First phase of the Antwerp platform upgrade starts up with ethane-based petrochemical production
Total S.A.’s (Paris, France; www.total.com) petroleum-refining and chemicals platform in Antwerp has started up production of ethylene using ethane feedstock, which is extracted from natural gas and is significantly cheaper than oil-derived feedstock. Total has invested nearly $60 million to revamp one of the platform’s two steam crackers and to adapt the site’s terminal. » |
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thyssenkrupp establishes its first global Oleochemical cluster in Thailand
Thyssenkrupp (Essen, Germany) inaugurated its technology center for the oleochemical industry in Map Ta Phut, Thailand to deliver engineering solutions to global customers. Representing an investment of more than €18 million, Map Ta Phut will become a global oleochemical competence center for R&D, engineering, project execution and technology development services. » |
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Chandra Asri selects CB&I for furnace revamp project
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (CAP; Jakarta, Indonesia; www.chandra-asri.com) has awarded a material supply agreement to CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) for the revamp of existing furnace facilities at CAP’s naphtha cracker plant. Both companies signed basic and detailed engineering service agreements earlier this year. » |
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Air Liquide to supply ASU to Shandong Lianmeng Chemical
Air Liquide Engineering & Construction (www.engineering-airliquide.com) has just signed a new contract to supply an air separation unit (ASU) to Shandong Lianmeng Chemical, a large chemical company in China. Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will design and build for Shandong Lianmeng Chemical, a new ASU with a production capacity of 2,300 tons of oxygen per day. » |
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Abengoa to build world-scale desalination plant in Morocco
Abengoa (Seville, Spain; www.abengoa.com) has signed contracts to develop a desalination and irrigation project in the Agadir region of Morocco. The project, valued €309 million, involves the construction of a desalination plant with a 275,000-m3 total production capacity of desalinated water per day, which will be the world’s largest plant designed for drinking water and irrigation. » |
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Covestro to commence operations at Dormagen film-production facility
After a construction period of a year and a half, Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com) is prepared to commence operations in a new production facility for high-quality, multilayered flat films at the Dormagen site. The total investment of around €20 million also includes the associated infrastructure and logistics. » |
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