Downstream petrochemical news
Dow fits Louisiana mixed-feed cracker with propylene technology
Dow will retrofit fluidised catalytic dehydrogenation technology to its mixed-feed crackers in Plaquemine, Louisiana, to produce propylene.
Chevron Lummus Global awarded hydroprocessing technology contract
Chevron Lummus Global has been awarded a contract by Weifang Hongrun Petrochemical Technology for two petrochemical units based in China.
Grace licenses polypropylene technology to PetroChina Guangdong Petrochemical
PetroChina Guangdong Petrochemical will use Grace technology for a 500 000 tpy polypropylene facility.
Chevron Lummus Global awarded Spanish refinery contract
Chevron Lummus Global will provide hydrotreating technology for Compañía Española de Petróleos’ refinery in Spain.
World’s largest dehydrogenation plant successfully started up
Clariant has announced that Hengli’s new dehydrogenation plant in China has been successfully started up.
Honeywell UOP commissions second propylene plant for Zhejiang Satellite
Honeywell UOP’s catalytic dehydrogenation technology is being used in a 450 000 tpy petrochemicals unit in China belonging to Zhejiang Satellite.
BASF and the University of Heidelberg continue their cooperation
BASF and the University of Heidelberg have signed a contract to extend their Catalysis Research Laboratory cooperation by three years.
Dow to divest its Acetone Derivatives business
Dow is divesting its Acetone Derivatives business to ALTIVIA Ketones & Additives.
Grace licenses polypropylene technology to Datong Coal Mine Group
Grace has licensed its UNIPOL polypropylene technology to Datong Coal Mine Group for a 430 000 tpy polypropylene facility in China.
Teledyne acquires gas and flame detection business from 3M
Teledyne has purchased 3M’s gas and flame detection business for US$230 million.