Petrochemicals

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

Axens and CORYS have entered into a collaboration agreement to offer digital solutions to the downstream sector.

Manoir and Tube Tech have announced that they have been selected to clean two ethylene furnaces in France.

Baker Hughes has held a ground-breaking ceremony for its chemical manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia.

GlobalData has reported that 72% of global purified terephthalic acid capacity additions by 2023 will be contributed by Asia.

At ADIPEC 2019, Wood has hosted a downstream industry roundtable to discuss growth strategies across the Middle East.

KBR’s solvent deasphalting technology has been selected for use at the Visakh refinery residue upgrading project in India.

The EIA has updated its data series for propane and other hydrocarbon gas liquids in its Monthly Energy Review.

ClearSign Combustion Corp. has announced that it has changed its name to ClearSign Technologies Corp.

Idemitsu has announced that it has opened its 50 000 kl lubricant manufacturing plant in Bekasi, Indonesia.

ABB will install an extended automation system at a SABIC pilot plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

KIPIC has selected Honeywell as the main automation contractor for its PRIZe petrochemicals project in Kuwait.

Fluor is ready to proceed with ExxonMobil’s FAST project at its Fawley site in the UK, building a new plant and modifying existing facilities.

Neste and Ravago have announced plans to collaborate in the development of industrial-scale chemical recycling of plastic waste.

Its third location in Asia-Pacific, Clariant Catalysts has opened a new office in Jakarta.