Downstream petrochemical news

The Linde Group has received a major contract to supply an olefin plant in Russia.

Sasol has announced it has begun construction on its new alkoxylation production facility in China.

RigNet has announced that its SI&A business unit has won a systems integration contract for a new North American downstream energy facility.

The Dow Chemical Company has completed the construction phase of its new ELITE™ enhanced polyethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas.

Shell Chemical is making good progress on the main construction of its fourth linear alpha olefins unit at its chemicals manufacturing site in Geismar, Louisiana.

Chevron Phillips Chemical has announced its expansion of polyalphaolefins capacity at its Cedar Bayou Plant in Texas.

GE has announced it has signed a 15 year service contract for water treatment and monitoring at one of Russia’s largest petrochemical plants.

Sinopec Corp. has announced it will buy interest in Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited from BP for US$1.68 billion.

CB&I has been awarded a contract by PBI for the license and engineering design of three proprietary technologies in Indonesia.

Oriental Energy Company Ltd. has announced it has started propylene production at two of its facilities using Honeywell technology.