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Petrochemicals

Braskem joins Amyris, Michelin to commercialize renewable isoprene

This collaboration was initiated to develop and commercialize renewable isoprene, sourced from various biomass as an additional sustainable pathway to produce isoprene.

Yokogawa to control new Pemex diesel plant

This project involves the construction of an ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel plant at the Pemex Cadereyta refinery complex, which is located in Nuevo Leon state in northeastern Mexico.

Chevron Phillips sells PPS polymers unit to Solvay

Solvay intends to purchase Chevron Phillips Chemical’s Ryton PPS resin manufacturing assets in Borger, Texas, its pilot plant along with its PPS research and development assets in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, its compounding plant in Kallo-Beveren, Belgium, and certain intellectual property.

A Schulman buys Australian compounder Compco

Compco is a manufacturer of a variety of plastic compounds and products including masterbatches and custom performance colors. Key markets include packaging, wire and cable and pipe.

Conco opens Louisiana office for petrochemical customer services

Conco Industrial Services (CIS) says it offers petrochemical customers advanced technology-based cleaning and certified nondestructive testing services.

INEOS, Doeflex launch PVC compounding venture

Completion of the business combination has created a leading European PVC compounds producer with a turnover in excess of €200m and manufacturing sites in the UK, Sweden and Switzerland.

Can the downstream achieve growth and sustainability?

Center for Green Technology and Management: Sukumaran Nair, M. P.

The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) is transforming beyond typical technical and management forms. This industry is making progress, and it is achieving more sustainability practices. Suc..

Consider olefin offgas as feed for ammonia production

Kinetics Process Improvements, Inc.: Arora, V. K.

Ammonia production using hydrogen (H2)-rich offgases is an established method, but it is practiced only in a handful of plants. The dynamics of new feedstocks in the petrochemicals industry coupled wi..

Choose the right metering technology for ethylene furnaces

Emerson Process Management: Lieberg, M.  |  Pihlaja, R.

An ethylene plant’s main purpose is to convert hydrocarbon feedstock, usually natural gas liquids or naphtha, into a “cracked gas” that contains ethylene and other higher value products..

HP Petrochemicals: US condensate exports send ripple effects downstream

World Oil: McGinn, S.

The US, which a decade ago was considered an aging has-been in oil and gas production, now leads the globe in production, and a growing bucket of these crudes is light and sweet.