Kuwait’s oil exports are shifting from crude oil to refined petroleum products following the addition of new refining capacity, according to data from the EIA's Country Analysis Brief: Kuwait.
Samsung Engineering has received the NoA (Notice of Award) for the FEED contract for a petrochemical plant from Alujain National Industrial Co. (LNIC) in Saudi Arabia.
KBC (A Yokogawa Company) has announced the launch of Petro-SIM® 7.4 simulation software for the oil and gas, renewables, and process industries.
Dow has announced the start-up of a new MDI distillation and prepolymers facility at its world-scale manufacturing site in Freeport, Texas, US.
ExxonMobil has announced the startup of two new chemical production units at its Baytown, Texas, US, manufacturing facility.
Vopak has announced that it has reached an agreement with Infracapital on the sale of its three chemical terminals in Rotterdam, the Netherlands for a total purchase price of €407 million.
Aramco has agreed to purchase a 100% equity stake in Esmax Distribusción SpA (Esmax), a downstream fuels retailer in Chile.
ChemOne Group has announced engineering-driven improvements at its Pengerang Energy Complex.
The AFPM believes that the EPA’s new proposals to regulate pyrolysis oil will hurt the US’ recycling future.
Lummus and RWDC have announced an agreement aiming to increase global availability and adoption of a natural alternative to petroleum-based plastics.
New ASEAN Energy, Inc. has been established to acquire an equity interest in a petrochemical complex in Southeast Asia, one of the fastest growing regions in the world.
Neste has entered a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corporation to enable the production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin made with renewable Neste RE™ on a commercial scale.
Lummus Technology, a provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced the recent licensing of its 100th Novolen® polypropylene (PP) production line.
Braskem and SCG Chemicals have joined forces to advance a bio-based ethylene project in Thailand.
Borouge PLC and Borealis have announced the launch of two new sustainable polymer products for the automotive industry, made from up to 70% recycled materials.