Chevron Phillips Chemical to build propylene unit in Texas
The company has announced plans to expand its propylene business with an FID for a new C3 splitter unit in Baytown, Texas, US.
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Port of Houston marine terminal fully operational
Vopak Moda Houston has announced that it has commissioed its fully operational marine terminal in the Port of Houston.
India to witness significant petrochemicals project starts through 2025
India is likely to start the operations of 281 petrochemicals projects from 2021 to 2025, according to GlobalData.
W. R. Grace & Co. announces successful start-up at Oriental Energy in China
The company has reported the successful start-up of two 400 KTA UNIPOL® PP process technology lines at Oriental Energy in Ningbo, China.
TotalEnergies and Plastic Omnium enter into strategic partnership
The companies have joined forces to design and develop plastic materials, made from recycled polypropylene, which meet the demanding standards of the automotive industry.
Voyager announces Series A investment
Voyager Portal, a software platform enabling companies to reduce cost, risk and complexity in their marine supply chain, has announced a US$8.4 million Series A investment led by Phaze Ventures.
Oil and gas industry risks stalling on diversity and inclusion
Joint research conducted by the World Petroleum Council and Boston Consulting Group suggests that the percentage of women working in oil and gas has stalled at 22%, but the industry has strengthened its commitment to act.
Sinopec starts up seventh DuPont alkylation unit
DuPont Clean Technologies has announced that the STRATCO alkylation unit at the Fujian Refining and Petrochemical Co. Ltd refinery has successfully started up.
Clariant’s catalysts business unit advances its R&D capabilities
The company recently made a significant investment to modernise its catalyst research facility in Toyama, Japan, preparing it for faster, more efficient experimentation.
Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical sign licensing agreement for Axens technology
Saudi Aramco Technologies Co. and Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd have formed a technology partnership with Axens.
ESG regulations pose biggest risk to energy and chemicals sector
New research from ICIS has revealed that almost half of firms in the energy sector believe that ESG disclosure regulations pose the biggest environmental impact related regulatory risk.
ExxonMobil acquires Materia, Inc.
ExxonMobil has acquired California-based Materia, Inc. – developer of technology for manufacturing a class of materials that can be used in a number of applications.
Nikkiso names Soletec as Authorized Representative and Service Partner.
Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries’ Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group has announced that Soletec Group has become the Authorized Representative and Service Partner for Nikkiso Cryogenic Services (NCS) in Qatar.
China to lead on petrochemicals projects in Asia
A new report from GlobalData suggests that China will dominate new petrochemicals projects in Asia through 2025.
TA’ZIZ and RIL to launch chemical production partnership
TA’ZIZ and RIL have agreed to launch TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC, a world-scale chemical production partnership at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in the UAE.