The Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC; Riyadh; www.sabic.com) has announced projects in Asia and the Netherlands designed to increase global capacity for two of its high-performance engineering thermoplastic materials, ULTEM and NORYL resins. To increase capacity for ULTEM resins, a…
Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG; www.chevronlummus.com), a joint venture between Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and CB&I announced it has been selected for a Master Plan Study by MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary; www.molgroup.info/en/). The study will assist MOL in its longterm strategy…
Neste Corp.'s (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) Board of Directors has appointed Peter Vanacker President and CEO of Neste as of 1 November 2018. He will join Neste on 1 September 2018 as a Senior Executive and start familiarizing himself with Neste's…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) says it has been awarded both a license and engineering (LBED) and a proprietary equipment supply contract by Cangzhou Dahua New Materials Co., Ltd. (CDNM) to build a new polycarbonate plant in Cangzhou City, China. Under…
Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa; www.sasol.co.za) inaugurated the full completion of its FT Wax Expansion Project (FTWEP). Phase 2 began beneficial operation in March 2017, while phase 1 was commissioned in 2015. The total project investment was around R13.6 billion…
Songwon Industrial Ltd. (Ulsan, South Korea; www.songwon.com) has started to manufacture the product Songnox 5650, a high-molecular-weight, multifunctional phenolic antioxidant primarily used as a post-polymerization process stabilizer for unsaturated elastomers, at its Panoli plant in Gujarat, India. The Panoli site…
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC; www.adnoc.com) announced a $3.1-billion project to introduce crude processing flexibility, at the Ruwais oil refinery. Known as the Crude Flexibility Project (CFP), the announcement is another significant step forward as ADNOC accelerates delivery…
PolyOne Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio; www.polyone.com) announced it expects to begin production of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) this summer at its existing facility in Pune, India. PolyOne currently produces color and additive concentrates and engineered polymer solutions at the Pune facility. Adding…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed on the design and delivery of two iron ore pelletizing plants for Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. in Caofeidian, China. The contract, valued at over €40 million, has been booked…
Exxon Mobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) announced that a new 1.5 million ton-per-year ethane cracker at its Baytown, Texas complex is mechanically complete with commissioning progressing well. Project startup is expected during the second quarter of 2018. The new ethane…