refining Summit.

Wood has been appointed program management partner by INEOS for its European petrochemicals development project.

INEOS Oxide has confirmed Chocolate Bayou, Texas, as the location for its new ethylene oxide (EO) investment in the US.