Petrochemicals

Clariant and Shanghai Huaxi have announced a joint project to enhance a hydrogen production unit in China.

Roeland Baan has officially joined Haldor Topsoe as the company’s new CEO.

Neste and Covestro have started a strategic cooperation in Europe to promote the use of sustainable raw materials in plastics production.

BP has licensed its latest generation purified terephthalic acid technol-ogy to Dongying Weilian Chemical in China.

Wood Mackenzie has reported that the global appetite for plastics is the key to China’s polyolefins demand growth in 2020.

Axens has outlined the 13 hydrocracking references it has been awarded over the past 7 years.

Imtex Membranes Corp. has announced that it has reached its target funding goal of US$20 million.

Clariant has announced that its propane dehydrogenation catalyst has been selected by the Advanced Petrochemical Company.

KBR and NIPIneftegas JSC have announced a new engineering joint venture in Kazakhstan.

McDermott has announced that it has been awarded a PDH technology contract for the Advanced Petrochemical Company.

The AFPM has published the following blog, which addresses how the industry has protected its people and the environment, while meeting its regulatory obligations.

ICIS examines the chemical industry’s response to a crisis while in crisis.

CIRCOR has announced that it has completed its expansion in Weihai Economic & Technological Development Zone, China.

Total has signed an agreement with PureCycle Technologies to form a strategic partnership.

GlobalData reports on how Saudi Aramco and Sabic have demonstrated their commitment to the long-term goal of expanding Saudi Arabia’s downstream sector.