Petrochemicals
Formosa eyes new olefins cracker in Texas
Formosa Plastics will build a 800,000 tpy olefins cracker, a 600,000 tpy propane dehydrogenation unit and a 300,000 tpy low-density polyethylene plant at its Point Comfort site.
US chemical production shows improvement
January 2012 output rose on both a month-on-month and year-on-year basis, according to monthly figures from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) trade group.
Reliance, SIBUR plan India butyl rubber venture
Reliance Industries and Russian petrochemical major SIBUR formed a $450mn venture to make 100,000 tpy of butyl rubber at Jamnagar in the western India state of Gujarat.
Honeywell opens new technology hub in India
The company says the center will expand its development in downstream sectors such as refining, petrochemicals and nylon technologies and applications.
NatureWorks, BioAmber form biopolymers venture
Bioplastics major NatureWorks and next-generation chemicals company BioAmber have teamed up to form AmberWorks, a joint venture to bring new performance bio-based polymer compositions to market. The JV seeks to develop a new family of bio-based compounded polymer solutions.
Thai Oil to build $300mn linear alkyl benzene plant
Thai Oil plans to build a $300-million linear alkyl benzene facility at its oil refinery in Thailand's eastern Sri Racha province, the Bangkok Post reported Thursday, citing CEO Surong Bulakul. Linear alkyl benzene is often used as a raw material in the production of detergents.
Indian Oil to use hte catalyst testing system in R&D
High throughput experimentation company hte said that Indian Oil will implement hte's parallel reactor technology to enhance its R&D efficiency in the field of oil refining. The X4500 16-fold system is optimized for the high throughput testing of hydroprocessing catalysts under industrial conditions.
Peru says companies interested in developing Ica petrochemical complex
Peru's government said that a number of companies are interested in developing a petrochemical complex in the southern Ica region if US fertilizer manufacturer CF Industries decides not to move ahead with the project. The complex will have a capacity to produce 2,600 tpd of ammonia and 3,850 tpd of granulated urea.
Reliance plans petrochem expansion at Jamnagar refinery in India - report
Reliance Industries will expand petrochemicals production at its Jamnagar refinery in India, according to a Bloomberg report. The expansion is projected to cost from $10 billion to $12 billion and last three to four years, said K.K. Sreeramachandran, general manager in the company’s refining business.
Jacobs wins engineering work on four Arkema PVC projects in China
Jacobs said it won four contracts from Arkema France for basic engineering services to support the provision of Arkema's proprietary suspension and emulsion technology to four of its clients in China. As currently planned, the four new projects in China will add more than 4 million tpy of PVC capacity.
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- TotalEnergies ships to Asia the first cargo produced by the ECA LNG plant 7/10
- ADNOC L&S expands LNG fleet with order for four new carriers 7/10
- India's ONGC plans to build 13-MMbbl national strategic oil reserve 7/10
- Russian refineries, oil terminal, tankers hit, Ukraine says 7/10
- Tajikistan says it has 60 days' fuel in reserve amid Russian supply crunch 7/10
