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Petrochemical | 22 July 2020

LyondellBasell's process technology selected for a new PP plant in China

The plant will be designed to produce 450,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of polypropylene.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 July 2020

Aramco to reorganise downstream business

The company’s downstream operating model will include four commercial business units: Fuels (includes Refining, Trading, Retail and Lubes); Chemicals; Power; and Pipelines, Distribution & Terminals.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 July 2020

Sabic announces partnership to manufacture wood-plastic composites

The venture will be using polymers products as raw materials promoting sustainability and downstream initiatives.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 July 2020

Reliance to temporarily shut down crude units at Jamnagar for maintenance

Company is planning to shut down one of the crude distillation units at its refinery at Jamnagar for planned routine maintenance and inspection activities, for about 3 to 4 weeks starting in the 4th week of July, 2020.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 July 2020

PPG Q2 sales drop amid COVID-19

The company said its third quarter aggregate sales volumes are anticipated to be down 8% to 15%, differing by business and region.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 July 2020

Halliburton partners with Microsoft and Accenture for driving digital transformation

The agreement enables the migration of all Halliburton physical data centers to Azure, which delivers enterprise-grade cloud services at global scale and offers sustainability benefits.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 July 2020

Middle East to remain key supplier of petrochemicals

The region’s polyolefin exports account for around one-third of global polyolefin trade.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 16 July 2020

Clariant bags second catofin catalyst contract for a new PDH unit in China

Total new plant capacity will increase to 1.2 million MTA.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 16 July 2020

India's oil & gas will see an investment of $118 bn says Pradhan

Talking about the Strategic Energy Partnership, Pradhan said that cooperation in the natural gas sector has been identified as a priority area in the field of LNG bunkering, LNG ISO container development, petrochemicals, bio-fuels and Compressed Bio Gas in the Indian energy sector.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 16 July 2020

Reliance-Aramco deal gets delayed, aims to spin off O2C into separate entity

The RIL and Aramco deal has been in the works for some time and doubts were raised on its early completion due to Covid-19 outbreak and lockdowns.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 16 July 2020

Daelim pulls out of Ohio petrochemical project

PTTGC will look for a new partner for joining the project.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 July 2020

Enterprise Co- loads NGL's and olefins at Houston terminals

Loading combination cargoes of natural gas liquids (“NGL”) and Olefins on the same vessel from the U.S took place for the first time.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 July 2020

EU gives conditional approval to PKN Orlen's acquisition of Grupa Lotos

The merger with Lotos is conditional on a number of commitments that PKN Orlen will have to meet.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 July 2020

Methanol Institute joins study of methanol as marine fuel

The study will create comprehensive guidance and policy suggestions for the use of methanol as a marine fuel, reflecting the experience already gained in large and small methanol-fuelled marine engines, and will develop a roadmap for the adoption of methanol as a marine fuel in China.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 July 2020

Toray to supply carbon fiber composite materials for all-electric air vehicle

In the first instance, the material will be supplied directly to Lilium for use in the production of further technology demonstrators, before being delivered directly to suppliers who will manufacture parts for prototypes and serial production.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 10 July 2020

Dastur and Lummus awarded contract for BPCL's Kochi petchem refinery

The study will evaluate the feasibility of the proposed petcoke gasification project and production of value-added petrochemicals and clean fuel products.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 10 July 2020

Alberta announces grant based program to attract petrochemical projects

Funding through the grant program will be distributed only after eligible an project has been constructed and begins operating.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 July 2020

RBML to focus on fuels and mobility

Operating under the “Jio-bp” brand, the joint venture aims to become a leading player in India's fuels and mobility markets.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 July 2020

Sulzer to provide distillation column technologies for a petchem plant in Nigeria

Sulzer has designed and supplied the internals for all of the refinery’s columns and the refinery is estimated to be operational by the end of 2022.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 08 July 2020

BP to invest $70 million in India-focused energy fund

The investment will help BP accelerate its ambition in India and co-invest in a variety of zero- and low-carbon energy solutions.

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