Chevron Phillips Chemical has started operations of a new ethane cracker at its Cedar Bayou facility in Baytown, Texas, US. The unit will manufacture 1.5 million metric tons/3.3 billion lbs. a year at peak production. Last September, ...
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US polyethylene contracts rose 4 cents/lb in February after producers were successful in implementing the hike that had been anticipated since the end of 2013, market sources said. Producer sources had expressed confidence in obtaining ...
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Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has been selected as the Main Automation Contractor for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP's (Chevron Phillips Chemical) USGC Petrochemicals Project. The project was first announced in ...
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced today that it has been selected as the Main Automation Contractor for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP's (Chevron Phillips Chemical) USGC Petrochemicals Project. The project was first announced in ...
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Americas Styrenics has declared force majeure on polystyrene resin after a power outage at its plant in Torrance, Calif. The Sept. 15 outage was "a total power failure," PS business director Tim Barnette said in a Sept. 17 statement. ...
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Ravi Sethi of ProcurianRaw material costs as a percentage of plastic packaging costs have been on a steady rise due to the long-term appreciation in crude oil prices, a key ingredient for resins. Crude oil prices have increased five-fold ...
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP announced it received air permits from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for its planned ethane cracker and polyethylene units. Additionally, Chevron Phillips Chemical received a ...
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Saudi Arabia's National Petrochemical, or Petrochem, announced Monday that its affiliate Saudi Polymers has completed maintenance work at its polymers plant in Jubail and will restart all units there early next week. The units were shut ...
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According to a new market report "Petrochemicals Market by Product (Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene, Benzene, Xylene, Toluene, Vinyls, Styrene and Methanol) -Global and China Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 ...
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Chevron Phillips Chemical has declared a force majeure for its polyethylene products, according to a letter to customers Tuesday that was obtained by Platts. The company said in the letter that the move was caused by a "contingency event" ...
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US ethylene margins climbed for the week as production issues over the weekend pushed spot markets higher Monday. Power outages were reported at Flint Hills Resources in Port Arthur, Texas, and at Chevron Phillips Chemicals' Sweeny ...
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Apple climbed the Fortune 500 this year to the No. 6 spot, its highest-ever ranking, its first time in the top 10, and the top technology company on the influential list, replacing sagging HP. Fortune, which ranks firms by annual revenue, ...
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With 100% of its ethylene cracking capacity located in the Middle East and North America, US oil and petrochemical major Chevron is poised to benefit financially and competitively from its access to cheap feedstock, the company said ...
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Saudi Polymers Company JV between Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC and National Petrochemical Company has started commercial production. Mr Mike Zeglin executive president of Saudi Polymers Company said that "This is an exciting time ...
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Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (Chevron Phillips Chemical) congratulates Saudi Polymers Company (SPCo) and its joint venture partner, National Petrochemical Company (Petrochem), as the joint venture’s manufacturing facility ...