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Xylene Splitter Has Been Installed by JAC in Jurong Island,Petro Chemical Hub of Singapore

Feb 13, 2013

Xylene splitter, a xylene separation tower used to produce aromatics, has been installed by the Jurong Aromatic Corporation (JAC) in Jurong Island, the petro chemical hub of Singapore. The xylene splitter was installed by the company ...

Tags: Xylene splitter, aromatics, textile manufacturers

Work on The Conversion of OPG Atikokan GS to Use Biomass Is Underway

Feb 9, 2013

Work on the conversion of Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Atikokan Generating Station (GS) to use biomass is underway. “This is an exciting and important initiative,” said Tom Mitchell, OPG president and CEO. “We ...

Tags: OPG, Atikokan GS, Biomass Conversion Project

Panamax Coal Freight Rates on Established Routes From South Africa's Richards Bay

Feb 9, 2013

Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India remained stable Friday, with a downward bias, as support from the South American grain season began to weaken, sources said. "Vessels ...

Tags: Panamax, Coal, Freight Rates

European Monoethylene Glycol Spot Prices Moved Higher in The Week to Friday

Feb 9, 2013

European monoethylene glycol spot prices moved higher in the week to Friday as the turnaround season in Europe approaches and as Asian prices increased, sources said. FCA prices were assessed Friday Eur10/mt ($13.6/mt) higher on the week ...

Tags: monoethylene glycol, spot prices, Turnaround Season

A Recent Study Highlight The Net Economic Benefits of US Liquefied Natural Gas Exports

Feb 9, 2013

A recent study highlighting the net economic benefits of US liquefied natural gas exports is not the final word on whether to approve pending export applications, according to a top official at the US Department of Energy. "One thing to ...

Tags: net economic benefits, US, liquefied natural gas, DOE

Plastic Pallet Manufacturers Are out in Force at ProMat 2013

Feb 7, 2013

Plastic pallet manufacturers were out in force at ProMat 2013, displaying a variety of new products. While replacing existing pallets to keep up with damage or growth has long been a market driver for the industry, the plastic market is ...

Tags: Plastic Pallets, Beverage, Pharmaceuticals

Dragon Aromatics' Startup of Its 800,000 Mt/year Paraxylene Plant in China's Fujian

Feb 7, 2013

Dragon Aromatics' startup of its 800,000 mt/year paraxylene plant in China's Fujian province may not proceed as planned in March due to regulatory scrutiny about changes to its feedstock mix, some market sources said Tuesday. China's ...

Tags: Dragon Aromatics, Feedstock Change, mixed xylenes

Prompt Prices Eased Tuesday Morning on The UK's NBP Gas Trading Hub

Feb 6, 2013

Prompt prices eased Tuesday morning on the UK's NBP gas trading hub as an uptick in demand was met by stronger imports. At 1200 GMT, the within-day gas contract was valued at 67.15 pence/therm, down by 0.70 p/th from Monday's close, and ...

Tags: UK Gas, Prompt Falls, NBP prices

Japan's JX Nippon Oil & Energy Sold a Total 44.04 Million Kiloliters,or 1.01 Million B/D

Feb 6, 2013

Japan's JX Nippon Oil & Energy sold a total 44.04 million kiloliters, or 1.01 million b/d, of oil products in the domestic market over April-December 2012, up 5.3% year on year, JX Holdings, the parent company of the largest Japanese ...

Tags: JX Nippon Oil&Energy, Chemicals, fuel oil sales

Shareholders Want a Vote on a Proposal Requiring The Irving,Texas

Feb 6, 2013

For the third year in a row, some ExxonMobil shareholders want a vote on a proposal requiring the Irving, Texas, company to report its progress on limiting the environmental damage and community impact of hydraulic fracturing. New York ...

Tags: Shareholders, Improvement Progress, Chemicals

BG No Longer Expects to Meet a Medium-Term Production Target of More Than 1 Million B/d

Feb 6, 2013

The UK's BG Group no longer expects to meet a medium-term production target of more than 1 million b/d of oil equivalent by 2015, the company said Tuesday, as short-term production issues in Egypt and the UK continue to weigh on BG's ...

Tags: BG Group, Chemicals, Egypt

Western European Production of Ethylene,Propylene and Butadiene Was Down

Feb 6, 2013

Western European production of ethylene, propylene and butadiene in the fourth quarter of 2012 was down from the same period of 2011, according to the Association of Petrochemical Producers in Europe this week. Ethylene production in the ...

Tags: West European, Olefin Volumes, APPE, Chemicals

Genesis Energy Plans to Spend About $125 Million on New Rail and Pipeline Infrastructure

Feb 6, 2013

Genesis Energy plans to spend about $125 million on new rail and pipeline infrastructure to connect ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery to more than 500,000 b/d of new crude supply, the midstream company said in a statement ...

Tags: Genesis Energy, Crude Rail Facility, Pipeline

Italy's Eni Will Spend a Total of $1.445 Billion to Develop Indonesian Offshore Gas Field

Feb 5, 2013

Italy's Eni will spend a total of $1.445 billion to develop the Jangkrik North East offshore gas field in Indonesia's Muara Bakau block in the Makassar Strait, the head of Indonesia's upstream regulator SKK Migas said Friday. The ...

Tags: Italy, Eni, gas field

Northwest Europe MTBE Factor Fell Thursday to Its Lowest Level on Weakened Export Demand

Feb 5, 2013

The Northwest Europe MTBE factor, the relative price of MTBE to gasoline, fell Thursday to its lowest level since November 21, 2012 on weakened export demand and a switch in focus to non-oxygenated gasoline blends, according to industry ...

Tags: gasoline, MTBE, non-oxygenated gasoline

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