Petrochemical | 14 March 2022

ICN organizes E-conf on ‘Positioning India a petrochemical hub by 2035’ on March 15

Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan, Director - Technical & MD, Numaligarh Refinery Ltd.; Saugata Chaudhuri, Head - Petrochemicals Marketing, HPCL; Tarun Kumar, GM - Petrochemical Marketing, BPCL; Chandan Sengupta, Senior Advisor - Marketing & CBT, Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd.; P. V. Balaramakrishna, GM – Technology, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering; and Vijayraghavan KS, Head Sales - Global Services, Elliott Group are speakers

Petrochemical | 14 March 2022

Supreme Petrochem to expand EPS plant capacity in India

Company has approved Phase II expansion of its Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) plant at Nagothane, Maharashtra by 30,000 MTA

Petrochemical | 14 March 2022

Sabic to deliver renewable butadiene for Kraton’s certified renewable styrenic block copolymers

SABIC’s certified renewable butadiene will be used in Kraton’s newly launched ISCC PLUS certified renewable styrenic block copolymers

Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

BASF expands expandable polystyrene portfolio

Neopor F 5 Mcycled contains 10 per cent recycled material and is suitable for numerous applications in buildings, particularly facade insulation

Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

Advanced Petrochemical secures $800 mn loan deal for Jubail PDH, PP complex

Loan will be used to finance the construction of propane dehydrogenation (PDH) and polypropylene (PP) plants with a capacity to manufacture 843,000 propylene and 800,000 polypropylene annually in Jubail Industrial City II, Saudi Arabia

Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

Shenzhen Catalyst partners with CSPC to develop HDPE, metallocene catalysts

With the continuous improvement of global refining capacity and increase in the demand for chemical raw materials, the consumption of refining catalysts has been in a stable growth trend

Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

Maersk inks partnerships for supply of green methanol

Company has partnered with six energy companies to scale up green methanol production with the intent of sourcing at least 730,000 tons of fuel per year by the end of 2025

Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

Aramco JV to develop refining, petchems complex at Panjin, China

The project, which presents an opportunity for Aramco to supply up to 210,000 barrels per day of crude oil feedstock to the complex, is expected to be operational in 2024

Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

BASF to double synthetic ester base stocks capacity in China

The investment comes in response to the rising demand for high-performance lubricants in Asia Pacific and further strengthens BASF’s position as a reliable supplier that strongly supports customers’ growth in the region

Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

MOL Group starts up biofuel plant in Hungary

With the construction of the plant, the MOL Group and Envien Group are aiming to respond to both consumer and regulatory demands: the aim is for Rossi Biofuel to comply with EU rules on renewable transportation fuels

Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

USITC extends antidumping duty on PET resin from Canada, China, India and Oman

The five-year (sunset) reviews were instituted on April 1, 2021

Petrochemical | 12 March 2022

Toray Plastics finalizes sale of manufacturing plant to Trico Specialty Films

Final terms of the deal are confidential and Trico is continuing to provide service to OBR customers

Petrochemical | 12 March 2022

AkzoNobel opens new R&D center in UK

The facility will act as a major hub within the company’s worldwide R&D network and help to further advance AkzoNobel’s innovation capabilities, especially in the area of decorative paints

Petrochemical | 11 March 2022

OMV, ALBA to jointly build waste plastics sorting plant in Germany

The collaboration will secure the delivery of high-quality suitable feedstock for chemical recycling from ALBA Recycling to OMV to help close the loop for plastics

Petrochemical | 10 March 2022

Aramco and Sinopec ink MoU for potential downstream collaboration in China

Companies to optimize operations at Fujian Refining and Petrochemicals Project

Petrochemical | 10 March 2022

Wacker and SFC Energy sign letter of intent for renewable methanol supply, distribution

The letter states that, starting in 2025, WACKER plans to supply SFC Energy with up to 2,000 metric tons of methanol from the RHYME Bavaria project planned for its Burghausen site

Petrochemical | 10 March 2022

Braskem, partners receive DOE grant for PE recycling project

The team will focus their effort on redesigning polyethylene (PE) packaging material to produce plastic packaging that can be recycled infinitely or safely degrade in the environment

Petrochemical | 09 March 2022

Hexpol to acquire 70% stake in recycled engineered compounds specialist Almaak International

The acquisition price amounts to approximately €70 million and the transaction is expected to close in second quarter of 2022

Petrochemical | 09 March 2022

Repsol begins construction of biofuel plant at Cartagena refinery, Spain

The expansion of the Cartagena refinery facilities to build the new advanced biofuels plant, which will be equipped with cutting-edge technology, will mean the generation of some 1,000 jobs in the different phases of the project and the involvement of 240 companies auxiliaries - of which 21% will be local, 25% regional, 42% national and 12% international