Downstream news

Evonik and thyssenkrupp Industrial will license HPPO technology for the production of propylene oxide to Qixiang Tengda in China.

BASF plans to build a second tert-Butylamine plant in Nanjing, China, increasing its global capacity by 30%.

Charles E. Schwenck has joined Meridian Energy Group as Executive Vice President, Law, and Chief Commercial Officer.

The first cargo of US LNG under the long-term agreement between PGNiG and Cheniere has arrived in Poland.

Nouryon has acquired Zhejiang Friend Chemical Co., a leading Chinese producer of triethyl aluminium.

The acquisition reflects the growing importance that Fluke Corp.’s customers place on reliability systems.

Following a successful FEED phase, KBR has begun work on the EPC phase of Methanex’s Geismar 3 methanol project.

Müller quadax has upgraded its operations in response to the demand for valves for the LNG sector and other extreme applications.

BCCK Holding Co. has promoted John Peterson to Senior Vice President of Business Development.

IndianOil has awarded McDermott a contract for the use of its technology at a fluid catalytic cracking unit in India.