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Asia/Pacific

Industry Perspectives

Over the past several years, new gas processing/LNG capacity has surged in nearly every region.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

According to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing’s</i> Construction Boxscore Database and <i>HPI Market Data 2018,</i> total capital expenditures (CAPEX) in the global petrochemical sector are more than $440 B.

Business Trends: Asia and Europe join the feedstock evolution with steam crackers

Argus: Morse, P. M.

Steam crackers lay at the heart of petrochemical operations.

Industry Perspectives: China holds nearly half of all petrochemical projects in Asia

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Over the past decade, the Asia-Pacific region has been the leader in total active projects in all sectors of the downstream processing industry.

Petrochemicals: Ethylene and polyethylene— An outlook to 2022

PCI Wood Mackenzie: Kirby, P.  |  Hussain, A.

The first petrochemical-based production of ethylene occurred nearly a century ago. Since then, the industry has undergone a momentous evolution.

Editorial Comment: Petrochemicals—Advancing production for modern life

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

This issue of <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> is devoted primarily to the topic of petrochemicals; and rightly so.

Establishing a plastics processing sector in NE India—A short analysis

Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Ltd.: Phukan, P. K.

The Assam gas cracker project was proposed as a part of the implementation of the Assam Accord, which was signed on August 15, 1985.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

According to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing's HPI Market Data 2018,</i>’ total capital expenditures (CAPEX) are expected to reach $144 B in 2018.

Industry Perspectives: Secondary unit construction surges in the near term

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Although the refining industry is expected to add more than 7 MMbpd of new distillation capacity by the early 2020s, the global refining industry will witness a boost in secondary processing capacity, as well.

Digital: Operational excellence index—Part 2: The digital transformation

Petrotechnics: Lehmann, S.

Without a doubt, digitalization is the engine fueling the growing adoption of operational excellence (OE) in hazardous industries.