Petrochemicals

GlobalData has reported that Iran is due to lead global maleic anhydride capacity additions by 2023.

Air Products has announced that it is in final negotiations to form a joint venture to acquire a number of assets at Jazan Economic City.

Linde has started up two plants in China to supply oxygen and nitrogen to Taixing Jinyan Chemical Technology.

A partnership with India would help Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, find a stable outlet for its crude.

Sinopec has debuted its new 4000-t crawler crane with a washing tower lift at the SABIC petrochemical project site in Saudi Arabia.

Gazprom Neft has announced that active construction has begun of Russia’s first modern catalyst production facility.

US chemical production increased in all regions in September, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

BP has announced plans to construct a US$25 million pilot plant to test its new PET plastic recycling technology.

DuPont has announced that the final absorption tower it installed for Nuova Solmine is performing well following tests.

Burns & McDonnell is launching the first new brand in the firm’s history with 1898 & Co., a future-focused consulting and technology solutions arm.

Saudi Aramco and Total have awarded McDermott a contract for what will be one of the largest mixed feed crackers in the world.

Total has announced plans to double the polypropylene recycling capacity of its affiliate company, Synova.

BP and ZPCC have signed an agreement to explore the creation of an acetic acid joint venture in China.

Arkema has brought a new 90 000 t acrylic acid reactor on stream at its Clear Lake site in Texas, US.

ADNOC and the Russian Energy Agency have signed a far-reaching strategic framework agreement covering downstream oil, gas and petrochemicals.