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Petrochemical | 03 June 2020

HollyFrontier to convert Cheyenne refinery into renewable diesel plant

Company expects to invest between $650-$750 million in its renewables business, with an expected aggregate internal rate of return of 20-30%.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 03 June 2020

LanzaTech launches aviation fuel company LanzaJet

The LanzaJet process can use any source of sustainable ethanol for jet fuel production, including, but not limited to, ethanol made from recycled pollution, the core application of LanzaTech’s carbon recycling platform.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 02 June 2020

Sensient sells digital ink biz to Sun Chemical

The transaction is expected to be finalized in the second quarter of 2020.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 02 June 2020

Orbia defers plan to divest its polymer solution business

The company believes Vestolit is a fundamentally strong business, with a unique global footprint and strong cash generation, and will continue to focus on driving sustainable, profitable growth.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 02 June 2020

Dow and Johnson Matthey license INA tech to QXTD

The plant, set to produce 200,000 metric tons annually, is expected to come online in 2023.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 02 June 2020

Altivia acquires KMCO and its ethoxylation assets

The company plans a $25 million process safety and control systems upgrade to the facilities and will start production in two new oxide reactors by the end of this year.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 01 June 2020

Berry partners with Mondelez for recycled plastic packaging

The company will use chemically recycled plastics supplied by Sabic in Europe.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 01 June 2020

Probe blames safety lapses for deadly India gas leak at LG Polymers

The committee said the tanks from which the gas leaked May 7 at the LG Polymers plant in Vishakhapatnam, a port city in Andhra Pradesh state, were outdated and lacked temperature sensors.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 01 June 2020

BASF begins piling work of the first plants in Zhanjiang

The first plants will produce engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) to serve the increasing needs of various growth industries in the southern China market and throughout Asia.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 01 June 2020

DOMO India supplies polyamide for safety mask production

The company has supplied polyamide (DOMAMID 6NC) to a safety mask manufacturer for the filter valve of their N95 mask model.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 01 June 2020

IndianOil issues unsecured debentures of Rs. 3,000 Cr

IndianOil Corporation Limited has issued 30,000, 5.05% unsecured, listed, rated, taxable, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (Series -XVII) of Rs. 10,00,000 each aggregating to Rs. 3,000 crores on Private Placement basis on 27th May 2020 to meet its Capex requirements.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 30 May 2020

Oriental Aromatics starts manufacturing

Oriental Aromatics Limited has started manufacturing operations at Bareilly, Vadodara and Ambernath with permissions from central government and state governments.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 30 May 2020

Siemens to supply compression equipment for Balikpapan refinery in Indonesia

Siemens Gas and Power’s scope of supply includes 17 reciprocating compressors, along with a single-stage, hot gas expander.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 30 May 2020

Givaudan completes acquisition of cosmetics business of Indena

The acquisition will strengthen active beauty’s global capabilities in botanical active cosmetic ingredients.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 30 May 2020

Gulshan Polyols Q4 revenue down 20.6%

Gulshan Polyols Q4 FY2019-20 revenue from operations was down by 20.6% to Rs. 135 crore vis-a-vis Rs. 170 crore in FY 2018-19.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 29 May 2020

Supreme Petrochem: Domestic demand remain subdued

Supreme Petrochem's domestic demand for Polystyrene and EPS (Expandable Polystyrene) remain subdued due to lockdown while demand for other products is negligible whereas exports of Polystyrene (PS) have recently picked up.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 29 May 2020

Braskem cuts production of ethylene in Brazil, Polypropylene in U.S. due to lower demand

Usage rates in Brazil and the United States were temporarily reduced due to lower demand and the movement to reduce inventories in the petrochemical and plastics production chain.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 29 May 2020

BP licenses its PTA technology to Weilian Chemical in China

BP has entered into an agreement to license its latest generation technology for the production of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) to China’s Dongying Weilian Chemical Co., Ltd.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 29 May 2020

Firmenich completes acquisition of DRT

The acquisition will help make Firmenich the industry leader in renewable and sustainable ingredients.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 29 May 2020

CIPET renamed as Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology

CIPET will be in a position to fully devote for the growth of entire petrochemical sector says Gowda

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