Downstream petrochemical news

BASF has announced the inauguration of the second phase of its antioxidants manufacturing plant in Shanghai.

KBR has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Hainan Huasheng New Material Technology for the construction of a new BPA plant in China.

Honeywell has announced the acquisition of visual gas monitoring company, Rebellion Photonics.

Next Wave Energy Partners has awarded McDermott the technology contract for its alkylate production facility in Texas.

Primus Green Energy has announced plans for a FEED study with IHI E&C International Corp. for a gas-to-gasoline plant in Texas.

ADNOC and Reliance Industries Limited have signed a framework agreement to explore the development of an ethylene dichloride facility.

Honeywell has announced that its technology has been selected to purify hydrogen for Zhejiang Satellite’s petrochemical facility.

INEOS Styrolution and Agilyx have announced that they have partnered to develop a polystyrene chemical recycling facility in Illinois.

GlobalData has reported that China is expected to lead global acrylic acid capacity additions by 2023.

The GPCA has released its ‘GPCA Pulse of the Chemical Industry Report’, highlighting strong growth in GCC countries.