Petrochemicals

Fu Cai Wang will act as Business Unit Head for the China Business of Clariant from 1 December 2018.

GC to supply feedstock PX to Siam Mitsui PTA.

India’s supreme court rules that calciners are exempt from the nation’s ban on petroleum coke.

Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC (Shell) has announced the successful installation of its quench tower – the largest piece of equipment at its Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex, currently under construction.

The former AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals has been relaunched as Nouryon following recent acquisition.

At the EPCA meeting, SABIC’s Vice Chairman and CEO focused on global sustainability challenges, the rise of ‘Smart Cities’ and the company’s strategy to advance sustainability solutions.

New train is expected to start production in 2024.

New bacterial strains show progress in producing hydrocarbons through fermentation.

Union Tech and Pioneer Industrial have signed an agreement for the distribution of Union Tech’s valves throughout Midwestern US.

Amin H. Nasser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Aramco and Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Total, have signed the joint development agreement in Dhahran for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a giant petrochemical complex in Jubail, on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast. 

Wood has secured a new multi-million dollar contract with Duqm Refinery and Petrochemicals Industries to provide two Terrace Wall™ double-fired delayed coker heaters at their refinery on the south eastern coast of the Sultanate of Oman. 

Under the long-term agreement, Total has developed a range of lubricant and grease products to meet the specifications of Kubota-branded equipment.

New contracts to develop upstream and downstream presence in Algeria.

Chart has signed a definitive agreement to divest assets within its BioMedical segment.

Petrochemicals will outpace cars, trucks and aviation in future oil demand growth, even with ambitious efforts to promote recycling and promote greater efficiency.