Petrochemicals
BASF picks Fluor as global engineering partner for petrochemical projects
The services agreement includes conceptual and front-end engineering, detailed engineering, procurement, project management, construction management and other services.
PolyOne opens new Asian innovation center
At the grand opening, customers and local officials participated in tours and demonstrations that showcased how PolyOne differentiates its products and services in the specialty marketplace.
Sadara Chemical stays on course for 2015 output as construction hits 94%
The commissioning and startup of key utilities infrastructure is underway and the process for first production units will begin soon, with initial polyethylene production beginning near the end of 2015.
Petronas taps Axens technology on RAPID refining expansion in Malaysia
Malaysia's national oil and gas company Petronas has selected Axens as a technology provider for its refinery and petrochemicals integrated development (RAPID) project in Pengerang.
BP, Rosneft to restructure German refining JV
Rosneft would double its minority shares in three refineries: Bayernoil, MiRO, and PCK Raffinerie. Meanwhile, BP would own 100% of the Gelsenkirchen refinery and the DHC Solvent Chemie plant.
PetroVietnam awards work to Technip to revamp, expand ammonia facility
Technip’s operating centers in Rome, Italy; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam will execute the contract. The expanded plant will be brought into operation in late 2017.
Axiall, Lotte finalize JV for US Gulf ethane cracker
The companies have formed LACC LLC to design, build and operate an ethane cracker in Louisiana that would produce approximately 1 MMtpy of ethylene once it commenced operation.
Shell Chemical acquires land for proposed new Appalachia ethane cracker
Shell is in the midst of a multi-year review of the site that includes environmental analysis, engineering design studies, evaluation of ethane supply and economic viability.
AkzoNobel, Evonik to form German chlor-alkali JV
The 50-50 joint venture involves the construction and operation of a dedicated plant at AkzoNobel's existing site in Ibbenburen. It will have an annual nameplate capacity of around 130,000 tons of potassium hydroxide solution and 82,000 tons of chlorine.
Jacobs wins Saudi project management work for new InoChem complex
InoChem is the first manufacturer of soda ash in Saudi Arabia and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf region, as well as the biggest manufacturer of calcium chloride in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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