https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/ en-GB editor@hydrocarbonengineering.com (Editor) webdev@hydrocarbonengineering.com (Web developer) https://dlgivnpf6gg8w.cloudfront.net/media/logo.png https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com Borouge Plc is set to deliver the first batch of Cross-Linkable Polyethylene (XLPE) materials from its Borouge 4 expansion project this quarter, further supporting the development of the UAE’s energy sector. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/08052026/borogue-to-deliver-first-batch-of-xlpe-materials/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/08052026/borogue-to-deliver-first-batch-of-xlpe-materials/ Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT LyondellBasell has announced that it has completed the sale of select European olefins and polyolefins assets, and the associated business and corporate functions, to AEQUITA. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/07052026/lyondellbasell-completes-sale-of-select-european-strategic-assessment-assets/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/07052026/lyondellbasell-completes-sale-of-select-european-strategic-assessment-assets/ Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT TA’ZIZ and Alpha Dhabi Holding have announced a strategic collaboration agreement for ~$10 billion (AED36.7 billion) in capital investment in new industrial chemicals in the TA’ZIZ industrial chemicals ecosystem in the UAE. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/07052026/taziz-and-alpha-dhabi-sign-agreement-for-us10-billion-chemicals-investment/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/07052026/taziz-and-alpha-dhabi-sign-agreement-for-us10-billion-chemicals-investment/ Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT TA’ZIZ has announced the signing of long-term agreements spanning offtake, feedstock, and sales across its chemicals portfolio valued at US$28.5 billion (AED104.6 billion). https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/06052026/taziz-announces-agreements-to-expand-uaes-chemicals-ecosystem/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/06052026/taziz-announces-agreements-to-expand-uaes-chemicals-ecosystem/ Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT INEOS Enterprises has announced that it has agreed to sell it shares in INEOS Calabrian, its ultra-pure sulfur dioxide and derivatives business, to Ecovyst. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/05052026/ineos-enterprises-agrees-to-sell-ineos-calabrian-to-ecovyst/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/05052026/ineos-enterprises-agrees-to-sell-ineos-calabrian-to-ecovyst/ Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT MAIRE has announces that Nextchem, through its subsidiary Conser has been awarded licensing, process design package, and technical services for a new plant to produce Trimellitic Anhydride in China. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/29042026/nextchem-maire-awarded-new-contract-in-china/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/29042026/nextchem-maire-awarded-new-contract-in-china/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, has announced the launch of CATOFIN 1000, its propane dehydrogenation catalyst. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/29042026/clariant-launches-new-propane-dehydrogenation-catalyst/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/29042026/clariant-launches-new-propane-dehydrogenation-catalyst/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT The Pacifico Mexinol project celebrated the beginning of its pre-construction phase by symbolically laying a first stone. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/27042026/pacfico-mexinol-celebrates-the-groundbreaking-of-new-low-carbon-chemical-plant/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/27042026/pacfico-mexinol-celebrates-the-groundbreaking-of-new-low-carbon-chemical-plant/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe is strengthening its commitment to Europe by signing new distribution agreements that expand access to its local, high-quality polyolefins offer. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/22042026/ineos-strengthens-european-commitment-with-new-distribution-partnerships/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/22042026/ineos-strengthens-european-commitment-with-new-distribution-partnerships/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT Honeywell will provide petrochemical process technologies and catalysts to Dangote to create plastics and detergents, helping the region strengthen energy security. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/21042026/honeywell-to-help-dangote-deliver-petrochemical-expansion/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/21042026/honeywell-to-help-dangote-deliver-petrochemical-expansion/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT WPU, Vitol’s plastics recycling business, plans to build a new chemical recycling facility for end-of-life plastics at the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, alongside Vitol’s refinery, VPR. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/20042026/wpu-plans-new-chemical-recycling-facility-for-end-of-life-plastics-in-rotterdam/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/20042026/wpu-plans-new-chemical-recycling-facility-for-end-of-life-plastics-in-rotterdam/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT A new report from Black & Veatch and Takepoint Research finds OT cybersecurity is still introduced too late in most industrial capital projects, increasing long-term risk and cost. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/special-reports/17042026/new-report-cyberresilient-infrastructure-starts-with-early-strategy-driven-design/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/special-reports/17042026/new-report-cyberresilient-infrastructure-starts-with-early-strategy-driven-design/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT Syensqo and Shell Chemicals Europe B.V. have collaborated to supply mass-balanced, low-carbon ethylene oxide solutions for the agricultural and industrial markets. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/13042026/syensqo-and-shell-chemicals-collaborate-for-low-carbon-ethylene-oxide-solution/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/13042026/syensqo-and-shell-chemicals-collaborate-for-low-carbon-ethylene-oxide-solution/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT Technip Energies has been awarded a contract by Long Son Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. (LSP) for its Long Son Petrochemicals Enhancement (LSPE) project, located on Long Son Island, Vietnam. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/10042026/technip-energies-secures-contract-for-long-son-petrochemicals-project/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/10042026/technip-energies-secures-contract-for-long-son-petrochemicals-project/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT thyssenkrupp Uhde’s subsidiary, Uhde Inventa-Fischer, has signed a contract with the Turkish packaging producer KÖKSAN for the delivery of a PET production plant. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/10042026/thyssenkrupp-uhde-to-build-low-emission-polyester-plant-for-kksan/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/10042026/thyssenkrupp-uhde-to-build-low-emission-polyester-plant-for-kksan/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT BASF is launching Butyl acrylate RE and 2-Ethylhexylacrylate RE, two new products that are manufactured at BASF’s Freeport, Texas site, US, with attributed electricity from renewable sources. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/01042026/basf-and-avery-dennison-to-launch-acrylates-based-on-renewable-electricity/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/01042026/basf-and-avery-dennison-to-launch-acrylates-based-on-renewable-electricity/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT OMV and XRG, ADNOC’s international investment arm, have announced the formation of Borouge Group International AG, to operate under the brand name Borouge International. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/01042026/omv-and-xrg-complete-transactions-to-create-borouge-international/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/01042026/omv-and-xrg-complete-transactions-to-create-borouge-international/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT NGL exports reached 3.1 million bpd in 2025, growing 7% from the previous year, NGL plant production increasing every year since 2005. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/gas-processing/31032026/eia-ngl-liquids-exports-reached-record-highs-in-2025/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/gas-processing/31032026/eia-ngl-liquids-exports-reached-record-highs-in-2025/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has announced that it has acquired certification under the ISCC PLUS system for ACTCOL™ produced at its Nagoya Works in January 2026, certifying sustainable products. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/30032026/mitsui-chemicals-acquires-iscc-plus-certification/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/30032026/mitsui-chemicals-acquires-iscc-plus-certification/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT BASF has announced the official inauguration of its newly built Verbund site in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province in southern China. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/27032026/basf-inaugurates-verbund-site-in-china/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/27032026/basf-inaugurates-verbund-site-in-china/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT