Petrochemicals
Air Liquide to supply oxygen to OCI methanol hub
The new Natgasoline methanol plant will produce approximately 5,000 tpd of methanol, making it the largest methanol production facility in the US based on capacity. Large quantities of pure oxygen are required for this method of large-scale methanol production.
BASF opens emissions catalysts plant in Poland
The emissions catalysts produced in Sroda Slaska will be used by manufacturers of light-duty gasoline vehicles and light and heavy duty diesel vehicles to meet more stringent Euro 6/VI regulations.
Praxair to supply gas to China’s Jinling Huntsman for PO, MTBE projects
Jinling Huntsman will use the industrial gases provided by Praxair to help build a propylene oxide (PO) and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) plant located in Nanjing, East China.
Oman’s Orpic awards FEED work to CB&I for new Liwa NGL, MTBE units
CB&I's scope includes the license and engineering design of three units in addition to the previously-announced award for its ethylene technology and front end engineering and design (FEED) services.
Linde begins producing hydrogen-fuel stations
Linde officials are hoping to help commercialize fuel-cell cars with better hydrogen infrastructure, saying they need more flexibility to meet rising demand in different markets.
BASF, Alpek agree to swap EPS, polyurethane business in Americas
Alpek will acquire all of Polioles’ EPS business activities, including its EPS production site in Altamira, Mexico. In parallel, BASF will acquire Polioles’ PU business activities, including selected assets in its Lerma facility as well as all marketing and selling rights for PU systems, isocyanates and polyols.
Maverick, Petrostar form Canadian GTL venture for methane-to-methanol
Maverick Synfuels and Petrostar formed a JV to facilitate deployment of methane-to-methanol production platforms to tap into the vast methane reserves in Western Canada.
Evonik opens new China hydrogen peroxide plant
Evonik has started operations at a new hydrogen peroxide plant in Jilin, China with an annual capacity of 230,000 metric tons. It has invested more than $136 million in the site.
Fire at Chevron Phillips Chemical plant in Texas injures two workers
The company has not yet identified the cause of the fire, but said that a team of emergency response professionals had secured the facility and were beginning to assess damages.
PPG acquires specialty coatings supplier Homax
PPG Architectural Coatings is an industry leader in residential and commercial coatings and products. The business produces paints, stains, specialty coatings and other products.
- Industry collaboration brings new insights on corrosion under insulation 7/1
- IMI secures major contract to supply wireless vibration monitoring solution in Omani refinery 7/1
- KBR, ReVentas partner to scale polymer dissolution technology to recycle polyethylene and polypropylene 7/1
- Yara to reallocate capital from abandoned $2.9-B Louisiana Clean Energy complex project 7/1
- Schneider Electric to acquire Cognite in $3.1-B all cash deal 7/1
- BASF and Carlyle complete coating transaction, an enterprise value of €7.7 billion 7/1
