Petrochemicals
Police and EMTs sue Arkema over chemical plant fire after Harvey
HOUSTON (Reuters) — Police and emergency workers filed suit on Thursday against French chemicals company Arkema SA, claiming they were injured after it failed to take adequate steps to avoid a fire at its Crosby, Texas, plant after Hurricane Harvey.
Amec Foster Wheeler awarded EPC contract for methanol plant
LONDON — Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a $604 MM engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) fixed price contract for part of a $1.85 B methanol plant being developed by Yuhuang Chemical Inc (YCI), a US-based subsidiary of China's Shandong Yuhuang Chemical Company Co. Ltd.
TOYO awarded petrochemical project in Indonesia
Toyo Engineering Group (TOYO) has been awarded a construction project from PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (CAP), Indonesia's largest petrochemical company.
Air Liquide, Mitsubishi Chemical sign technology agreement
Air Liquide Engineering & Construction has signed a cooperation agreement with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation to license MCC’s Butene-to-crude-Butadiene technology used in the petrochemical industry.
China to move chemical plants out of populous urban regions
BEIJING (Reuters) — China will relocate all chemical plants out of urban areas by 2020, the country’s cabinet said in statement on its website, following a blast from a major refinery in Dalian.
Evacuation lifted around Arkema's flooded Texas chemical plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — French chemical firm Arkema SA said an evacuation zone put in place amid fears that more flammable organic pesticides at its flooded plant in Crosby, Texas, would explode was lifted on Monday after the materials were ignited in a controlled burn.
Guangxi Petrochemical revamps hydrogen unit with Honeywell UOP technology
DES PLAINES, Ill. — Honeywell announced that CNPC Guangxi Petrochemical Company has successfully converted its existing pressure swing adsorption (PSA) unit to Honeywell UOP Polybed PSA technology, enabling it to produce high-purity hydrogen.
Dow, DuPont complete planned merger to form DowDuPont
(Reuters) — Dow Chemical Co and DuPont said on Friday the companies had successfully completed their planned $130 B merger to form DowDuPont.
More fires expected after blast at Arkema's flooded Texas plant
CROSBY, Texas (Reuters) — Chemical maker Arkema SA said it expected more fires after two explosions hit its flooded plant 25 mi northeast of Houston on Thursday, sickening more than a dozen law enforcement personnel and prompting an evacuation of the surrounding area.
India's Reliance to boost profit, naphtha exports by using ethane
MUMBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) — India's Reliance Industries Ltd expects to increase operating profit and naphtha exports as it switches to cheaper ethane at its petrochemical projects, a company executive said on Wednesday.
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