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Petrochemical | 06 September 2020

Chandra Asri, Pertamina to develop petchem business in Indonesia

Aim of the partnership is to encourage the construction of factories that produce petrochemical import substitutions and expected to develop the petrochemical business in the Indonesia.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 September 2020

Lukoil selects Lummus PP technology for its petchem plant in Russia

The award increases the total amount of licensed volume for Novolen technology worldwide to more than 17 million m.t./yr.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 05 September 2020

Shell invests in new furnaces to reduce emissions from its Moerdijk chemicals plant

Company will install eight new furnaces in place of 16 older units without reducing capacity at the facility.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 04 September 2020

IndianOil to Invest Rs. 1,268 Cr for Needle Coker Unit

The proposed unit will have a Calcined Needle Coke (CNC) production capacity of 56 KTPA.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 04 September 2020

Shanghai Huayi selects Honeywell UOP technology to produce on-purpose proplyene

Honeywell will supply its Oleflex technology for a plant with capacity for 750,000 metric tons/year of propylene.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 04 September 2020

Hurricane Laura impacts operations of Rain Carbon's Lake Charles calcination facility

The company may declare force majeure on certain shipments.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 02 September 2020

Axens awarded technology contract for Nigeria's Bua group refinery and petchem project

The multi-billion-dollar integrated project aims at producing Euro-V fuels and Polypropylene for the domestic and regional market.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 02 September 2020

Green Science Alliance develops biodegradable resin based paint

Company has developed natural biomass biodegradable resin based paint, coating material with anti-bacteria, anti-virus effect.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 02 September 2020

BASF installs five polymer injection units in Argentina

With its enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies, the unit will help revive oilfield in decline by maximizing extraction efficiency from the reservoir.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 01 September 2020

LyondellBasell and Bora start-up new joint venture petchem complex in China

The complex will supply polyolefin products for various industries in China, including packaging, transportation, building and construction, and healthcare and hygiene.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 30 August 2020

GP Petroleums swings to losses due to weak automobile demand

Total income for the quarter under review fell by 41.32 per cent to Rs 79.09 crore.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 30 August 2020

Repsol to upgrade Tarragona plant for impact resistant polymer production

When operational in 2021, the plant will be the first of its kind in the Iberian Peninsula which will produce highly specialized polymers with great added value for the automotive sector due to their extraordinary resistance to impacts, positively affecting safety.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 28 August 2020

Evonik to invest €15 million in Marl C4 production network

Targeted debottlenecking measures will increase the local production capacity for so-called isobutene derivatives by well over 50% by December 2021.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 27 August 2020

LyondellBasell’s PP and HDPE technology selected by petchem refinery in Oman

The new plants of DRPIC will comprise of a polypropylene (PP) plant that will utilize LyondellBasell’s Spheripol PP process technology to produce 280,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of PP and a 480-m.t./yr high-density polyethylene plant which will utilize Hostalen ACP process technology.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 27 August 2020

Nexans wins contract from Poland-based petchem firm

As part of the contract, Nexans will provide cables for a new petrochemical complex for PDH Polska S.A in Poland.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 27 August 2020

Afton Chemical to build GPA unit in Singapore

The new unit is expected to come online in the fourth quarter of next year.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 26 August 2020

Evonik acquires Porocel for US$210 million to drive catalysts business growth

The acquisition of Porocel gives Evonik access to catalyst rejuvenation technology and to available production capacity.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 24 August 2020

Govt. encouraging sugar mills to enhance ethanol capacity

Soft loans of about Rs. 18,600 crore are being extended through banks to 362 projects of 600 crore litre capacity for enhancement and augmentation of ethanol production capacity for which an interest subvention of about Rs. 4,045 crore for five years is being borne by the government.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 23 August 2020

Oil India swings to losses due to oil price slump

Company has reported a net loss of Rs 248.61 crore in first quarter of 2020-21 fiscal as compared to a net profit of Rs 624.80 crore in the same period of the previous financial year.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 23 August 2020

Saudi Aramco pulls out of $10b refinery project in China

State of global energy market and Aramco's need to save up on cash cited as reasons

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