Petrochemicals

The IEA has reported that global energy demand climbed 2.1% last year.

The 700 000 tpy unit failed to restart as normal on Monday, following an unexpected idling due to minor glitches early that day.

SUEZ and CNPC inaugurated the International Downstream Congress, which will focus on wastewater treatment and water recycle plants for refineries and petrochemical complexes.

Mammoet has completed heavy lifting activities at Lotte Chemical’s mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) project ahead of schedule.

Chevron Phillips Chemical has successfully introduced feedstock and commenced operation of a new ethane cracker at its Cedar Bayou facility.

hte and Instituto de Tecnología Química have announced the successful commercialisation of their micro downflow unit for fluid catalytic cracking catalyst testing.

SNC-Lavalin and TechnipFMC have been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for NOVA Chemicals gas cracking furnaces.

Saudi Aramco and SABIC have awarded a project management contract to Wood for a crude oil to chemicals complex.

Honeywell UOP engineer Bipin Vora has been elected to a national academy of engineering.

Yokogawa has been awarded an order to supply gas chromatographs for a new integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in China.

DuPont Clean Technologies has announced a general global price increase for its sulfuric acid catalyst products.

The unit at the company’s Geismar site in Louisiana, US will bring total production to over 1.3 million tpy.

ADNOC has announced its intention to move further downstream, as it looks to take advantage of rising demand for refined and petrochemical products.

A report from Marsh suggests that energy executives are increasingly concerned about the impact of cyber-attacks on their operations.

The new plant converts methanol from domestic coal into olefins for plastics production.