Petrochemicals

Industrial AI for guided diagnosis of KPI deviations in production operations

Japan's JERA starts ammonia co-firing trial at coal power station

JERA said it has begun a demonstration of co-firing 20% of ammonia with coal at its Hekinan thermal power station in central Japan, in what it said is the world's first trial using a large amount of the gas at a major commercial plant.

INEOS completes acquisition of TotalEnergies' Lavera petrochemical assets in Southern France

INEOS has completed the acquisition of TotalEnergies’ 50% share of Naphtachimie, Appryl, Gexaro and 3TC announced on July 5th.

INEOS completes acquisition of TotalEnergies' Lavera petrochemical assets in Southern France (1)

INEOS has completed the acquisition of TotalEnergies’ 50% share of Naphtachimie, Appryl, Gexaro and 3TC announced on July 5th.

Dow and Procter & Gamble to develop a new proprietary recycling technology targeting hard-to-recycle plastic waste

Dow and the Procter & Gamble Company announced a joint development agreement  to create a new recycling technology to enable efficient conversion of hard-to-recycle plastic packaging into recycled polyethylene with near-virgin quality and a low greenhouse gas emissions footprint.

NextChem Tech selected as engineering and technology partner for Aliplast’s upcycling plant project in Italy

NextChem Tech has been selected as engineering and technology partner for a new plastic upcycling project to be implemented in Modena by Aliplast, a company part of Hera Group and responsible for the recycling and conversion of plastic waste.

SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals advances major ethylene project with Lummus technologies and services

Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced that SABIC Fujian Petrochemical Co., Ltd.'s grassroots complex in Fujian Province, China, will leverage Lummus' ethylene and co-monomer technologies.

Japan's Idemitsu, Mitsui Chemicals may consolidate ethylene plants in Chiba

Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsui Chemicals plan to consolidate their ethylene complexes in Chiba near Tokyo as the industry is under pressure from competition with China.

Koch Modular to expand state-of-the-art pilot plant in Houston, TX (U.S.)

Koch Modular announced the expansion of its Houston, Texas (U.S.) pilot plant which will improve Koch Modular's analytical lab and testing capabilities to address customers' demand in industries spanning chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, biotech, food, flavor and fragrance.

Dow introduces new polyolefin elastomer-based leather alternative for the automotive market

Dow has formulated a breakthrough option of polyolefin elastomers based artificial leather - a solution to address the automotive industry’s need to shift towards increasingly animal-free product alternatives to leather.