Petrochemicals
Toyo to engineer new Petrobras ammonia plant
The project scope covers licensing, engineering, procurement of equipment and materials, installation, commissioning and operation assistance. The plant is planned to be completed in the first half of 2017.
Borealis awards work to Jacobs for polyethylene expansion in Sweden
Jacobs is working to debottleneck an existing XLPE compounding and soaking train and raise the intermediate storage capacity of the XLPE base resin in the upstream polymerization plant.
US chemical council unveils annual award winners for energy efficiency
“Energy efficiency is fundamental to American chemistry,” said ACC president and CEO Cal Dooley. “Applying innovation to deliver energy-saving solutions is a big part of what we do.
IRPC 2014: Defining the course of the global HPI
Leading hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) executives and technical experts will come together June 24–26 in Verona, Italy, to share ideas, innovation and vision for the global downstream indu..
HP Petrochemicals: Ammonia production booms on cheap natural gas
Thanks to the availability of a steady supply of affordable natural gas as a feedstock, the ammonia and fertilizer industries in North America are experiencing a renaissance that has not been witnesse..
HP Industry Perspectives: Reflections from a petrochemical giant
Frank Popoff, retired chairman and CEO of the Dow Chemical Co., shared his insight on the petrochemical industry at the AFPM’s 2014 International Petrochemical Conference (IPC). With a career spa..
US chemical security bill known as CFATS passes out of House committee
US House committee authorizes a three-year extension of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.
Celanese expands compounding capacity at China chemical complex
The Fortron PPS compounding expansion is part of the Celanese growth strategy to directly serve our customers in China and the broader Asia region, which is currently showing growth.
SIBUR increases PET production capacity at plant in Bashkortostan
POLIEF, SIBUR's subsidiary, has completed its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) production expansion project to increase its capacity from 140,000 tpy to 210,000 tpy,
Clariant opens new mining chemicals lab in India
The new Clariant lab offers the capabilities of evaluating the performance of Clariant Mining Solutions chemistry, designed specifically to suit the unique requirements of Indian ores.
- Australia’s biggest LNG plants suffer outages due to cyclone, straining global supply 3/27
- Iran war chokes petrochemical supply, sends plastic prices soaring 3/27
- Stockholm Exergi taps Inprocess to deliver advanced process simulator for BECCS project 3/27
- Japan to relax rules from April to boost coal-fired power amid LNG import risks 3/27
- Velan releases upgrades to its delayed coker isolation valves 3/27
- AFPM: ‘Baffling’ final RFS will break cost records. In fact, it already is 3/27

