Petrochemicals

TPC Group has announced that Ed Dineen has been appointed Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company.

Indorama has announced its plan to acquire further chemical facilities in the US.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP, has announced its plans to expand the ethylene capacity at its facility in Calvert City, Kentucky.

Dorf Ketal Chemicals India Private Ltd has announced it has acquired Filtra Catalysts and Chemicals Ltd, who are also based in India.

Brian L. Redmond has joined ALTIVIA as President of its Aromatics business' subsidiary, ALTIVIA Petrochemicals, LLC.

Linde engineering companies across North America have announced their intent to reorganise into a single organisation.

ALTIVIA has announced that Brian Redmond has joined the company as President of its Aromatics business' subsidiary, ALTIVIA Petrochemicals LLC.

BP has announced it is to sell its petrochemical complex in Decatur, Alabama, to Indorama Ventures Public Company Ltd.

The fractious, material-dependent membrane market is estimated to be worth US$2.6 billion by 2020, according to BCC Research.

According to a new report by Research and Markets, the global green and bio-solvents market is estimated to be worth US$8.17 billion by 2020.

AB Klaipedos nafta and Verum Plus have signed a contract for the provision of dark oil product services.

The trends in the European chemical industry have been closely tied to economic cycles, according to Frost & Sullivan.

Global Bioenergies and Audi have announced a new collaboration agreement to broaden the feedstock flexibility of Global Bioenergies' isobutene process.

American Midstream has announced a significant incremental increase of storage capacity at its Harvey terminal.

Enterprise has signed a contract for its first export of US crude oil.