Downstream petrochemical news

The acquisition moves Ergon into the specialty chemicals market, building on its ambition to being a global leader in the refining and marketing of specialty products.

MOL Group will support the completion of APK’s plastic recycling plant in Germany.

The GPCA Forum will take place in Dubai on 26 – 28 November.

Following clearance from the European Commission, INEOS Enterprises has confirmed it has concluded the sale of INEOS Baleycourt and INEOS ChloroToluenes (ICT) to Valtris Specialty Chemicals for an undisclosed amount.

A report from ESAI Energy concludes that global investment in ethane crackers and other olefin units will lead to overcapacity and inter-fuel competition.

Wood has been awarded a contract to provide a feasibility study for a new gas-to-chemical complex.

The cracker at ExxonMobil’s Baytown chemical and refining complex in Texas, US, will provide ethylene feedstock to new performance polyethylene lines at the Mont Belvieu plastics plant.

Orpic aims to meet plastic demand with its Liwa Plastics Industries Complex project, which will include a refinery, aromatics plant, steam cracker and downstream polypropylene and polyethylene plants.

Saudi Aramco and SABIC have awarded a contract to KBR for the development of part of a crude-oil-to-chemicals complex.

Praxair has started up two new air separation plants to supply China National Offshore Oil Corp.’s petrochemical park.