Petrochemicals

Tecnimont S.p.A. has signed three EPC contracts with Borouge relating to the fourth expansion phase of the polyolefins complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

On 2 December 2021, Burckhardt Compression signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Mark van Schaick BV, which is based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The objective of the new subsidiary will be to strengthen Pemex’s presence in the oil, gas and petrochemical market in Mexico.

The Tarim ethane to ethylene project operated by PetroChina achieved a successful start-up using Shell Catalysts & Technologies’ C2 FE selective hydrogenation catalyst.

Worley has announced plans to ramp up construction of the offsites and utilities that are part of the ExxonMobil Baytown chemical expansion project.

SABIC and HHI have announced a new collaboration to produce certified circular polymers from the advanced recycling of recovered ocean-bound plastic.

Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd has announced that it will build a new pyrolysis oil upgrader unit that improves the quality of pyrolysis oil and turns it into chemical feedstock for its plant.

EXERGY has inked a new deal to engineer and supply two ORC units for a petrochemical production facility located in Jiangyin, China.

Lummus Technology has signed a letter of intent with Phigenesis for the delivery of ISCC+ certified renewable chemical feedstock to be used in existing petrochemical plants.

Technip Energies has partnered with Svante to develop industrial-scale carbon capture projects in Europe and the Middle East.

KPIC has awarded Lummus a C4 acetylenes selective hydrogenation unit contract as part of the Onsan Chemical Plant expansion in South Korea.

Bilfinger and Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam are continuing their long-standing successful partnership through the joint venture, SIP’s United.

ADNOC and Borealis have signed a US$6.2 billion investment agreement to build the fourth Borouge facility – Borouge 4 – at the polyolefin manufacturing complex in the UAE.

KBR and Johnson Matthey will provide their ammonia-methanol co-production technology to Northern Petrochemical Corp.'s new facility in Alberta, Canada.

Plastic Energy and Axens have announced the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement in the field of advanced recycling of plastics, to increase recycling and decrease plastic waste.