Downstream petrochemical news

ExxonMobil will double the manufacturing capacity of speciality elastomers at its plant in Newport, Wales.

Anticipating growing demand for EVOH resin, Mitsubishi Chemical plans to increase production at its US subsidiary twelvefold.

Sadara, a joint venture between Aramco and Dow Chemical, has awarded a long-term maintenance services contract to KBR.

Petrochemical Update has announced the launch of the Downstream Industry Awards.

In an expansion of its portfolio of industrial pump technologies, ITT has acquired Rheinhütte Pumpen Group.

ExxonMobil has announces that it will invest US$2 billion in the expansion of its Baytown facility, the largest integrated petrochemical complex in the US.

Strengthening its Chemtech business, Sulzer has bought GTC, a technology provider for the petrochemical industry.

Mammoet has set up a new dockside base in the Port of Antwerp to increase its capabilities and equipment availability.

Joy Singh, T. A. Cook Consultants Inc., USA, looks at leveraging digital technologies to build the next generation of petro-technical professionals.

Starting in 1972, IndianOil’s R&D Centre has filed 1001 patent filings.