Downstream news
INEOS opens advanced polymer pilot plant
This plant will help to develop and produce advanced products which will incorporate plastic waste diverted away from landfill or incineration.
Cheniere receives FERC approval for LNG project
Cheniere has announced that it has received FERC approval for its Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project.
FERC approves Texas LNG project
FERC has voted to authorise Texas LNG Brownsville LLC’s proposed 4 million tpy LNG export facility.
Vopak wins GCGV contract
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV) has selected Royal Vopak to design, build, own and operate a new industrial terminal on the US Gulf Coast.
Shell successfully uses plastic waste to produce chemicals
Shell has announced the successful conversion of plastic waste to chemicals through pyrolysis.
Technology to increase safety and improve operational risk management
Sphera has released the latest results of its annual Process Safety Management/Operational Risk Management survey.
Asia to lead global acetone capacity expansion
GlobalData has reported that Asia is set to drive global acetone capacity additions by 2023.
Messer to use AspenTech software for process unit optimisation
AspenTech has announced that Messer will use its technology as part of its drive towards Industry 4.0.
JCC-indexed LNG contracts could lose value post IMO 2020
Wood Mackenzie reveals that LNG sellers with contracts linked to JCC could lose US$15 billion in unearned revenues as a result of IMO 2020 regulations.
Next Wave to build ethylene to alkylate facility in Texas
Next Wave Energy Partners has announced that it has reached a final investment decision to construct an ethylene to alkylate facility in Pasadena, Texas.