Downstream petrochemical news

SNC-Lavalin and JV Driver have been awarded an EPC contract from INEOS at its petrochemical complex in Texas, US.

CB&I has been awarded a contract by CNOOC Ningbo Daxie Petrochemical Co. Ltd for the license and process design engineering of a polypropylene plant.

W. R. Grace & Co. has completed a US$416 million acquisition of the Polyolefin Catalysts business of Albemarle Corp.

ADNOC has signed two new three-year deals for the sale of up to 1.5 million tpy of naphtha as part of its 2030 smart growth strategy.

The companies have announced the formation of two new joint ventures for the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development project in Malaysia.

Wood has been awarded a five-year industrial services contract by Lucite International.

Fluor has been awarded a construction contract for MEGlobal’s new monoethylene glycol facility in Freeport, Texas.

SOCAR Turkey Energy has selected an Axens technology for use at a future petrochemical site in Turkey.

Mammoet has completed heavy lifting activities at Lotte Chemical’s mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) project ahead of schedule.

Chevron Phillips Chemical has successfully introduced feedstock and commenced operation of a new ethane cracker at its Cedar Bayou facility.