Petrochemicals
Methanol Institute to foster Tajikistan markets
Rich in coal reserves, Tajikistan to follow china’s example of monetizing coal as part of its energy security program
Fertilizer groups CF Industries, Yara International terminate merger talks
CF Industries Holdings announced that the company and Yara International have terminated their discussions regarding a potential merger of equals transaction.
BASF opens China mobile emissions catalysts site
The inauguration event culminates a three-year expansion project by BASF which doubles the company’s production capacity for mobile emissions catalysts in China.
Badlands NGL to build new North Dakota ethane cracker, PE complex
Badlands NGL, LLC, and its partners expect to invest $4 billion to build the polyethylene manufacturing facility in North Dakota. The project will be the largest private investment in state history.
Clariant opens chemical research facility in India
Located in Navi Mumbai, the new facility will host approximately 100 technical employees in chemical research and application development in the near future.
Shell Chemicals offers gas-based fluids, solvents
The high-purity paraffinic fluids are made from gas-to-liquids (GTL) products manufactured at the world’s largest GTL plant -- Pearl GTL in Qatar, a joint venture of Shell and Qatar Petroleum.
CB&I to design gasification unit for China’s Sincier
The unit will utilize CB&I's proprietary E-GasPlus technology for a three-train facility to produce syngas for hydrogen, fuel gas and power. This plant will have the capability of operating on coal and petroleum coke, or a combination of these fuels with a liquid or solid residue from an upstream hydrocracking unit.
CB&I licenses technology for China PP expansion
The unit will use CB&I's Novolen technology to produce 600,000 tpy of polypropylene. There are already two units utilizing Novolen technology on site - each with cascade and parallel lines.
North American ethane supply offers opportunity for Western Europe
On the verge of losing competitiveness, a robust supply of US ethane imports present an opportunity for some Western European producers, with a potential to transform region’s feedstock landscape.
Metso to upgrade Borealis automation in Finland
Metso will carry out automation and emergency shutdown system extensions to the existing Metso DNA system when the polyethylene plant is upgraded with third-generation technology.
- BASF’s Intermediates division produces entire portfolio of acid chlorides and chloroformates at its Ludwigshafen site using renewable electricity credits 3/23
- LG Chem shuts down 800,000-tpy Yeosu naphtha cracker 3/23
- French Energy Ministry considers increasing oil refining capacity 3/23
- Schneider Electric global study shows energy industry ramping up investment in autonomous operations by 2030 as AI reshapes performance 3/23
- Middle East shock gives Dangote refinery leverage as cheap imports dry up 3/23
- HWI officially opens state-of-the-art Fulton (U.S.) lightweight monolithics facility 3/23
