Downstream petrochemical news
EPCA appoints new President
The European Petrochemical Association has announced the appointment of Hartwig Michels, President Petrochemicals at BASF SE, as its new President, effective 8 October.
GlobalData: Asia to lead global ethylene capacity additions by 2024
The region’s ethylene capacity is expected to increase from 70.91 million tpy in 2019 to 120.45 million tpy in 2024, according to GlobalData.
Lummus awarded ethylene cracking furnaces contract in Uzbekistan
Lummus Technology has been awarded a contract by Enter Engineering Pte. Ltd. for the Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex in Uzbekistan.
GlobalData predicts hope for propylene market conditions
Propylene demand is likely to rebound amid improving macro-economic environment, says GlobalData.
Petro Rabigh receives financing from Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical
Sumitomo Chemical and Saudi Aramco have made a loan of US$2 billion to Petro Rabigh in response to the challenging market conditions.
Chandra Asri deploys smokeless flare technology
Enclosed Ground Flare technology has been installed at the company's petrochemical complex in Cilegon, Indonesia, to minimise the social and environmental impacts of plant operations.
TechnipFMC to modernise ethylene furnaces at Shell Moerdijk
The upgrade is expected to reduce Shell Moerdijk’s annual CO2 emissions by about 10%.
PTT agrees supply deal with Range for Ohio ethane cracker
Range will provide 15 000 bpd of ethane as feedstock for PTT Global Chemical America’s (PTTGCA) planned ethane cracker along the Ohio River in Belmont County.
Hengli Petrochemical Co. starts up PSA units at Dalian complex
Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd. has successfully started up seven UOP Polybed™ pressure swing adsorption (PSA) units supplying high-purity hydrogen at its complex in Dalian, Liaoning, China.
SIIG and Petrochem confirm merger talks
The companies' boards have approved initial discussions to study the feasibility of a merger.