Petrochemicals

ExxonMobil has announced Susan Avery has been elected to join the ExxonMobil Board of Directors.

The AFPM has issued a statement applauding President Trump’s recent actions to expedite the review and approval of key pipeline projects.

Trinseo and Sumitomo Chemical have announced they have entered into a share transfer agreement regarding a polycarbonate joint venture in Japan.

Sinopec has announced it has awarded DuPont with a Clean Technologies License and engineering contract for STRATCO alkylation technology at the Tianjin Company refinery in the Tianjin Binhai New Area district.

The American Chemistry Council has reported a 0.3% rise in US specialty chemicals market volumes in December 2016.

API President and CEO Jack Gerard released has released a statement welcoming President Trump's commitment to the US energy industry.

A Canadian court has rejected the attempt to enforce a fraudulent Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron subsidiary, Chevron Canada Limited.

LyondellBasell has completed the ethylene expansion project at its site in Corpus Christi, Texas, US.

Coreworx has announced that its interface management has been implemented at a US$3.6 billion petrochemical complex project situated in Oman.

Braskem has announced the startup of its new UTEC Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) production plant.

The Port of Antwerp has announced it has finished 2016 with definite growth in total freight volume of 2.7%.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects US production of ethylene to increase to an average of 1.7 million bpd in 2018.

SOCAR has selected Axens’ AlphaButol technology for its GPC project in Azerbaijan.

Westwood Professional Services has announced its acquisition of the San Antonio-based engineering firm Coursen-Koehler.

Neste Jacobs has announced it has optimised the Borealis PE2 plant's distillation section with the addition of NAPCON Controller.