Downstream news
Shell qualifies BASF technology for removal of heavy hydrocarbons and water from natural gas
Use of Durasorb Cryo-HRU technology in the pre-treatment section of an LNG production plant offers a solution for the removal of trace HHCs, BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene), and water to cryogenic specifications in a single unit.
Servomex seals China service support deals
The deals were struck with Sanmenxia Aoke Chemical Industry Co., Ltd, based in Sanmenxia City, and ABB Engineering Shanghai.
ABB and CORYS ink MoU
ABB and CORYS have entered a strategic agreement to advance digital twin modeling and simulation technology.
Neles signs agreements in South and Central America
Neles has signed seven new distributor agreements and one agent agreement in South and Central America during the last three quarters of 2020.
Siemens Energy and Porsche advance climate-neutral e-fuel development
The world’s first integrated commercial plant for producing climate-neutral fuel is being built in Chile.
LyondellBasell and Sasol complete Louisiana polyethylene JV transaction
The 50/50 JV includes a 1.5 million t ethane cracker, 0.9 million t low-density and linear-low density polyethylene plants, and associated infrastructure near Lake Charles, Louisiana, US.
LANXESS awards Vysus Group framework agreement
Vysus Group has secured a global framework agreement with LANXESS to drive improvements in maintenance and asset integrity across its global operations assets.
Vopak and BlackRock complete US$620 million terminal acquisition
Royal Vopak and BlackRock's global energy and power infrastructure fund (GEPIF) has completed the acquisition of three industrial terminals from Dow on the US Gulf Coast.
Johnson Matthey to develop five of the world's largest single train methanol plants
Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group has selected Johnson Matthey as its collaboration partner for its latest methanol project.
Understanding the longevity of corrosion inhibitors in insulation: part two
As the industrial industry works to find better ways to combat corrosion under insulation, understanding how the insulation’s chemistry can affect corrosion is a critical piece of the puzzle. Marybeth Jones, Johns Manville, explains.