Keyword: ethylene

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Clariant & OMV to Collaborate on Low Carbon Footprint Ethylene

31.07.2024 -

Clariant and OMV today announced their intended collaboration for lower carbon footprint ethylene supply. To address growing demand for sustainable options in Europe...

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Borealis Invests €4.5 Million in Porvoo Steam Cracker

09.04.2024 -

Borealis plans to invest €4.5 million in the cracker furnaces of its olefins unit in Porvoo, Finland. This project, Borealis said, is to ensure that the Porvoo steam...

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Navigator Expands US Ethylene Terminal

13.03.2023 -

Gas shipping company Navigator Holdings is expanding the capacity of its ethylene export terminal near Houston, Texas, USA, that it operates as a 50:50 joint venture with...

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AkzoNobel Develops Novel Amines Technology

06.10.2017 - In what it regards as a “potential game-changer for the industry”, AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business has developed a novel technology for producing ethylene amines and...

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Ineos to Build new European VAM Plant

12.09.2017 - Leveraging its expanded position in ethylene, Ineos Oxide has announced it will build a new plant for vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) at one of its European production sites. The...

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Hurricane Harvey Hits US Petchems Hard

29.08.2017 - Along the US Gulf Coast, oil and petrochemical producers in Texas were struggling to mop up and assess possible damage to their facilities on Aug. 29 after high winds and...

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EU Confirms Raid on Ethylene Buyers

28.07.2017 - The European Commission (EC) has confirmed reports that its officials carried out unannounced inspections on the premises of companies active in ethylene purchasing in mid-May. The...

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Total Revamps Antwerp Cracker to use Ethane

11.07.2017 - As part of the first phase of a project to upgrade its refining and chemicals platform in Antwerp, Belgium, French energy and petrochemicals group Total has started up a new...