Petrochemicals

Shell has said it will replace the ethylene steam cracker furnaces at its Moerdijk petrochemicals complex in the Netherlands.

The catalyst chemical washing facility is scheduled to open on 1 October 2020 at AIR-SONIC’s Sinntal, Germany location, providing service to the company’s European and Middle Eastern customers.

BUA Group has selected Axens as the technology provider for its greenfield 200 000 bpd refinery and petrochemical plant in Nigeria.

Evonik is investing approximately €15 million in its C4 production network in Marl.

Evonik has acquired Porocel for US$210 million to accelerate the growth of its catalysts business.

AVEVA has reached an agreement to acquire OSIsoft for US$5 billion.

MAN Energy Solutions has announced the remote commissioning of a compressor train at Uzbekistan’s largest chemical company, JSC Navoiyazot.

Chemetry and Braskem will construct and operate a Demonstration Plant using Chemetry's eShuttle® technology for the production of ethylene dichloride in Brazil.

Idemitsu is to close its butanediol production plant at the Chiba complex.

Shell Catalysts & Technologies is to provide catalyst for the core reaction unit of Shenghong Refining and Chemical's grassroots ethylene plant in Lianyungang, China.

The Amur GCC project envisages construction of a basic polymer production facility with a total capacity of 2.7 million tpy (2.3 million tpy of polyethylene and 400 000 tpy of polypropylene).

ClearSign Technologies Corp. has entered into a collaboration agreement with Zeeco Inc. for the global process heater market.

Carr's Hill Partners has announced the acquisition of AXIS Industrial Services.

JET Infrastructure, owner and operator of jet fuel pipelines and terminals supplying major hub airports and urban growth centres across the US, has announced the addition of Graeme Burnett to its Advisory Board.

30 BrandSafway refinery and petrochemical plant site teams have received Contractor Safety Achievement Awards from the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers association.