Petrochemicals

Xylem has announced a landmark agreement with Dow to design, build, and operate advanced water systems at its large-scale industrial complex in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada.

AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson has issued a statement in response to the Surface Transportation Board’s decision to require supplemental information for the latest Class 1 freight rail merger application.

McDermott has been selected by Aramco as one of the 11 selected contractors for a Project Management Consultancy Long-Term Agreement to support delivery of large-scale energy, downstream, petrochemical, and low carbon projects across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Encina has announced the execution of a strategic collaboration agreement with BASF supporting the development of Encina’s planned US Gulf Coast circular chemicals manufacturing facility.

Aggreko has helped to prevent a costly extended shutdown for KEM ONE’s Fos-sur-Mer plant following a time-critical restart of its production units that had to be completed within 72 hours.

Lummus Technology has announced the commercial launch of Thermacrack™ C5 to help producers increase production efficiency and reduce capital investment for specialty chemicals.

Clariant have announced the successful operation of its FAMAX formaldehyde catalysts at two world-scale production facilities operated by Yihua Group in China, at two formaldehyde plants.

Emerson have announced it will co-develop next-generation corrosion management solutions for the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco).

Aster has taken FID to proceed with the US$80 million project to expand ethylene export capacity at its ethylene cracker complex in Singapore.

The Republic of Uzbekistan and ROSEN Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a framework for technical cooperation in the oil and gas sector.

Asia is poised to dominate the global ethylene glycol capacity additions by 2030 due to surging domestic demand and sustained investment in petrochemical infrastructure, GlobalData has reported.

Worley has been selected by Dow to provide FEED services under a new EPCM contract for the cogeneration component of Dow’s Path2Zero project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada.

SK Minerals & Additives Ltd has announced a major expansion of its production capacity at its Khanna facility near Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

Borouge Plc is set to deliver the first batch of Cross-Linkable Polyethylene (XLPE) materials from its Borouge 4 expansion project this quarter, further supporting the development of the UAE’s energy sector.

LyondellBasell has announced that it has completed the sale of select European olefins and polyolefins assets, and the associated business and corporate functions, to AEQUITA.