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Petrochemicals

Enterprise to expand US Gulf propylene network

Enterprise Products announced a series of projects to convert and expand segments of its petrochemicals pipeline network designed to raise throughput capacity for polymer-grade propylene.

Amec Foster Wheeler to study new Malaysian refining, chemicals project

Under the contract, Amec will undertake a detailed feasibility study to define the configuration of the complex, develop the infrastructure requirements, establish a project implementation plan and produce a cost estimate to optimize the project and establish a clear plan to move forward.

G2X approves new Louisiana methanol facility

When complete, the facility, named Big Lake Fuels, will produce over 1.4 MMtpy of methanol and will have the ability to install necessary facilities to convert methanol to automotive gasoline.

US posts increase in monthly resins production

US production of major plastic resins totaled 6.8 billion pounds during May 2015, an increase of 4.7% compared to the same month in 2014, according to American Chemistry Council (ACC) statistics.

SK Global Chemical, SABIC form new Asian JV for polyethylene products

Under the JV, SABIC will buy the Nexlene solution technology and a 230,000-tpy plant that manufactures a range of high-performance ethylene and alpha-olefin co-polymers in Olsan, South Korea.

Total opens new Singapore lube oil blending plant

With a population of more than 4 billion, Asian demand for lubricants is expected to grow by 18% and reach 20 million tons by 2025, almost the half of the world’s global demand.

Industrial Cooling Solutions wins major Malaysia refinery, cracker contract

The concrete, back-to-back counterflow cooling tower will play a critical role in the development of the RAPID refinery by reducing power use while maintaining optimum plant efficiency for maximum output.

Toyo, IKPT to build new Indonesia rubber project

TOYO entered into an offshore supply contract and IKPT entered into the detailed engineering, procurement and construction contract. The target for completion is in 2018.

Manoir to equip refinery hydrogen furnaces for KNPC’s clean fuel project

The Manoir Industries deliveries are part of the KNPC's strategic Clean Fuel Project, which aims at upgrading the hydrogen production volume of integrated refinery plants so as to enhance the refinery's production capacity and reduce the sulfur content of their petrochemical products.

How to cost-effectively adapt to a tight oil world

UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company: Lindsay, D.  |  Griffiths, M.  |  Sabitov, A.  |  Sioui, D.  |  Glover, B.

The increase in domestic production of light tight oil (LTO) has resulted in rapid shifts to processing these crudes in North American (NA) refineries.