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Petrochemical | 18 September 2020

thyssenkrupp wins contract to build bioplastics plant in China

The plant will be built in South China and will produce 30,000 tons/yr of polylactide.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 September 2020

Clariant to build catofin catalyst production site in China

The new facility will be primarily responsible for producing the Catofin catalyst for propane dehydrogenation, which is used in the production of olefins such as propylene.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 September 2020

Fluor completes new lubricants facility in China

The new 80,000-square-meter blending and packaging facility is Valvoline’s largest plant investment to date – and its first in China – supplying more than 30 million gallons of finished lubricants and coolants per year for both passenger car and heavy-duty vehicle customers.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 September 2020

Axens to supply alpha-olefins technology to Baltic chemical plant in Russia

As per the agreement, Axens will provide technology for production of 1-butene by ethylene dimerization and AlphaHexol for the production of high purity 1-hexene through ethylene trimerization at Ust Luga.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 September 2020

OQ Chemicals licenses oxo production technology to Duqm petchem project

OQ Chemicals will design phase for five world-scale production units for the manufacturing of propanol, butyraldehyde, neopentyl glycol (NPG), 2-Ethylhexanol (2EH), and 2EH acid.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 16 September 2020

Sumitomo Chemical sets up new PP compounds plant in China

The new plant in Wuxi, China is due to be in operation at the beginning of 2021.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 16 September 2020

MRPL selects LanzaTech to develop biofuel facility in India

The integrated technology will have the flexibility to process a wide range of biomass feedstocks enabling rapid replication at other locations.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 September 2020

bp and Microsoft form partnership to drive digital energy innovation

The partnership includes a co-?innovation effort focused on digital solutions, the continued use of Microsoft Azure as a cloud-based ?solution for bp infrastructure and bp supplying renewable energy to help Microsoft meet its 2025 ?renewable energy goals.?

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 September 2020

bp releases global energy outlook 2050

As per the study, energy consumption will shift away from fossil fuels, and renewables will grow rapidly as the ?world continues to electrify. ?

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 September 2020

PM dedicates three petroleum projects in Bihar

These are Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project and two LPG Bottling Plants commissioned by IndianOil and HPCL in Bihar.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 September 2020

Braskem's new polypropylene plant in La Porte starts commercial production

New line has a production capacity of over 450,000 metric tons per year and has the capability to produce the entire polypropylene portfolio, including a broad range of products including homopolymer, impact copolymer and random copolymers.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 11 September 2020

Honeywell UOP licenses PDH technology to Zhenhua Petrochemical

The project, which will be conducted in two phases, marks the 42nd and 43rdawards for C3 Oleflex technology in China, which has seen strong growth as demand continues to rise for propylene, the primary component in many plastic resins, films and fibers.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 10 September 2020

Milliken Joins polypropylene recycling coalition in U.S.

Milliken will help fund the coalition’s efforts to enhance the PP recycling infrastructure nationwide, establish consumer education programs that encourage curbside recycling, and help enable a robust supply of high-quality recycled PP for packaging producers through the company’s own product portfolio.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 September 2020

Clariant launches next generation phosphate ester from renewable sources

Novel phosphate ester is low foaming and easy to use in a variety of metal working formulations.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 September 2020

Silver Lake to invest Rs. 7,500 Cr in Reliance Retail Ventures

This marks the second billion dollar investment by Silver Lake in a Reliance Industries subsidiary after the $1.35 billion investment in Jio Platforms announced earlier this year.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 07 September 2020

Invista licenses its PTA Technology to Jiatong Energy

A project start-up date of Q4 2022 is targeted for the first line.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 September 2020

Aspen to digitize operations of Heide Refinery

The solution will be deployed to help improve refinery margins with real-time, closed-loop, dynamic optimization increasing the flexibility of operations.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 September 2020

SASA to license Invista polyester technology for its new PTA plant in Turkey

With an annual PTA production capacity of 1.5 million tons, this would be the largest single-stream design capacity licensed by Invista.

Petrochemical
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.

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