Americas
Praxair opens new Tennessee air separation unit
Praxair operates multiple plants and pipelines throughout the region that serve numerous industrial gas customers, including Nucor Steel Memphis and the Valero refinery in Memphis.
G2X Energy receives air permits to build Louisiana gas-to-gasoline plant
The permits, issued by LDEQ, are the first permits to allow for the construction and operation of a commercial scale plant to convert natural gas into liquid transportation fuels.
Phillips 66 buys Beaumont crude, product terminal
The Beaumont terminal is strategically located on the US Gulf Coast. It provides deep-water access with major crude oil and refined product pipelines serving 3.6 million bpd of refining capacity.
CB&I wins FEED work for Pieridae on Goldboro LNG project in Nova Scotia
Under the FEED contract, CB&I will design and engineer two LNG liquefaction trains and associated facilities in preparation for the engineering, procurement and construction phase.
PPG to acquire specialty coatings supplier Homax
Homax is the industry’s leading supplier of decorative aerosol drywall and ceiling texturing applications utilized primarily for home repair.
Enerkem opens world’s first full-scale biorefinery from waste feedstocks
This facility, operated by Enerkem Alberta Biofuels, is among the world's first commercial facilities to be built for the production of renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels.
A Schulman to buy Ferro specialty plastics assets
The specialty plastics assets included in the pending transaction achieved sales of $154 million in 2013, with approximately two-thirds of these revenues generated in the US.
US chemical council unveils annual environmental, safety award winners
"These four companies epitomize the chemical industry's commitment to a safer, more sustainable future," said ACC president Cal Dooley. "Each company has demonstrated exemplary achievements in environmental performance, worker safety and the health and well-being of the communities in which they operate."
API releases three new standards for improving refinery safety issues
The API issued three new first edition standards to enhance refinery safety and inspection programs as part of its core commitments to improving workplace safety and protecting the environment.
REG acquires US renewable diesel firm Syntroleum
The assets acquired from Syntroleum include 50% ownership in Dynamic Fuels, which owns a 75 million gal/year nameplate capacity renewable diesel biorefinery located in Geismar, Louisiana.
- Petrobras delivers LPG sold at steep premiums despite Lula move to annul auction 4/3
- Plug Power to supply 275-MW GenEco electrolyzer system for Hy2gen’s Courant decarbonized ammonium nitrate project 4/3
- Vietnam refinery boosting jet fuel production 4/3
- China plans to upgrade some petrochemical plants, phase out others by 2029 4/3
- Morocco has diesel stocks for 51 days, energy ministry says 4/3
- Nigeria's Seplat Energy hit by strike amid push for higher output 4/3
