Downstream news

Evonik and Siemens Energy have commissioned a pilot plant sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) that uses carbon dioxide and water to produce chemicals.

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd. has successfully started up seven UOP Polybed™ pressure swing adsorption (PSA) units supplying high-purity hydrogen at its complex in Dalian, Liaoning, China.

The ethane-fuelled VLECs are part of a Phase-2 order from Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical and construction will be equally split between Samsung Heavy Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries.

The company has announced a price increase of up to 8% over current prices on Separex spiral wound membrane elements, used in membrane systems to remove acid gas and vapour-phase water from natural gas streams.

The companies' boards have approved initial discussions to study the feasibility of a merger.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC has announced that Justine Smith has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Petrochemicals.

Nakilat has assumed full ship management and operations of the Q-Flex LNG carrier Al Rekayyat from Shell International Trading and Shipping Co. Ltd.

The API’s August Monthly Statistical Report shows that the US returned to being a net energy exporter in August despite Hurricane Laura and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new plant, to be operated by local Polyplastics subsidiary TOPAS Advanced Polymers GmbH, will have a capacity of 20 000 tpy, more than doubling the company’s current output.

OQ Chemicals has entered into an agreement to licence technology for the production of ethylene and propylene derivatives to Duqm.