Petrochemicals

thyssenkrupp has agreed to build two major polymer plants for SASA in Turkey.

Shell and Gexcon have joined forces to bring Shell’s hazard and risk software models to market.

Belgium Total has completed the upgrade of its largest refining and petrochemicals platform in Europe.

Suez and LyondellBasell have signed an agreement establishing a joint venture that will focus on the production of high-quality circular polymers.

Saudi Aramco and SABIC sign MoU to develop innovative crude oil to chemicals complex.

Neste Jacobs will become Neste Engineering Solutions in 2018.

W. R. Grace & Co. has contracted to license its UNIPOL PP Process Technology to Sinochem Quanzhou Petrochemical Co. Ltd and Oriental Energy (Ningbo) New Material Co. Ltd.

Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Co. will use a range of Honeywell UOP process technologies for the expansion of its refining and petrochemical complex at Al-Zour, Kuwait.

ExxonMobil has selected BLS Syn Inc. as the new authorised distributor for synthetic base stocks in Korea.

The API has issued a statement applauding the House passage of pro-growth tax reform.

Hengli Petrochemical will use Honeywell’s advanced flare and burner technologies to control emissions at a refinery and petrochemicals complex.

ADNOC and Linde are set to expand their partnership to meet expected demand from ADNOC’s downstream businesses.

KBR has delivered a phenol operator training simulator to Deepak Phenolics Ltd.

Rosneft and CEFC have signed an agreement to perform a joint study into the possible construction of a petrochemical facility in Hainan Province.

Braskem signs partnership with Haldor Topsoe to develop biobased MEG.