Downstream petrochemical news
Wood to provide industrial services at Olefins 6 plant
The contract with SABIC will see Wood provide rope access, scaffolding, insulation and coatings services in support of pipework and vessel inspections.
BASF displaying high-pressure technologies at ACHEMA 2018
At Stand C37 in Hall 8 it will present selected products, services, and innovations in high-pressure and surface technologies as well as additive manufacturing.
INEOS progresses ethylene oxide and derivative project
INEOS Oxide is moving forward on a project to construct ethylene oxide and derivative facility on the US Gulf Coast.
BASF names Chemroy as chemicals distributor
BASF has named Chemroy as a specialty chemicals distribution partner in Canada.
TOYO awarded petrochemical project
Toyo Engineering Group has been awarded a construction project in Indonesia by PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk.
Sadara executes engineering contract for first EO/PO supply system in MENA
The contract covers the design, engineering, material specifications and procurement for two 7-kilometre special material pipelines that will transport ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO) from Sadara plants to PlasChem Park, a collaborative effort between Sadara and the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY).
Morgan’s Point ethylene export terminal under construction
Enterprise Products and Navigator Holdings have announced their 50/50 JV ethylene export terminal at Enterprise’s Morgan’s Point facility in Texas will be able to export 2.2 billion pounds of ethylene a year.
Unipetrol refinery returns to full operation
A planned six-week turnaround of the company’s refinery in Kralupy nad Vltavou, the Czech Republic, has been successfully completed.
INVISTA deploys new technology on PTA line
INVISTA Performance Technologies has successfully deployed its latest PTA technology on Jiaxing Petrochemical’s second PTA line.
ExxonMobil sets emission reduction targets
ExxonMobil has announced greenhouse gas reduction measures that are expected to lead to significant improvements in emissions performance by 2020.