Petrochemicals
US chemicals sector to keep global cost advantage for decades, study finds
The unconventional revolution is contributing to a shift in global competitiveness for the US by unlocking new production cost advantages, which is particularly pronounced in chemicals. The industry could enjoy a “profound and sustained competitive advantage that is expected to last for decades."
HP Innovations: Innovations
Noncorrosive bearings have high load capacityEDT Corp. has added Type E Solution bearings (Fig. 1) to its Solution line of severe service bearings. Type E Solution bearings have high load capacity and..
Huntsman acquires US polyols manufacturer Oxid
Huntsman says Oxid's polyols are a key component in the production of energy-saving polyurethane insulation products that are used in residential and commercial construction.
Middle East eyes heavier ethylene feedstocks as US rides ethane wave
As North American shale resources drive low-cost ethylene production, Middle East producers are shifting their focus to heavier feedstocks and higher value-added products.
Gevo opens renewable paraxylene plant in Texas
The paraxylene facility is located adjacent to Gevo's existing jet fuel plant in Silsbee, Texas, and establishes the site as a biorefinery serving the renewable chemicals and true drop-in biofuels markets.
CB&I, Clariant look to develop new polypropylene catalyst technologies
By leveraging the successful licensing and process design experience of Lummus Novolen and the strong catalyst R&D capabilities of Clariant, the two companies expect to further strengthen their joint position in polypropylene catalysts. Clariant and Lummus Novolen will jointly invest in the new line.
Sasol exits Iran with sale of polymers business
Sasol had been pressured by international advocacy groups to sell its stake in the Iran business. The Arya Sasol complex has a 1 million tpy ethane cracker, a 300,000 tpy low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant and a 300,000 tpy medium-density/high-density polyethylene (MD/HDPE) unit.
LSB lets contract for new Arkansas ammonia plant
LSB Industries reached an agreement with SAIC Constructors to build a 375,000 tpy ammonia plant at an LSB site in El Dorado, Arkansas. The deal provides for SAIC to provide certain engineering services and to manage the construction of the ammonia plant and associated facilities.
Chevron Phillips Chemical wins permit to build new Texas ethane cracker
Pending final board approval to be sought later this year, the 1.5 million tpy ethane cracker would be built at CPChem's Cedar Bayou facility in Baytown, Texas, while the two new polyethylene facilities, each with an annual capacity of 500,000 tpy, would be built on a site near the company's Sweeny facility.
EIA: China set to top US as world’s biggest oil importer
China is set to the the largest world import of crude oil in October and will hold that ranking in 2014, forecasters at the federal Energy Information Administartion said Friday
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- 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
