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Olefins

Control primary properties online in polyethylene and polypropylene rectors by using functional correlations

Polyolefins Technology Consultant: Divey, J. D.

Polyolefins products such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and polypropylene (PP) form approximately 65%–70% of all polymers manufactured globally.

A novel process for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to produce ethylene and acetic acid

Linde Engineering: Bermejo, R.  |  Dörhöfer, T.  |  Kracker, G.

The authors’ company has developed a commercial chemical process<sup>a</sup> for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane (ODH-E). By means of a heterogeneous catalyst, ethane and oxygen are selectively converted into ethylene and acetic acid, which, after separation and purification, are provided in polymer-grade and glacial quality, respectively.

Dow introduces new polyolefin elastomer-based leather alternative for the automotive market

Dow has formulated a breakthrough option of polyolefin elastomers based artificial leather - a solution to address the automotive industry’s need to shift towards increasingly animal-free product alternatives to leather.

Mingca Packaging and ExxonMobil introduce innovative double bubble polyethylene-based shrink film solution

Shantou Mingca Packaging Co Ltd and ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Research & Development Co., Ltd announced  an innovative double bubble Polyethylene-based Shrink Film solution, the next generation of Polyolefin Shrink Film, created using ultra-low density Exceed XP performance polyethylene.

LyondellBasell's Spheripol and Hostalen ACP technologies at Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co., Ltd. complex in China

LyondellBasell, the world’s largest licensor of polyolefin technologies, announced that Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co., Ltd., will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol and Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process technologies for its new facility.

LyondellBasell selects Emerson to modernize automation technology at olefins production plants

Global software and technology leader Emerson has been selected by multinational chemical company LyondellBasell to modernize control systems and software at its Wesseling complex in Germany.

LyondellBasell beats Q4 profit estimates as lower ethane costs benefit

LyondellBasell LYB.N beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Friday, on stable demand for its chemicals in the U.S. polyethylene market.

Borouge 4 construction surpasses 50% completion milestone

Borouge announced that the Borouge 4 project, one of the largest industrial projects underway in the UAE, is over 50% complete.