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Petrochemical | 25 May 2022

Shell completes sale of retail and lubricants businesses in Russia

All people currently working for Shell Neft, more than 350 in total, will remain employed by Shell Neft, which is now owned by LUKOIL.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 24 May 2022

Tamilnadu PetroProducts Q4 FY2022 consolidated profit dips to Rs. 24.99 Cr

The company has posted net profit of Rs.175.36 crores for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2022

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 23 May 2022

IMCD expands lubricants and energy laboratory in Texas

The laboratory is part of IMCD Lubricants & Energy’s global network of Technical Centres, each designed to offer marketplace differentiation and unparalleled technical expertise

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 May 2022

Milliken to commence production at its new PP clarifier plant in fall

New facility will increase production capacity by more than 50 percent

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 May 2022

Covestro launches new production line for prepolymers in Barcelona

With this new production line, the company addresses the growing demand for its high-performance elastomers and can serve an ever wider range of very demanding applications

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 May 2022

India approves amendments to National Policy on Biofuels - 2018

The amendments include: Allowing more feedstocks for production; to advance ethanol blending target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol to ESY 2025-26; to promote the production of biofuels in the country under Make in India; and to grant permission for export of biofuels

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 May 2022

Worley to provide EPC services for Avantium's bioplastics plant in Netherlands

The facility will produce plant-based furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), a key building block for many chemicals and plastics, such as polyethylene furanoate

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 May 2022

Borealis, Adnoc launch IPO for selling 10% stake in Borouge

The offering is expected to open on May 23, 2022, subject to regulatory approvals and other relevant considerations

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 May 2022

Technip licenses Epicerol technology for ECH plant in Malaysia

The technology produces no waste water, fewer emissions, effluents and harmful by-products, making it one of the most environmentally friendly processes possible

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 May 2022

Chemours joins circular plastics research project

The Remove2Reclaim project, has the potential to drive significant environmental benefits, eliminating waste and reducing the amount of energy used in manufacturing, by enabling circularity across a much wider range of applications

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 May 2022

BASF launches new polybutylene terephthalate material

The PBT is equipped with highly effective additives that greatly delay hydrolytic degradation which makes the material resistant to damage by water at elevated temperatures

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 May 2022

Birla Carbon to increase North American prices by 15%

Increasing costs in materials, freight, logistics, and operations are the key reasons for this increase in prices

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 May 2022

PRC Europe 2022 to focus on hydrogen, renewable energy, fossil fuels future

During the session dedicated to hydrogen, O&G majors are going to discuss the usage of different hydrogen types, their advantages and disadvantages, and processing technologies integration in refining and petrochemical operations

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 May 2022

Aramco earnings rise on higher crude oil prices, volumes

Company achieved a record quarterly net income of $39.5 billion in Q1, an 82% increase from $21.7 billion in Q1 2021, primarily driven by higher crude oil prices and volumes sold, and improved downstream margins

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 May 2022

DIC Corporation to build coating resins production facility in India

The new greenfield project will increase DIC subsidiary Ideal Chemi Plast’s production capacity for these resins, enabling it to keep pace with rising demand in India

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 16 May 2022

Sabic kick off pre-commissioning of polycarbonate plant at Tianjin, China

Project’s pre-operational activities have commenced with an annual capacity of 260,000 metric tons per year

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 May 2022

Borealis, Reclay form plastics recycling JV

New entity will be powered by a smart systems-thinking approach to ensure more post-consumer lightweight packaging (LWP) is sorted and recycled into high quality materials

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 May 2022

Axens and Toray to study PET chemical recycling plant in France

The project is currently in its engineering phase, and targets start-up of the first Rewind PET train leading to an annual production of 30,000 tons of recycled PET, by the end of 2025

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 May 2022

Shell to sell retail and lubricants businesses in Russia

The agreement with LUKOIL follows Shell’s announcement in early March of its intention to withdraw from all Russian hydrocarbons in a phased manner

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 May 2022

Asahi Kasei to provide carbon footprint data for synthetic rubber, elastomers

Company has begun procuring butadiene derived from plastic waste and biomass as feedstock for solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR), a material for eco-friendly tires

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