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Chevron Phillips Begins Operations of Ethane Cracker at Cedar Bayou Facility in Texas

Mar 19, 2018

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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Qatar Petroleum and Shell Sign Heads of Agreement for The Development of a World-Scale Petrochemicals Complex in Qatar

Dec 10, 2016

The scope under consideration includes a world-scale steam cracker, with feedstock coming from natural gas projects in Qatar; a mono-ethylene glycol plant of up to 1.5 million tonnes per annum using Shell’s proprietary OMEGA (Only MEG ...

Tags: Qatar Petroleum, Shell

Cnooc and Shell Take Final Investment Decision to Expand Petrochemical Complex in China

Sep 28, 2016

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and Shell Nanhai B.V. (Shell) today announce the final investment decision to expand CNOOC and Shell Petrochemical Company’s (CSPC) existing 50:50 joint venture (JV) in Huizhou, ...

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Shell Takes Final Investment Decision to Build a New Petrochemicals Complex in Pennsylvania, US

Sep 28, 2016

Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC (Shell) has taken the final investment decision to build a major petrochemical complex, comprising an ethylene cracker with polyethylene derivatives unit, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Main construction ...

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Shell Chemical Eyes Expanding Its Olefins Unit in Deer Park, Texas

Dec 18, 2015

Shell Chemical is exploring a project to expand its olefins plant in Deer Park, Texas, and increase its ethylene production, the company said Wednesday. "Shell is evaluating a proposed expansion of ethylene production at the existing ...

Tags: Shell Chemical, ethylene, high density polyethylene

Asian Propylene's Length Seen Set to Deepen 2016 Term Discounts

Nov 6, 2015

Asian propylene term contract discussions for 2016 are likely to conclude at larger discounts than this year due to an increase in supply in the region, market sources said this week. A source at a producer in South Korea estimated the ...

Tags: propylene, spot market

Axalta's Lecture Series at The University of PA Features Presentation on Methathesis Polymerization

Oct 10, 2015

Nobel Prize laureate Professor Robert H. Grubbs, Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, was the honored speaker at the Axalta Distinguished Lectures Series sponsored by Axalta Coating Systems ...

Tags: catalysts, Polymers, coatings

China's Appetite for Imported Naphtha Has Grown

May 31, 2015

China's appetite for imported naphtha has grown since the start of the year on the back of strong demand from petrochemical producers, market sources and traders said this week Imports of the petrochemical feedstock over January-April ...

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Market for Oxo Alcohols Will Reach $20976.6 Million by 2020

May 20, 2015

Markets and Markets' new report predicts that the market for Oxo alcohols will reach $20,976.6 million by 2020. Oxo alcohols are prepared by reacting olefins with syngas (hydroformulation reaction) under low pressure in presence of ...

Tags: Oxo alcohols, Oxo Alcohol Market

Geismar Plant Commences Manufacturing Ethylene for Sale

Feb 13, 2015

Williams Partners has announced that its expanded Geismar olefins plant has started manufacturing ethylene for sale. “This is a significant milestone achievement in our effort to restore reliable operations at our plant for the ...

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Williams Partners Expecting Ethylene Production for Sale to Begin This Month

Jan 5, 2015

Williams Partners is expecting ethylene production for sale to begin this month at its Geismar plant as commissioning efforts for the project near completion. “This commissioning effort has been especially challenging after the ...

Tags: gas gathering, transmission pipelines, Textile

Full-Tech Has Taken The License of Innovene PP Process From Ineos

Dec 25, 2014

Full-Tech (Changzhou) Chemistry & Development has taken the license of Innovene PP process from Ineos for the manufacture of polypropylene (PP) homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers. Full-Tech, a subsidiary of Fund Energy ...

Tags: polypropylene, homopolymers, Textile

Dow's Divested Shares Would Be Offered to Kuwaiti Citizens as an IPO

Nov 19, 2014

Dow Chemical, which wants to hive off its various stakes in Kuwait’s chemical and petrochemical sectors, will offer its shares to Kuwaiti citizens as an initial public offering (IPO). Kuwait's state news agency KUNA quoted Public ...

Tags: petrochemical sectors, Dow Chemical, Textile

Earnings From Continuing Operations for Q314 Stood at $1.3 Billion at Lyondellbasell

Nov 18, 2014

NYSE-listed LyondellBasell Industries said it posted second consecutive quarter of record earnings, while its EBITDA crossed $2 billion for the first time in the third quarter of 2014. Earnings from continuing operations for the third ...

Tags: chemicals producer, ethylene market, Textile

Naushad Jamani Appointed as The Senior Vice President for Olefins and Feedstock of NOVA

Nov 18, 2014

NOVA Chemicals, a leading producer of chemicals for global customers who produce consumer, industrial and packaging products, has appointed Naushad Jamani as the senior vice president for Olefins and Feedstock, effective from January 1, ...

Tags: NOVA Chemicals, feedstock sources, Textile

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