Downstream petrochemical news

IndianOil has awarded McDermott a contract for the use of its technology at a fluid catalytic cracking unit in India.

ExxonMobil has started production on its new polyethylene line at its Beaumont plant, increasing capacity by 65%.

In an event in Rome, attended by staff and external collaborators, Conser has celebrated its 50th anniversary.

GlobalData reports that China will drive global propylene industry growth between 2019 and 2030.

IndianOil has launched two new grades of engine oils for new generation petrol and diesel vehicles.

Nayara Energy will use Grace polypropylene technology to produce phthalate-free homopolymers at the Vadinar Refinery in India.

OMV has decided to invest €64 million in the construction of an ISO C4 plant in Burghausen, Germany.

The world’s largest catalytic dehydrogenation plant, producing propane and isobutene, has been successfully started up in Liaoning Province, China.

Sasol has announced the opening of its new alkoxylation plant in Nanjing, China.

BASF is increasing its production capacity of isononanoic acid and 2-ethylhexanoic acid by over 23%, to 68 000 tpy.