Petrochemicals

Total has signed agreements to sell its stake in the Hazira terminal and provide LNG to Shell for five years.

LSP has awarded a contract to TechnipFMC for the construction of Vietnam's first olefins plant.

NextDecade agrees sale of stock to HGC and stockholders York, Valinor and Halcyon.

Chart Lifecycle has announced a new aftermarket programme focused on improving the integrity of BAHX, cold box and CIK equipment.

Tube Tech International has partnered with ParFab Companies to combine their services to a shared customer base.

A new Air Products business division will integrate the turboexpander capabilities of Air Products and Rotoflow.

Reuters reports that the Malaysian state energy firm is seeking acquisitions in a bid to expand its specialty chemical business.

LyondellBasell has formed a new Advanced Polymer Solutions business segment.

KBC and OLI Systems will integrate their thermodynamics and physical properties software within the Petro-SIM platform.

A wave of private investment in new integrated plants is set to reduce China's reliance on regional paraxylene imports.

Air Products will supply syngas for Jiutai New Material Co. Ltd’s long-term mono-ethylene glycol project in Hohhot, China.

The company’s latest report forecasts that the global propylene capacity is poised to see considerable growth over the next nine years from 121.3 million tpy in 2017 to 148.1 million tpy in 2026.

Earlier this year, Union Tech was awarded a contract to install Z4 rising-stem ball valves and paired actuators in Nanjing Chengzhi Yongqing Energy Technology’s 600 kilotonnes per annum methanol-to-olefins (MTO) project.

The three companies will work together to study the feasibility and sustainability of transforming liquefied waste plastic into refinery raw material.

The transaction adds to Topsoe’s portfolio of catalyst and proprietary technologies for the chemical and refining industries.