Honeywell’s UOP Technology to helps Chinese petrochemicals Manufacturer to meet the growing demand from construction and automotive industries. Leading petrochemical process technology will support Cepsa Chemical’s production of building block materials for plastics used for fast-growing industries.

Impressive modularisation concepts for the engineering of technical gases plants  — From coolants, protection gas or additive in refreshing drinks — CO2 gets industry experts and customers sparkling with excitement. Also plant engineers have set their sights on this versatile molecule: Technology specialists are turning to modular plant design for the production of technical gases. In fact, LCO2 plants (LCO2 = liquid CO2; liquid carbon dioxide) from the construction kit have several advantages.

The engineering, construction and services company KBR has signed an agreement with Chiyoda, a leading engineering and construction firm in Japan, to license its CT-Acetica technology.

The agreement involves the sale of Adnoc’s base oil, AD base to Indian Oil, one of the world’s largest oil companies. Indian Oil aims to utilise the base oils to produce high end engine oils for the country’s growing automotive sector.

BASF has expanded the production of polyacrylamide powder at its site in Nanjing, China and with this move, the firm aims to produce additional 20,000 metric tonnes per year capacity of polyacrylamide in order to support mining customers in the Asia Pacific region.

Chempoint becomes "preferred distributor" for DuPont's Capstone product family of fluorinated surfactants in the US and Canada, managing order placement and fulfillment, as well as technical assistance and support for these products.

Saudi Polymers (SPCo), a joint venture of Saudi Arabia's National Petrochemical Company and Chevron Phillips Chemical, starts up production in commercial scales at its petrochemicals facility in Al-Jubail. At one of the largest petrochemicals complexes, the company produces ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, styrene and hexene.

Nova Chemicals has announced the start up of its new world-scale linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) gas phase reactor at its Joffre, Alberta site.

The process of choosing appropriate compressed air systems for pharmaceutical applications comprises a number of selection criteria, all of which contribute immensely to air quality and equipment performance.

Kazanorgsintez has produced metallocene polyethylene resin on its existing Unipol PE Reactor Line. The move has enabled the firm to diversify its production mix and cater to premium market segments that require high-performance metallocene-based films.