Keyword: Petrochemicals

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Air Liquide in Iran Methanol-to-propylene Project

16.08.2017 - French industrial gases group Air Liquide has signed an agreement with Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) to build a 500,000 t/y methanol-to-propylene (MTP) plant. Talks...

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Grace Gives Unipol License to Canadian PP Project

02.08.2017 - US technology and chemical company W.R. Grace has granted a license for its Unipol PP process technology to Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corp. (CKPC), a 50:50 joint venture between...

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Aging Plants Come Under Scrutiny

19.07.2017 - Aging oil and petrochemical facilities are coming under increased public and regulatory scrutiny in the wake of recent incidents or suspected environmental violations. In Scotland...

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Expansion Plan for Borouge Sealed

18.07.2017 - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Vienna-based olefins, polyolefins and fertilizer producer Borealis have signed a framework agreement to expand petrochemicals output at...

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Adnoc Seeks Partners on Stronger Petchems Focus

14.07.2017 - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has announced a new business model in which it will seek additional partnerships and co-investors in oil, gas, refining and petrochemicals...

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Lotte to Double Polycarbonate Output in Korea

14.07.2017 - South Korean petrochemical producer Lotte has announced it will more than double its polycarbonate production capacity at its Yeosu, Korea, site from 100,000 t/y to 210,000 t/y up...

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Kuwait to Spend $8 Billion on Petchem Projects

11.07.2017 - Kuwait is planning to invest nearly $8 billion into petrochemical projects in Bahrain and other countries over the coming years, according to the Al-Anba newspaper. The projects...

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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...