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Petrochemicals

Turkey's Petkim says operations continue after reports of police operations

Police operations at Petkim’s main facility in Aliaga have not affected operations.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

New downstream project announcements have continued to decrease since April.

Utilize genetic programming to develop new point efficiency correlation

Iran University of Science and Technology: Kasiri, N.  |  Jouybanpour, P.
Isfahan University of Technology: Reza Ehsani, M.

Distillation is one of the most used separation operations in the chemical and petroleum industries.

Business Trends: The state of the global downstream construction sector

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Capital-intensive investments are being made in every sector of the hydrocarbon processing industry, in every region.<br>

Industry Perspectives: Petchem Tech Forum highlights advances in US petrochemicals

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

In mid-July, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> held its inaugural Petchem Tech Forum.

Viewpoint: An engineer’s guide to networking

ShureLine Construction: Shahani, G.

Innumerable articles and training programs have been written on the subject of networking.

Distillation—Then and now

GTC Technology US, LLC: Gentry, J. C.  |  Bhargava, M.
GTC Process Equipment Technology: Binkley, M. J.

Distillation is the most often used means to separate two or more components, exploiting the physical properties of different boiling points.

Choose the most appropriate modeling approach for reactors

Reliance Industries Ltd.: Jain, A. A.  |  Gupta, A.

The efficient operation and design of any reactor depends on the know-how regarding the chemical reaction and the hydrodynamics inside the reactor.

Mexico's Alpek to pay up to $700 million for Petrobras' petchem assets

Mexico's Alpek SA de CV is expected to offer up to $700 M for Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA's petrochemicals units in the northeastern state of Pernambuco.

LyondellBasell to build high density polyethylene plant on US Gulf Coast

The proposed plant will employ the company's new proprietary technology and is expected to create up to 1,000 construction jobs.