Petrochemicals
BASF picks Jacobs as global engineering partner
Under a three-year contract, Jacobs is providing engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) and integrated project management services to BASF for global projects.
CB&I to license technology to China’s Hengli for new dehydrogenation unit
The project scope for CB&I includes the license and engineering design of a grassroots propane and butane dehydrogenation unit to be built in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
US chemical activity moves higher in December
The Chemical Activity Barometer has four primary components: 1) production; 2) equity prices; 3) product prices; and 4) inventories and other indicators.
Lotte Chemical awards $365MM contract to CB&I for Louisiana MEG project
The monoethylene glycol (MEG) facility will be located adjacent to the new ethane cracker, as recently announced by a joint venture between Axiall and Lotte Chemical.
CB&I wins $100MM of work for US chemical plants
"CB&I has long supported our customer through both maintenance and capital projects," said Chip Ray, president of CB&I's capital services operating group.
Oman’s Orpic taps Tecnimont, CB&I for EPC work on Liwa Plastics complex
A joint venture between CB&I and CTCI Corp. signed a contract valued at $2.8 billion to provide engineering, procurement and construction for the steam cracker package.
Dow Chemical opens world-scale Texas PDH plant
Capacity for the new propylene production facility is 750,000 tpy, making it the largest on-demand propylene facility of its kind, and the largest and most advanced Honeywell UOP Oleflex unit ever built.
Axiall, Lotte greenlight Louisiana ethane cracker, select CB&I for EPC work
CB&I will provide engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction for the LACC ethane cracker project in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The cracker will produce 1 MMtpy of ethylene.
CF starts up new urea plant at Louisiana complex
This is the first plant to be commissioned as part of CF’s major capacity expansion projects in North America, and the first new world-scale urea plant to be completed in North America since 1998.
Honeywell upgrades plant controls system for top ammonia group in Russia
The controls and safety project was a part of a framework agreement that will see Honeywell automate all production facilities for TogliattiAzot, the world’s largest ammonia producer.
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