Petrochemicals

Formulated in collaboration with Infinis, ExxonMobil has announced its new lubricant for use in medium and high-speed gas engines.

Sulzer reports on its collaboration with Quantafuel for a Plastic-to-Liquid plant.

SNC-Lavalin has announced the appointment of Ian L. Edwards as President and CEO.

GlobalData has reported that VR uptake is gaining momentum in the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors.

Sinopec has registered its ‘Donghai’ asphalt brand with the Shanghai Futures Exchange.

PQ Group Holdings and INEOS Polyolefin Catalysts will collaborate to commercialise polyethylene catalysts.

In partnership with JITRI and Suzhou High-Speed Railway New Town, Haldor Topsoe has opened a joint R&D centre in China.

Saudi Aramco has signed MoUs with a number of companies exploring collaboration across the whole hydrocarbon value chain.

Honeywell has announced that Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical will use UOP proprietary technology to expand its propylene capacity.

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.