Petrochemicals

Lummus Technology has announced that it has formed a new business entity called Green Circle LLC, to capture new opportunities in the energy transition.

The global polyvinyl chloride capacity is poised to see considerable growth by 2024, potentially increasing from 56.13 million tpy in 2019 to 65.60 million tpy in 2024.

Lummus Technology's Novolen business has been awarded a contract by Lukoil Burgas for a petrochemical facility in Bulgaria.

The PHMSA has announced a new award package valued at almost US$8 million that will fund 10 US pipeline safety and R&D projects.

Shell's petrochemical complex near Pittsburgh remains on track to enter service in the early 2020s, according to the company.

The European Petrochemical Association has announced the appointment of Hartwig Michels, President Petrochemicals at BASF SE, as its new President, effective 8 October.

Chevron Phillips Chemical has started producing polyethylene from recycled mixed-waste plastics.

In a recent AFPM webinar Bruce Taylor, Director of digital transformation at Sinclair Oil, described digital transformation as focusing on getting incremental value from all of the investments made through digitalisation.

Operation Clean Sweep is a joint stewardship programme administered by the American Chemistry Council's Plastics Division and the Plastics Industry Association.

The region’s ethylene capacity is expected to increase from 70.91 million tpy in 2019 to 120.45 million tpy in 2024, according to GlobalData.

Lummus Technology has been awarded a contract by Enter Engineering Pte. Ltd. for the Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex in Uzbekistan.

Chandra Asri and Vopak have signed a letter of intent to set up a joint venture company for collaboration in the industrial infrastructure business in Cilegon, Banten Province, Indonesia.

NES Fircroft and Energy Jobline have released the results of the second Women in Energy Global Study.

Propylene demand is likely to rebound amid improving macro-economic environment, says GlobalData.

Sumitomo Chemical and Saudi Aramco have made a loan of US$2 billion to Petro Rabigh in response to the challenging market conditions.