Petrochemicals

ExxonMobil’s third advanced recycling unit at it's complex in Baytown, Texas, US, is now operational.

BASF’s Intermediates division is set to strengthen supply security for its European customers in the 1,4-butanediol (BDO) value chain through increased production at its BDO plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Borouge, Borealis, Catalytic Finance Foundation, Pelita Mekar Semesta (PMS), and Reciki Solusi Indonesia, are set to establish Indonesia’s first fully integrated circular waste management ecosystem.

Valmet has received orders from Dow to supply turnkey process analytical solutions for its Path2Zero project at its Fort Saskatchewan site in Alberta, Canada.

OQ and Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) have signed a Project Development Agreement of a jointly owned petrochemical complex in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD), Oman.

Lummus Technology and Sumitomo Chemical have announced the commercial availability of their polymethyl methacrylate chemical recycling (PMMA-CR) technology.

Dow has announced a comprehensive plan to simplify how it operates and streamline its end-to-end processes, targeting at least US$2 billion in near-term operational EBITDA.

Abundia Group has announced that it has appointed Burns & McDonnell as its lead engineer to deliver the FEED package for its first waste-plastics-to-renewable products recycling facility in Baytown, Texas, US.

Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical have entered into a basic agreement to promote decarbonisation of ethylene production in western Japan.

ADNOC and TAQA have announced the signing of a 27-year Utilities Purchase Agreement to supply critical utilities to the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Lummus Technology has announced a strategic investment in InnoVent Renewables to accelerate deployment of its proprietary tyre recycling technology.

AFPM has issued a statement on draft text from the House Energy and Commerce Committee which would implement reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

L&T Onshore has won a large order from Petronet LNG for the construction of additional storage at the Dahej Petrochemical Complex in Gujarat, India.

VLS Environmental Solutions has acquired Merichem’s Caustic Services business, a move that enhances VLS’ reach in the chemical and petrochemical sectors.

BASF has commissioned the steam cracker at its newly built Verbund site in Zhanjiang in South China as scheduled.