Petrochemicals

Sinopec Corp’s Zhongyuan Petrochemical Corp. will shut down ethylene production at its plant in the region of Henan from 1 August until 14 September.

PTT Global Chemical America has signed an agreement with Energy Storage Ventures LLC to build a facility to store and transport NGLs for PTTGCA’s proposed ethane cracker in Ohio.

The new milestone was achieved as a result of successful waste reduction projects undertaken by chemical companies in the region.

Hengli Petrochemical Co. successfully starts up new alkylation unit designed by DuPont Clean Technologies.

The International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA), has applauded the finalisation of a three-year extension of the Chemical Security Anti-Terrorism Standards programme.

The new state-of-the-art facility will enable Logan to manufacture, test, certify and stamp high-end alloy vessels.

ADNOC and ADQ will jointly evaluate and invest in anchor chemicals projects within the planned Ruwais Derivatives Park.

The digital twin of Chandra Asri’s integrated petrochemical complex in Cilegon City will show and visualise digitalised data about the plant assets and the engineering data.

The King Salman Energy Park has reached 60% completion of its first phase and has announced foreign direct investments.

Pepperl+Fuchs has announced that it has been registered as an SE company.

Saudi Aramco has announced the reorganisation of its downstream business.

MOGAS Industries has announced the acquisition of assets of Texas-based Watson Valves.

KBR has announced that its nitrobenzene technology has been selected by Kutch Specialities in India.

Clariant has been awarded a second catalyst contract with Dongguan Grand Resource in China.

GlobalData has reported that the Middle East is expected to remain a key supplier of petrochemicals post-pandemic.