Petrochemicals

Total is entering a partnership with Borealis and Nova with the aim of building an ethane steam cracker and a new polyethylene unit on the Gulf Coast.

ExxonMobil has announced it has completed its new Isopar production unit at Fawley, in Hampshire, UK.

Wageningen University & Research has announced it has achieved a breakthrough in organic acid production using a biotechnological method.

DLA Piper is advising Sinopec on its acquisition of Chevron's downstream oil business' in South Africa and Botswana.

Shuji Mori has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer of Yokogawa Corporation of America.

Orascom Construction has selected Aconex Ltd (ACNXF) to manage its methanol plant megaproject.

Clariant has launched a new catalyst for more profitable and sustainable fuel upgrading in petroleum refineries.

Ascend Performance Materials has announced it will develop new bulk loading facilities for deliveries of its hexamine product.

Oxea has announced it has begun building its second propanol unit at its production site in Bay City, Texas.

President Donald Trump intends to reopen the current evaluation of auto efficiency standards for Model Year 2022 - 2025 light-duty vehicles.

SOCAR GPC has announced it has selected UNIPOL™ PE technology for polymer production at its new plant in Garadagh, Azerbaijan.

According to Lucintel, the global basic petrochemical market is expected to reach US$603.2 billion by 2021.

Entegris Inc. has partnered up with China's Spectrum Materials to manufacture Entegris specialty chemicals in China.

Shandong Yuhuang Shengshi Chemical has selected LyondellBasell Hostalen ACP PE Technology for its petrochemical complex in Heze, China.

AkzoNobel has rejected a bid from PPG International and announces a proposal to separate its specialty chemicals business.