Univation Technologies LLC (Houston; www.univation.com) has announced that PJSC Kazanorgsintez (KOS) has successfully produced metallocene polyethylene resin on their existing UNIPOL PE Reactor Line located in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, in the Russian Federation. KOS currently operates three UNIPOL PE…
Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) announced that Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. will use Honeywell UOP’s ISOALKY ionic liquids alkylation technology to produce cleaner-burning motor fuels at its refinery complex in China. Hongrun is the first petrochemicals manufacturer in…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced it has been awarded the onsite oxygen and nitrogen supply for POSCO Chemical’s new cathode-material manufacturing complex being built in Gwangyang, South Korea. POSCO Chemical is an affiliate of POSCO Group, the largest…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant within the Ichihara Works (Ichihara City, Chiba) to manufacture hydrocarbon-based synthetic fluid marketed under the name Lucant. The new plant is expected to reach commercial operation in…
Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced plans to expand its alkoxylation capacity at its existing facility in Tarragona, Spain directly benefiting the Europe, Middle East, Africa and India region. This low capital intensity, high return, incremental investment builds on the previously…
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) fell by 0.4 percent in March, following a revised 0.3 percent decline in February and a 0.1 percent gain in January. During…
Exxon Mobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) has made a final investment decision to expand the Fawley refinery in the U.K. to increase production of ultra-low sulfur diesel by almost 45%, or 38,000 barrels per day, along with logistics improvements. “ExxonMobil…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland; www.woodplc.com) has been awarded a new contract by Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) to deliver engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the group’s new polyamide 12 (PA12) production complex, to be built at…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is investing a mid-range double-digit euro million sum in the modernization of its silica plant at the Düsseldorf-Holthausen site. The investment is earmarked for the modernization and improvement of existing facilities over the next ten…
Altivia Specialty Chemicals, LLC (Houston; www.altivia.com) announced the completion of a new multipurpose production unit at its Phosgene Derivatives Unit at La Porte, Texas. This new facility will result in a 30% increase in capacity for the production of acid…