Petrochemicals
Mexichem opens new India pressure pipes plant
The location of the Hyderabad plant in South India allows Mexichem to position itself for exports to Southeast Asia, to serve customers in South India and to capture new business opportunities.
Sadara Chemical enlists Jacobs as EPC contractor
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is providing both In-Kingdom and Out-of-Kingdom EPCM services to Sadara. The In-Kingdom services are being delivered from Jacobs’ local operations in Saudi Arabia with support from its extensive global network.
Norfolk Southern honors 66 chemical companies for safe rail shipments
Altogether, the winning customers safely shipped more than 227,000 carloads of hazardous chemical products over the railroad's network in 2014.
Wison Engineering completes gas-based cracking furnace in Saudi Arabia
This project involved a new gas-based cracking furnace, extension of the pipe rack, a new decoking drum and its structure, a remote control room and an analysis house.
Shell extinguishes olefins unit fire at German site
“We do not comment on the operational status of affected units,” the spokesperson said. "But to make it clear: [there is] no total shutdown of the Wesseling site.”
Mexican authorities raid Celanese chemical plant in environmental dispute
Acting on a search warrant ordered by a Mexican federal district judge, they are investigating alleged violations of Mexican environmental law. The alleged violations include contaminating the Santiago River and soil with mercury and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK).
BASF names Kinetix as gas treatment distributor for ammonia, syngas
Under the OASE brand, BASF offers its novel amine-based gas treatment technology for gases containing hydrogen and/or carbon dioxide for ammonia and syngas applications.
High fuel margins help Calumet swing to Q1 profit
"Realized margins within our fuel products segment more than doubled in the first quarter of 2015, versus the prior year period," said Bill Hatch, interim CEO at Calumet Specialty Products.
Jacobs wins work on Huntsman’s polyetheramine expansion in Singapore
The Jurong Island facility expansion is expected to enable backward integration to produce polyethers from locally-sourced feedstocks, according to Huntsman officials.
A Schulman to relocate European services center from Belgium to Poland
Plans call for this phased relocation to be completed by May 2016.
- EPA finalizes historic new renewable fuel standards to strengthen American energy security 3/30
- The role of integrated biorefineries in achieving alternative fuel goals 3/30
- The entire Itabus fleet travels with Enilive HVO diesel biofuel 3/30
- Czech government agrees to release 100,000 tonnes of crude from reserves 3/30
- South Korea's LG Chem to import Russian naphtha 3/30
- PetroChina says operations 'overall normal', Strait of Hormuz accounts for about 10% of its supplies 3/30
