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Honeywell UOP aromatics and reforming technologies selected by Shandong Yulong Petrochemical

Honeywell announced that Shandong Yulong Petrochemical Co., Ltd. will use advanced reforming and aromatics technologies from Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.) at its integrated petrochemical complex in Longkou, Shandong Province, China. UOP will provide a range of technology licenses, engineering…

INOX Air Products to construct fifth ASU for ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel in India

INOX Air Products (INOXAP), Air Products’ India joint venture company, has announced that it has received a contract from ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd. (AM/NS India) to set up its fifth cryogenic Air Separation Unit (ASU) at Hazira Plant. The…

Celanese extends Linde’s supply contract for acetyls complex in Singapore

Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced that its Singapore subsidiary, Celanese Singapore Pte. Ltd., has recently extended its long-term contract with Linde Gas Singapore Pte. Ltd. for the supply of carbon monoxide to its Singapore acetyls chemical facility located on Jurong…

Hexion restarts adhesives manufacturing site in Brazil

Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio) announced that it is restarting operations at its Montenegro, Brazil manufacturing site to reflect improving market conditions and customer demand for wood adhesives in the region.   “Following extensive retraining for our associates and taking all…

CVR Energy proceeds with KBR technology on second phase of alkylation revamp project

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced today that a subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc. is proceeding with the next phase of the KBR Solid Acid Alkylation Technology (K-SAAT) project for its refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. CVR Energy previously awarded a contract to…

Lummus to supply FCC technology for refinery expansion in India

Lummus Technology (Houston) announced an award for its Indmax Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) technology from Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL), a subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL). The Indmax FCC unit is part of NRL's refinery expansion project, which will…

Veolia expands plastics-recycling capabilities in the U.K.

Veolia (Paris) has expanded its plastic recycling capabilities in the U.K., with three sites (in London, Essex and the Midlands) dedicated to the recycling of 100 different grades of plastic. These will be from consumer, commercial and industrial sources, increasing…

Merck expands lipids production to support BioNTech vaccine manufacturing

Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) and BioNTech are further expanding their strategic partnership. Merck, in close collaboration with BioNTech, will significantly accelerate the supply of urgently needed lipids and increase the amount of lipid delivery towards the end of 2021. The…

Air Liquide to construct new ASU to supply BASF’s Schwarzheide battery-materials plant

Air Liquide (Paris) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) have signed a new long-term contract for the supply of oxygen and nitrogen to one of BASF’s largest and most innovative European sites, located in Schwarzheide, Germany. Air Liquide will invest around…

Covestro plans new plants for polyurethane dispersions and polyester resins

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) is planning a new production facility for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) at the Covestro Integrated Site in Shanghai, China (CISS) to address the rising demand for environmentally compatible coatings and adhesives in the Asia-Pacific region. A further…