Sonatrach/Total utilising Spheripol tech for Algerian plantAugust 21, 2019 // 4 CommentsSonatrach Total Entreprise Polymeres Spa (STEP) has chosen LyondellBasell Industries’s Spheripol technology for a 550,000 [...]
Chengzhi Yongqing starts up butadiene plant using Wison techAugust 21, 2019 // 5 CommentsNanjing Chengzhi Yongqing Energy Technology Co., Ltd.’s new 100 kilotonnes/year butene-to-butadiene plant, built by [...]
China’s Hengli starts up world’s largest dehydrogenation plant using Catofin techAugust 19, 2019 // 5 CommentsChinese chemicals maker Hengli Group has started up what is said to be the world’s largest on-purpose olefin production [...]
Sibur upgrades and ramps up terephthalic acid production in RussiaAugust 16, 2019 // 2 CommentsRussia’s oil/gas company Sibur’s Blagoveshchensk site, in the Republic of Bashkortostan, near the Kazak border, recently [...]
Huntsman to sell chemical intermediates business to Indorama for US$2 bnAugust 14, 2019 // 3 CommentsUS chemicals maker Huntsman Corporation is to sell its chemical intermediates and surfactants businesses to Thailand-based [...]
M&As: Lotte Chemical to divest interest in Indonesian arm; Aramco to buy 20% stake in India’s RelianceAugust 14, 2019 // 2 CommentsMalaysia’s Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Bhd (LCT) is to divest 49% of its equity interest in PT Lotte Chemical Indonesia [...]
Canadian firm to set up new PE plant; targeting sales to AsiaAugust 8, 2019 // 4 CommentsSet up a year ago, new Canadian chemical firm West Coast Olefins is taking the first steps towards the construction of a [...]
ExxonMobil starts up PE line; capacity up by 65%August 2, 2019 // 4 CommentsUS firm ExxonMobil has started production on a new high-performance polyethylene (PE) line at its Beaumont, Texas, PE plant. [...]
Nouryon acquires Chinese metal alkyls producerJuly 26, 2019 // 4 CommentsChemical firm Nouryon has acquired Zhejiang Friend Chemical Co. (Friend), the largest Chinese producer of triethyl aluminum [...]
Reliance/Aramco refinery sale reaches a stalemateJuly 24, 2019 // 4 CommentsIndia’s Reliance Industries and state-owned oil/gas giant Saudi Aramco who have been in discussions for the latter to [...]