Downstream petrochemical news

AD Ports Group has announced that its Industrial Cities & Free Zone cluster in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is now home to 95 companies in the polymer sector.

The company has announced plans to expand its propylene business with an FID for a new C3 splitter unit in Baytown, Texas, US.

The company has reported the successful start-up of two 400 KTA UNIPOL® PP process technology lines at Oriental Energy in Ningbo, China.

The companies have joined forces to design and develop plastic materials, made from recycled polypropylene, which meet the demanding standards of the automotive industry.

Voyager Portal, a software platform enabling companies to reduce cost, risk and complexity in their marine supply chain, has announced a US$8.4 million Series A investment led by Phaze Ventures.

The company recently made a significant investment to modernise its catalyst research facility in Toyama, Japan, preparing it for faster, more efficient experimentation.

ExxonMobil has acquired California-based Materia, Inc. – developer of technology for manufacturing a class of materials that can be used in a number of applications.

TA’ZIZ and RIL have agreed to launch TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC, a world-scale chemical production partnership at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in the UAE.

Technip Energies has been awarded an EPC contract by Borouge for the construction of a new ethane cracker unit, to be integrated in the Borouge 4 petrochemical complex in the UAE.

Mammoet has provided L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering with heavy lifting services for the construction of the Barmer oil refinery and petrochemical complex in Rajasthan, India.