Petrochemicals

ExxonMobil’s Baytown and Beaumont Refineries have begun fuels production and its chemical plants are ramping up to normal operation.

Dow has announced the start-up of an ethylene production facility and polyethylene units in Texas.

Grace will provide polypropylene technology and services to Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group in China.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. as successfully completed commissioning and begun start-up of its new polyethylene units in Old Ocean, Texas, US.

Sinar Mas Cepsa has commenced production at its EUR 300 million vegetable-based alcohols plant in Indonesia.

Enerkem has started the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol at its biofuels facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Eni has signed a cooperation agreement with China National Petroleum Corp.

Magellan Midstream and Valero have formed a joint venture to expand the Pasadena marine terminal.

INEOS has won an award from GE Water & Process Technologies for its reductions in water usage at its Grangemouth petrochemical plant.

Kirby Corp. has also commented on the impacts of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma to its operations.

PTTGC meets with key foreign investors as it aims to expand petrochemical industry investments in the Eastern Economic Corridor.

CB&I has been awarded a contract for the license and engineering design of a grassroots propane dehydrogenation unit to be built China.

Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a US$604 million EPC contract for YCI’s methanol plant in Louisiana, US.

Kevin J. Blount will support the company’s growth in the global gas processing, LNG and petrochemical markets.

A green chemistry technology has been recognised for its potential to transform treatment for oil and petrochemical spills.