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...
LyondellBasell is evaluating an expansion of propylene production at its Channelview complex on the US Gulf coast, widening output by 400,000 t/y. A final decision is...
18.03.2019
- Honeywell UOP has won two separate contracts to supply its C3 Oleflex technology for new plants in Vietnam and China. The contract with Phu My Plastics Production marks the first...
09.01.2018
- Across the pond, Europe ,too, saw some major investment announcements in 2017, the first for many years. Olefins and polyolefins giant Ineos led the way. Its three major projects...
02.01.2018
- Metgas Processing Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Italian engineering group Maire Tecnimont, has executed a framework agreement with Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical to...
21.08.2017
- SABIC has completed the purchase of partner Shell Arabia’s half of their 50:50 joint venture SADAF for $820 million. The transfer plans were announced on Jan. 22. The Saudi...
09.08.2017
- The board of directors at Indian Oil has approved the expansion of its Gujarat refinery, which will also incorporate units to produce propylene and PP. The refinery’s crude oil...
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...
