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CB&I to provide technology, design for new China isobutylene facility

Shandong Chengtai Chemical Industry has awarded a contract to CB&I for the license and engineering design of a grassroots isobutane dehydrogenation unit to be built in Changyi, Shandong Province.

Toyo to build new LNG regasification plant in India

Toyo-India is slated to lead EPC work on a turnkey basis, from engineering to construction and commissioning. The plant is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016.

Foster Wheeler to supply CO incinerator for new Vietnam refinery project

The contract was awarded by JGC Corp., which is acting on behalf of the engineering, procurement and construction consortium for the $9 billion Nghi Son refinery and petrochemical complex.

Metso to supply valve technology for China heavy crude processing site

The new delivery includes large Neles valves for the delayed coking process, which is one of the demanding subprocesses. This process sets especially high requirements for valve reliability and tightness.

Chevron Lummus to aid hydroprocessing on new refinery units in China

One unit will utilize LC-MAX residue hydrocracking technology -- the first commercialization for a grassroots unit. Another will utilize ISOCRACKING distillate hydrocracking technology, and the third will utilize VRDS vacuum residue desulfurization technology and UFR upflow reactor technology.

Case history: Optimization of aromatics complex

Neste Jacobs Oy: Bergman, S.  |  Yli-Opas, K.  |  Karlsson, S.  |  Frejborg, A.
Borealis Polumers Oy: Vettenranta, J.
Borealis Polymers Oy: Rönkä, M.

Borealis Polymers executed an online optimization project at its phenol and aromatics plants in Porvoo. The plantwide application increased the output rate by 9% and greatly improved the stability of operations.

Improve the cracking of ethylene dichloride

Linde Engineering North America, Inc.: Shahani, G.  |  Ma, D.

The discovery and exploitation of shale gas in North America is providing a boost to the domestic petrochemical industry. In particular, commodity petrochemicals such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are e..

Consider new strategies in defining turnaround or construction contracts

Management Controls Inc.: Harrell, B.

As the use of contract labor to complete refinery turnarounds and construction projects is increasing, success of these projects hinges on the ability of owners and contractors to effectively collabor..

Major refinery uses reliable fiscal metering system

Emerson Process Management: Gupta, T.

Reliance Industries Ltd., ranked 99th on the Fortune 500 list of the world’s major corporations, operates the largest refinery and petrochemical complex. Located in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India (Fig...

Improve thermodynamic equilibrium among light olefins in FCC operations

Reliance Industries Ltd.: Jaguste, S. D.  |  Jain, B.

Worldwide propylene demand is strongly increasing. About 28% of the global propylene supply comes from refinery fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) units. The light olefins have relative selectivity due to..