Petrochemicals

In October 2021, Tongsuh Petrochemical Corp. Ltd acquired ISCC PLUS certification for its acrylonitrile (AN) as a sustainable product.

SABIC has introduced LNP™ ELCRIN™ EXL7414B copolymer – the company’s first bio-based polycarbonate copolymer to help advance the electronics industry’s net zero goals.

PT KPI has officially signed a raw material processing agreement with PT TPPI to increase profitability of the refinery and petrochemical business it manages.

After declining in 2020, the combined production of US fossil fuels (including natural gas, crude oil and coal) increased by 2% in 2021 to 77.14 quadrillion Btu.

BASF has built a new hexamethylene diamine plant in Chalampé, France, and is planning to increase its polyamide 6.6 production in Freiburg, Germany.

Cyclyx, a consortium-based plastic feedstock management company, has announced that Dow has joined the Cyclyx consortium.

The new facility is located in Texas, US, and will produce materials used in packaging, agricultural film, construction materials, clothing, and automotive coolants.

TOYO and SCG Chemicals have entered into an MoU to jointly improve the process for turning mixed plastics into recycled feedstock for petrochemical businesses.

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.