Downstream petrochemical news

The unit at the company’s Geismar site in Louisiana, US will bring total production to over 1.3 million tpy.

The Star refinery will supply feedstock to Turkish petrochemicals firm Petkim and also produce diesel, naphtha and xylenes.

Affiliates of Total, Borealis and NOVA Chemicals have signed definitive agreements to form a joint venture for petrochemicals on the US Gulf Coast.

CB&I has been awarded a technology and material supply contract for an ethylene plant in Thailand.

According to GlobalData, the US is leading in planned ethylene capacity additions by 2022.

A polyethylene reactor in block C of Lukoil’s Stavrolen petrochemical factory has been commissioned after a successful reconstruction.

A new ethane cracker at ExxonMobil’s Baytown complex is mechanically complete, with commissioning progressing well.

Chevron Lummus Global LLC and Saudi Aramco have entered into a technology joint development agreement that will involve CB&I.

UPM and ZERO are cooperating to enhance knowledge of sustainable fossil-free bioproducts and promote renewable fuels for transportation.

CB&I and Saudi Aramco have entered into a joint development agreement for the development of crude-to-chemical technologies.