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 KBC (A Yokogawa Company) has announced the launch of Petro-SIM® 7.7, an advanced process simulation, optimisation, and digital twin platform for engineers and safety specialists working across the refining, petrochemical, chemical, and process industries. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/product-news/09102026/kbc-a-yokogawa-company-announces-launch-of-petro-sim-77/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/product-news/09102026/kbc-a-yokogawa-company-announces-launch-of-petro-sim-77/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:30:00 GMT Westlake Corp. has announced that, in light of challenging market conditions, the company is taking action to improve profitability by closing its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant in Cologne, Germany. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/05102026/westlake-to-close-pvc-plant/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/05102026/westlake-to-close-pvc-plant/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT US propane exports increased to 2 million bpd in 1H26, 11% more than during the same period in 2025, the US EIA has reported. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/02102026/eia-us-exports-of-propane-records-in-1h26/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/02102026/eia-us-exports-of-propane-records-in-1h26/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AmCham Kuwait to advance petrochemical investment and commercial cooperation. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/01102026/pic-and-amcham-kuwait-sign-mou-to-advance-petrochemical-investment/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/01102026/pic-and-amcham-kuwait-sign-mou-to-advance-petrochemical-investment/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Technip Energies has been awarded contracts by Petkim, a subsidiary of SOCAR, in connection with the development of a proposed integrated petrochemical complex in Aliaga, Türkiye. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/30092026/petkin-awards-technip-energies-a-contract-for-petrochemical-complex-in-trkiye/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/30092026/petkin-awards-technip-energies-a-contract-for-petrochemical-complex-in-trkiye/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Technip Energies and SABIC have entered into an exclusive Licensing Collaboration Agreement (LCA) under which Technip Energies will act as the worldwide licensor of SABIC’s Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Clean Tubular Reactor (CTR®) technology. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/25092026/technip-energies-announce-strategic-licensing-collaboration-agreement-with-sabic/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/25092026/technip-energies-announce-strategic-licensing-collaboration-agreement-with-sabic/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT INEOS has announced that it is idling all three of its world scale chemical plants in Hull, UK. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/22092026/ineos-idles-europes-last-world-scale-acetyls-plant/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/22092026/ineos-idles-europes-last-world-scale-acetyls-plant/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:07:00 GMT Most large oil and gas companies will enter 2027 with gearing below 20%, following accelerated deleveraging driven by surging prices and margins in 2026, according to Wood Mackenzie's Corporate Strategic Planner Oil & Gas 2027. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/gas-processing/18092026/wood-mackenzie-strong-balance-sheets-set-2027-up-for-oil-and-gas-portfolio-renewal/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/gas-processing/18092026/wood-mackenzie-strong-balance-sheets-set-2027-up-for-oil-and-gas-portfolio-renewal/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:27:00 GMT MAIRE has announced that Tecnimont has been awarded a front-end-engineering design (FEED) and open book cost estimation (OBCE) contract for a petrochemical project located in Asia. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/17092026/tecnimont-maire-awarded-feed-contract-for-petrochemical-project-in-asia/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/17092026/tecnimont-maire-awarded-feed-contract-for-petrochemical-project-in-asia/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:30:00 GMT UPC Technology Corp. and BASF signed a strategic letter of intent on LowPCF products during the UPC Technology & BASF Low Carbon Footprint Strategic Partnership Summit at UPC's Zhuhai site, China. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/15092026/upc-and-basf-deepen-strategic-partnership-across-the-plasticiser-value-chain/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/15092026/upc-and-basf-deepen-strategic-partnership-across-the-plasticiser-value-chain/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT TotalEnergies has agreed to acquire Plastic Energy's 35% interest in the Grandpuits advanced recycling plant, France, which is now wholly owned by TotalEnergies. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/15092026/totalenergies-becomes-sole-owner-of-recycling-plant/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/15092026/totalenergies-becomes-sole-owner-of-recycling-plant/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT Borouge Group International AG has announced that it has delivered the first batch of materials from its new Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) plant in the UAE to customers in the region. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/11092026/borouge-international-commercialises-xlpe-products-from-new-borouge-4-uae-plant/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/11092026/borouge-international-commercialises-xlpe-products-from-new-borouge-4-uae-plant/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Following the licence agreement signed between S-Oil and Axens in late 2024 for Axens’ Liquid Phase Xylene Isomerization (LPI) technology, the project has now reached final investment decision. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/11092026/axens-liquid-phase-xylene-isomerization-technology-for-s-oil-reaches-fid/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/11092026/axens-liquid-phase-xylene-isomerization-technology-for-s-oil-reaches-fid/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT Avantium N.V. has completed the commissioning of the purification unit at its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, the world's first commercial-scale plant for the production of furandicarboxylic acid. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/08092026/avantium-completes-commissioning-of-purification-unit-at-fdca-flagship-plant/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/08092026/avantium-completes-commissioning-of-purification-unit-at-fdca-flagship-plant/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Olin Corp. and Huntsman Corp. have announced that their respective shareholders have approved the proposals necessary to complete the companies' previously announced all-stock merger of equals. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/26082026/olin-and-huntsman-shareholders-approve-transformative-merger-of-equals/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/26082026/olin-and-huntsman-shareholders-approve-transformative-merger-of-equals/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT Shell is looking to sell its US chemical assets, with reports that it could fetch up to US$8 billion, with interest expressed from ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell, the Financial Times has reported. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/26082026/exxonmobil-and-lyondellbasell-among-potential-buyers-of-shells-us-chemicals-assets/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/26082026/exxonmobil-and-lyondellbasell-among-potential-buyers-of-shells-us-chemicals-assets/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT Aduro Clean Technologies has announced the selection of Saipem for Early Works and Services supporting the development of Aduro's planned First-of-a-Kind Hydrochemolytic™ Technology Facility at Chemelot in the Netherlands. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/25082026/aduro-selects-saipem-for-hct-facility-at-chemelot/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/25082026/aduro-selects-saipem-for-hct-facility-at-chemelot/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT INEOS Inovyn has confirmed that it has agreed to acquire the remaining 50% shareholding in Runcorn MCP Ltd, together with the assets and employees associated with ethylene dichloride production at Runcorn from Vynova Runcorn Ltd, UK. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/21082026/ineos-agrees-to-acquire-ethylene-dichloride-asset-from-administration/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/21082026/ineos-agrees-to-acquire-ethylene-dichloride-asset-from-administration/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:30:00 GMT Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. is set to inaugurate its new phenol and acetone manufacturing facility in October 2026, West Bengal, India, according to various media outlets. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/21082026/haldia-petrochemicals-set-to-inaugurate-phenol-and-acetone-facility/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/21082026/haldia-petrochemicals-set-to-inaugurate-phenol-and-acetone-facility/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT Clariant has announced the official launch of two new research and development laboratories for its Additives business in China: one at the Daya Bay production site in Huizhou and one at the One Clariant Campus (OCC) in Shanghai. https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/20082026/clariant-launches-two-new-rd-laboratories-in-china/ https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/20082026/clariant-launches-two-new-rd-laboratories-in-china/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT