Petrochemicals
ExxonMobil Chemical starts construction of US ethane cracking project
The Baytown steam cracker will have capacity of 1.5 million tpy and provide ethylene feedstock for downstream chemical processing, including two new polyethylene (PE) lines.
Chevron Phillips breaks ground on new Texas polyethylene projects
The construction of the new plants in Old Ocean, Texas, includes two world-scale polyethylene units that will each produce 500,000 tpy of plastic resin for Chevron Phillips Chemical.
NOVA Chemicals begins Bakken Shale ethane use
“The introduction of Bakken Shale-based ethane into the feedstock diet at Joffre marks an important milestone in the diversification of our ethane sources for the region and our NOVA 2020 strategy to capitalize on North American demand,” said Todd Karran, acting CEO for NOVA Chemicals.
C3 Petrochemicals wins GHG permit from EPA for Texas PDH project
The plant will convert propane to propylene. The PDH process will use a continuous catalytic regenerator that does not use combustion or steam and results in lower GHG emissions.
UOP to license TPC Group process technology for on-purpose butadiene
The two companies will immediately begin working together to license TPC Group's proprietary OXO-D technology, which has been successfully operated for more than 40 years.
Chevron Phillips Chemical starts up world’s largest plant for 1-hexene
With worldwide supply capabilities, the 1-hexene unit is capable of producing 250,000 tpy and is expected to enjoy significant advantages in infrastructure, feedstock availability and operational knowledge by its placement in the existing Cedar Bayou chemical complex in Baytown, Texas.
Enterprise picks Houston Ship Channel as site for ethane export plant
Enterprise says it has signed a 30-year agreement with the Port of Houston Authority for use of facilities adjacent to the partnership’s existing Morgan’s Point terminal.
INEOS licenses technology for new Turkmenistan petrochemical plant
The complex, which will be operated by Turkmengas, will include a 386,000 tpy line of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) using Innovene S technology alongside a 50,000 tpy black compounding line.
Sasol, INEOS approve construction of new Texas polyethylene facility
INEOS will operate the new high-density polyethylene plant at its Battleground manufacturing complex in La Porte, Texas. Plant start-up is expected in the 2016 calendar year.
Europe’s petrochemical group launches new brand
The renaming reflects the current and future direction of this group. Petrochemicals Europe continues to operate under the Cefic umbrella and the Brussels-based European Chemical Industry Council.
- 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
