Downstream contract news

NOVA Chemicals has said the sale of its expandable styrenics business to Alpek will allow it to focus on its olefin and polyethylene business.

ARLANXEO's olefins business produces butadiene and raffinate, and is located at the Bio-Industrial Park Sarnia in Ontario, Canada.

Alfa Laval has won two orders to supply compact heat exchangers to a petrochemical plant in China and a refinery in Mexico.

CleanBay Renewables Inc. has announced the selection of Evoqua Water Technologies LLC as a key partner for its Westover, Maryland bio-refinery.

The order comprises Alfa Laval OLMI heat exchangers for a gas compression plant in Algeria.

Lummus Technology's Novolen business has been awarded a contract by Lukoil Burgas for a petrochemical facility in Bulgaria.

Lummus Technology has been awarded a contract by Enter Engineering Pte. Ltd. for the Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex in Uzbekistan.

The joint venture will operate under the name Louisiana Integrated PolyEthylene JV LLC.

Propylene demand is likely to rebound amid improving macro-economic environment, says GlobalData.

Axens’ contribution to producing BS-VI-compliant fuels significantly improves air quality in India.