Petrochemicals
Business Trends: Global petrochemical overview—Part 1
This series examines the global petrochemical landscape, new project developments and regional outlooks.
Global Project Data
This month’s installment of Global Project Data focuses on the global petrochemical sector.
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Marathon Petroleum Corp. has named Gary Heminger, the company's president and CEO, to succeed Thomas Usher as chairman of the board, in addition to his current duties.
US ethane output to rise as petchem exports, consumption expand
Ethane production is expected to increase from 1.1 MMbpd in 2015 to 1.4 MMbpd in 2017.
Shell, thyssenkrupp partner on sulfur-enhanced technology for urea
Combining Shell Thiogro’s sulfur-enhanced urea technology with UFT’s fluid-bed granulation process will enable the largest urea plants in the world to produce granulated sulfur-containing urea.
CF opens new US urea ammonium nitrate plant
This is the second new plant to be commissioned and started-up as part of CF’s capacity expansion projects in North America. It is the largest operating single-train UAN plant in the world.
Spraying Systems to host Houston technology forum for chemical processors
The forum will feature new technology demonstrations, including computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling simulations in 3D, which give attendees a new perspective on what really happens with fluid flow inside their pipes, ducts and vessels.
INEOS prepares mothballed UK ethane cracker for US shale feedstocks
INEOS says it recently completed successful operational trials at the Grangemouth plant as it prepares to receive shale gas ethane from the US as petrochemical feedstock.
CPChem to expand Texas polyalphaolefins plant
Construction will begin in April 2016, Chevron Phillips says, with completion and startup expected by mid-2017. The expansion will support up to 135 construction and engineering jobs.
US investigates Brazil’s Odebrecht, Braskem over naphtha contracts
Local daily Valor Economico said the Justice Department was focusing its investigation on whether the companies violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in naphtha supply contracts.
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- 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
