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Total Petrochemicals Revamps Boilers with Honeywell
Case Study - At Total Petrochemicals polyethylene production plant in Antwerp, the facility wanted to find a way to increase its reliability and stability at the plant. At issue were two boilers equipped with single loop individual controllers. Unfortunately one boiler was not able to control the steam header pressure automatically without tripping on load upsets.As part of a boiler revamp project, Total Petrochemicals turned to Honeywell to help design a state-of-the-art boiler/combustion control system according to its latest standards and philosphy. more21.06.2011
Exxon Mobil Delays Start Of Singapore Ethylene Unit To 2012
Exxon Mobil will delay the start-up of its 1 million tons-per-year (tpy) ethylene cracker on Jurong Island in Singapore into next year instead of the end of 2011 due to longer-than-expected safety checks needed for its petrochemical projects, a company official said on Monday. more18.05.2011SABIC Says Plans $1 Billion China Plant With Sinopec
Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), the world's largest chemicals producer by market value, said on Tuesday that it is planning a $1 billion-plus facility in China with China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) to tap the country's robust demand for plastics. more
Asia’s Future Bioplastics Hub
Boom Region - In 2011, the markets for bio-based materials are continuing to develop dynamically (with annual growth rates of 15-30 %). It is estimated that a global production capacity for bio-based products of 700,000-800,000 tons per year was established by end of 2010. Within these scenarios Asia is going to develop as a key region for bioplastics - Asia is predicted to serve 25 % of the world demand for bio-based materials in 2020.General Situation for Bio-Based Materials in Asia more
BASF's Ecoflex Plant Starts Operations
BASF has started operations at its expanded plant for the production of the biodegradable plastic Ecoflex. Expansion of the existing plant in Ludwigshafen will increase production capacity for Ecoflex from 14,000 to 74,000 metric tons per year. At the same time, BASF will ramp up compounding capacity for Ecovio, a derivative of Ecoflex. more11.08.2010Exxon Says Still Working On Qatar Ras Laffan Project
Oil major Exxon Mobil is still working with Qatar Petroleum (QP) on a planned $6 billion petrochemicals complex, a spokesman for the U.S. firm said on Tuesday, refuting a media report that it had quit the project. more
Never Waste a Crisis
Resilience - The 16 months Lyondellbasell spent in Chapter11 was a time of belt tightening and strategic rethinking. Having emerged from bankruptcy in April with a net debt load reduced from over $24 billion to approximately $5 billion and a new top holding company - Lyondellbasell Industries NV - the company is planning a public listing on the New York Stock Exchange in Q3 of this year. more27.05.2010UAE's Borouge Awards EPC Contracts Worth $2.6 Billion
United Arab Emirates petrochemicals firm Borouge has awarded three engineering procurement and construction contracts (EPC) totalling $2.6 billion for its plant expansion, the firm said on Wednesday. more12.05.2010Sinopec-Sabic China JV Begins Commercial Operations
Sabic and Sinopec Corp's joint venture petrochemical complex has begun commercial operations, the Saudi firm said on Tuesday. The complex, which is 50% owned by Sabic, has a total production capacity of 3 million t/y, it said in an e-mailed statement. State-controlled Sabic, one of the world's biggest chemical firms, said estimated its investment in the complex at about $2.7 billion. more
Shrink-Wrapped Savings
Evolution -The human shoulder was the means of the choice over generations when bags had to be transported. Relief was first felt with the wheelbarrow. And the fork lift brought the pallet, which made the mass flow of goods efficient. The bundling of smaller items on a pallet unit and its handling with fork trucks or cranes is an indispensable basis of today's logistic processes. more- Legal
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