Downstream petrochemical news

MEGlobal has entered into an agreement with Calpine Energy Solutions for 100% renewable energy at MEGlobal's Oyster Creek petrochemical site in Texas, US, beginning in 2023.

LyondellBasell has announced that the company has obtained the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification for certain grades of polyethylene and polypropylene produced at four of its US manufacturing sites.

Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) has been awarded a contract by Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.'s Gujarat refinery for a new 270 000 tpy catalytic dewaxing unit and hydrocracker revamp as part of IOCL's Petrochemical and Lube Integration Project (Lupech) in Gujarat, India.

Huntsman Corp. has announced that its Performance Products division plans to further expand its manufacturing facility in Petfurdo, Hungary, to meet the growing demand for polyurethane catalysts and specialty amines.

Lummus Technology has announced that it has achieved successful plant acceptance from Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp. for the company’s cumene and phenol plant expansion in Ningbo, China.

KBR has announced that it has been awarded a feasibility study contract by PKN ORLEN to evaluate plastics recycling projects in Central Europe utilising KBR's Hydro-PRT technology.

Toyo Engineering Corp. has been awarded a contract for a project to construct a polypropylene plant from Prime Polymer Co. Ltd.

W. R. Grace & Co., an independent supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology and polypropylene (PP) process technology, has licensed its UNIPOL PP Process Technology to GAIL (India) Ltd.

Lummus Technology has announced the start-up of its CDAlky alkylation unit at Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. Ltd's (ZPC) refinery in Zhejiang Province, China.

Oasis Petroleum Inc. has released its inaugural sustainability report, which outlines the company's commitment to environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and corporate governance.