Keyword: Petrochemicals

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Kazakhstan and UAE Link on PE Project

25.05.2017 - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a joint-venture PE plant has been signed between Kazakhstan’s Unified Chemical Company and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company. The MoU...

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ExxonMobil and SABIC to Build US Complex

24.05.2017 - US energy giant ExxonMobil and SABIC have agreed to carry out a feasibility study for a joint-venture petrochemical complex in San Patricio County, Texas, USA. The deal was one of...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Catalysts for More Efficient Processes

23.05.2017 - Catalysis is a key technology for sustainable manufacturing processes in the chemical industry. Catalytic processes play an important role in roughly 90% of all chemical products...

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CB&I wins Formosa Cumene/Phenol Upgrade

12.05.2017 - US engineering contractor CB&I has won a contract from Formosa Chemicals and Fibre for the license and engineering design of a cumene and phenol expansion in Ningbo, China. CB&I...

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HPCL and Mittal Plan Punjab Petchem Complex

09.05.2017 - Hindustan Petroleum Corp. (HPCL) and Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal will invest about $3 billion to set up a petrochemical complex in Punjab, India, according to the Times of...

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SABIC Seeks Acquisitions Worth Billions

04.05.2017 - Saudi Arabian petrochemicals giant SABIC is evaluating acquisition opportunities in the range of $3.6 billion in petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and fertilizers, according to...

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Arkema Starts Plants for PVDF, Molecular Sieve

27.04.2017 - Arkema’s High Performance Materials business segment has completed two major investments, starting up a capacity expansion for the fluoropolymer PVDF at Changsu, China, near...

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Hanwha-Total JV Hikes Ethylene Output

24.04.2017 - Hanwha Total Petrochemical, the 50:50 joint venture between South Korean conglomerate Hanwha and French energy group Total, will spend $450 million to increase ethylene production...