Petrochemicals

Following a number of agreements, BASF has officially launched its Verbund project and commenced construction in Zhanjiang, China.

Neste Engineering Solutions and Curious AI have carried out tests on their digital advisor for process industries.

This plant will help to develop and produce advanced products which will incorporate plastic waste diverted away from landfill or incineration.

Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV) has selected Royal Vopak to design, build, own and operate a new industrial terminal on the US Gulf Coast.

Shell has announced the successful conversion of plastic waste to chemicals through pyrolysis.

GlobalData has reported that Asia is set to drive global acetone capacity additions by 2023.

Next Wave Energy Partners has announced that it has reached a final investment decision to construct an ethylene to alkylate facility in Pasadena, Texas.

ADNOC has selected Honeywell technology for the implementation of a broad predictive maintenance project covering both its upstream and downstream operations.

GlobalData has reported that China will lead global propylene oxide capacity increases by 2023.

Worley and Arundo have announced the launch of The Data Refinery, a hub for advanced analytics in energy and resources.

Enterprise has selected Honeywell for its second propane dehydrogenation plant in Texas, US.

Baker Hughes, C3.ai, and Microsoft have announced that they have teamed up to offer digital solutions to the energy industry.

The President of LUKOIL has visited Nizhny Novgorod to check on the progress of major downstream projects in the region.

McDermott has been awarded technology and extended basic engineering contracts for two ethylene crackers in Russia.

Shenghong Refining Petrochemical has awarded KBR a contract for a 300 000 tpy vinyl acetate monomer unit in China.