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ExxonMobil proceeds with multi-billion dollar Guangdong facility; evaluates Asian projects
US-based oil/gas company ExxonMobil has signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Guangdong province in China to advance discussions concerning the proposed construction of a chemical complex in the Huizhou Dayawan Petrochemical Industrial Park. The new facility would help meet expected demand growth for chemical products in China. The multibillion-dollar…
Read More »Borouge on track with fifth PP plant; to grow PP capacity by 25%
Resin maker Borouge, a joint venture of Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc and Austrian chemicals maker Borealis, recently awarded Tecnimont SPA, a subsidiary of Italy’s Milan-based Maire Tecnimont Group, the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for its fifth polypropylene (PP5) plant in Ruwais, which will grow Borouge’s PP capacity by 25%…
Read More »Photanol/Akzonobel to build demo plant to make C02-based chemicals
A demonstration plant for a groundbreaking technology to produce chemicals from sunlight will be built at Delfzijl, the Netherlands, by Akzonobel Specialty Chemicals and partner firm Photanol BV. The companies formed a partnership in 2014 to jointly work on a technology using cyanobacteria that mimics the way plants use photosynthesis…
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Circular economy: Agilyx expands recycling to include POs; LyondellBasell/Covestro kick-off circular steam project in the Netherlands
US environmental technology firm Agilyx says its circular plastic recycling capabilities have expanded to include feedstock …
