Keyword: propylene

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Borealis Invests €4.5 Million in Porvoo Steam Cracker

09.04.2024 -

Borealis plans to invest €4.5 million in the cracker furnaces of its olefins unit in Porvoo, Finland. This project, Borealis said, is to ensure that the Porvoo steam...

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LyondellBasell May Add Propylene at Channelview

18.11.2022 -

LyondellBasell is evaluating an expansion of propylene production at its Channelview complex on the US Gulf coast, widening output by 400,000 t/y. A final decision is...

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Honeywell UOP Wins China, Vietnam Propylene Projects

18.03.2019 - Honeywell UOP has won two separate contracts to supply its C3 Oleflex technology for new plants in Vietnam and China. The contract with Phu My Plastics Production marks the first...

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2017 Through the Rear-view Mirror

09.01.2018 - Across the pond, Europe ,too, saw some major investment announcements in 2017, the first for many years. Olefins and polyolefins giant Ineos led the way. Its three major projects...

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Tecnimont and Mitsubishi in Propylene Pact

02.01.2018 - Metgas Processing Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Italian engineering group Maire Tecnimont, has executed a framework agreement with Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical to...

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SABIC Completes Buy of Shell's SADAF Stake

21.08.2017 - SABIC has completed the purchase of partner Shell Arabia’s half of their 50:50 joint venture SADAF for $820 million. The transfer plans were announced on Jan. 22. The Saudi...

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Indian Oil Approves Refinery/PP project

09.08.2017 - The board of directors at Indian Oil has approved the expansion of its Gujarat refinery, which will also incorporate units to produce propylene and PP. The refinery’s crude oil...

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Grace Gives Unipol License to Canadian PP Project

02.08.2017 - US technology and chemical company W.R. Grace has granted a license for its Unipol PP process technology to Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corp. (CKPC), a 50:50 joint venture between...