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Neste Jacobs technology to be implemented at Haltermann Carless German site

Neste Jacobs, a global provider of technology, engineering and project services and Haltermann Carless, an HCS Group brand and provider of specialty hydrocarbons, have agreed to plan and engineer an upgrade and expansion of the Haltermann Carless' production site in Speyer, Germany. The parties have also signed a Letter of Intent for the EPCM services to be provided by Neste Jacobs.

AFPM IPC ’17: State of the Petrochemical Industry – A Wild Ride?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Andrew, Bob

SAN ANTONIO -- The first morning of AFPM’s International Petrochemical Conference featured a session on the State of the Petrochemical Industry.

EU backs $130-B Dow, DuPont merger with asset sales plan

(Reuters) -- Dow Chemical and DuPont won the blessing of the European Union for their $130 billion merger on Monday by agreeing to sell substantial assets including key research and development activities.

WorleyParsons awarded PMC services contract by Manaseer Group

WorleyParsons has been awarded a contract by the Manaseer Group. Under the contract, WorleyParsons will provide project management consulting services for a greenfield integrated potash and phosphate fertilizer complex in Jordan.

Sinopec's 2016 net profit rises 44%, helped by refining

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China Petroleum and Chemical Corp on Sunday reported that 2016 net profit rose 44% to $6.74 billion from a year earlier on the back of strong performances in refining and chemicals.

ACC: US specialty chemicals markets rise in February

WASHINGTON – The American Chemistry Council (ACC) reported that US specialty chemicals market volumes rose a strong 0.6% in February. This follows an upwardly revised 0.4% gain in January. Volumes have generally been moving up since May.

ISU Chemical selects Intergraph for managing technical data at plants

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Korean petrochemical company ISU Chemical Co., Ltd has selected four Intergraph solutions to optimize the management of technical data quality on its Onsan and Ulsan plant sites.

AFPM Annual '17: Daily editions of the official conference newspaper

SAN ANTONIO -- Enclosed are digital copies of all three daily editions of the official conference newspaper of the AFPM 2017 Annual Meeting, held at the Marriott Rivercenter.

Clariant launches new phosphoric acid catalyst for fuel upgrading

MUNICH – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced the launch of PolyMax 850, a catalyst for petroleum refineries. The new phosphoric acid catalyst increases polygasoline, nonene and tetramer yields at lower operating temperatures, reducing costs and boosting productivity. Compared to previous generations of the PolyMax series, the new catalyst offers an even longer service life.

Berkshire's Lubrizol to take majority stake in India JV

(Reuters) -- Lubrizol Corp, the specialty chemicals unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, said on Monday it plans to take majority control of its Indian joint venture with state-run Indian Oil Corp, boosting its stake to 74% from 50%.