Petrochemicals

The three companies have signed an MoU for the exploration of potential petrochemical growth or expansion projects in Central and Eastern Europe.

Tecam has been awarded a new project for volatile organic compounds (VOC) vapour recovery at a petrochemical tank storage plant in Chile.

Sulzer is delivering customised production technology for NatureWorks’ new biopolymer manufacturing facility, located in Nakhon Sawan Biocomplex, Thailand.

Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiary, Tecnimont S.p.A. has been awarded the contract by Covestro.

LUKOIL-Permnefteorgsintez will use a range of Honeywell UOP process technologies at its refinery to convert low value vacuum gasoil into high value products such as gasoline and propylene.

Technip Energies and SIBUR announce agreement to license lower carbon HEXSIB technology.

Neste has successfully concluded its first series of trial runs processing liquefied waste plastic at its Porvoo refinery in Finland.

Clariant has announced that its StyroMax UL3 catalyst is demonstrating successful results at Risun’s new styrene monomer plant located in Tangshan, China.

Plastic Energy and TotalEnergies sign an agreement for an advanced recycling project in Spain.

Motion Industries Inc. has completed the purchase of Kaman Distribution Group for a purchase price of approximately US$1.3 billion in cash.

Global petrochemical capacity is poised for considerable growth by 2030, and China is expected to account for 29% of the additions.

AD Ports Group has announced that its Industrial Cities & Free Zone cluster in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is now home to 95 companies in the polymer sector.

Robot renting is expected to revolutionise the way oil & gas companies approach robotics, according to GlobalData.

Malaysia is likely to witness start of operations of 31 petrochemicals projects from 2021 to 2025 according to GlobalData.

Specialty Welding and Turnarounds LLC (SWAT) has announced the acquisition of Midwest Cooling Tower Services (MWCTS or Midwest) from Dorilton Capital.