Petrochemicals

Yokogawa Corporation of America has been approved as an affiliate member by the Board of Directors for the American Chemical Council (ACC).

Emerald Performance Materials has agreed the sale of its specialties and polymer additives and nitriles businesses to DyStar.

Actavo Industrial Solutions has secured a significant contract extension for INEOS Olefins and Polymers Europe at its Grangemouth facility in Scotland.

Fluor’s Energy, Chemicals & Mining segment reported segment profit of US$182 million in the first quarter of 2016.

PQ Corporation have announced the closing of a merger with Eco Services Operations LLC.

US demand for corrosion inhibitors is forecast to rise 3.1%/y to US$2.8 billion in 2020, while volume will approach 1.7 billion lbs.

Harald Großmann, Sulzer Neuss Service Center, looks at the maintenance challenges facing petrochemical refineries and how to improve asset performance and reliability.

Primus Green Energy has announced an offtake agreement with Tauber Oil for its methanol in the Marcellus region.

The contract covers all SABIC’s requirements for bolt tightening, either as part of routine maintenance or a scheduled shutdown.

The first commercial installation of Honeywell’s UOP MaxEne Process has successfully entered production at the Sinopec YPC facility in Nanjing, China.

Phillips 66’s businesses ran well, and the company remained focused on operating excellence with industry leading safety performance.

PetroChoice has announced its acquisition of Universal Lubricants’ laboratory and blending facilities assets.

Trelleborg’s fluid handling operation has developed a new versatile hose for marine transfer of corrosive chemicals.

Operating profits from the Refining, Marketing and Distribution, and Chemical segments all recorded significant growth compared to the same period last year.

AMETEK has announced its results for the first quarter 2016.