
LyondellBasell acquires PolyPacific Polymers
LyondelBasell has announced its acquisition of PolyPacific Polymers Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia.
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LyondelBasell has announced its acquisition of PolyPacific Polymers Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia.

Maire Tecnimont Group is expanding its footprint in India with a US$170 million EPCC contract by Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOCL).

Sulzer outlines a case study in which it completed a complete compressor overhaul in less than 20 days, maximising plant productivity and uptime.

Sulzer Chemtech has completed the delivery of key polymerisation technologies to Denka’s styrenics resin plant in Singapore weeks ahead of schedule.

DuPont has announced the successful startup of the STRATCO alkylation units at the Zhongke Refinery and Petrochemical Co. LTC refinery in Zhejiang, China and the Sinopec Shanghai Company (SPC) refinery in Jinshan, Shanghai, China.

Lummus Technology has announced that its Green Circle business and Synthos have started collaborating to commercialise Synthos' biobutadiene technology.

According to Global Data, Asia is expected to register the highest refinery fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCU) capacity additions globally during 2021 to 2025, contributing about 56% of the total capacity additions by 2025.

Neste, Mitsui Chemicals Inc. and Toyota Tsusho Corp. have announced that they are joining forces to enable Japan’s first industrial-scale production of renewable plastics and chemicals from 100% bio-based hydrocarbons.

Engro Corp. will select Honeywell technology for its integrated propane dehydrogenation complex in Pakistan.

A new polypropylene line has been commissioned at the Daesan integrated refining and petrochemical complex in South Korea, adding a further 60% to its production capacity.

Lummus Novolen Technology has been awarded a polypropylene contract in Nigeria for BUA’s grassroots refinery and petrochemicals project.

Aramco and SABIC have announced plans to realign marketing and sales, commercial, and supply chain activities.