Downstream petrochemical news

LyondellBasell has announced the progress of its PO/TBA plant on the US Gulf Coast.

Fluor has announced that it will carry out engineering, procurement, and construction for a 400 000 tpy adiponitrile plant in China.

Eni’s Versalis has announced the launch of a new chemical recycling project which aims to turn mixed plastic waste into new polymers.

INEOS has announced a partnership with Forever Plast to recycle plastic bottle caps into new caps.

Linde has started up a new air separation unit to supply oxygen and nitrogen to MEGlobal’s petrochemical plant.

Mammoet has announced the completion of its weighing and loading of 60 modules for Cianbro’s petrochemical furnace shipment project.

Airswift and Energy Jobline have published the fourth annual Global Energy Talent Index.

Fluor has been awarded a project management consultancy services contract by Bharat Petroleum Corp. for its polyols petrochemicals complex.

Equatorial Guinea has officially launched its Year of Investment 2020, aimed at drawing capital investment into industrial projects.

GlobalData has reported that ExxonMobil is expected to lead global ethylene capacity additions by 2030.