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ADNOC, Adani, BASF and Borealis sign MoU to evaluate collaboration for a chemical production complex in Mundra

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to engage in a joint feasibility study to further evaluate a collaboration for the establishment of a chemical complex in Mundra, Gujarat,…

Air Liquide to build nitrogen plant to supply polypropylene plant in Kazakhstan

Air Liquide (Paris; www.airliquide.com) has announced  a new longterm agreement with Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries (KPI) under which Air Liquide Munay Tech Gases, a joint venture between Air Liquide and national oil company KazMunayGas (KMG), will build, own and operate a…

Borealis to produce polypropylene using Neste’s renewable propane

Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) and Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) are entering into strategic cooperation for the production of renewable polypropylene (PP). The co-operation will enable Borealis to start using Neste’s 100% renewable propane produced with Neste’s proprietary NEXBTL…

GEA announces intent to sell its Bock refrigeration division

GEA Group AG (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.gea.com) is exploring a possible sale of GEA Bock as part of the Group’s continued focus on its strategic core markets – the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. As announced at the Capital Markets Day…

Arkema to expand PVDF plant in Changshu

Driven by continued strong growth in the lithium-ion battery market for electric vehicles, Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) will increase the capacity of its high-performance polymer PVDF (polyvinylidene difluoride) dedicated to this market at its Changshu, China plant by approximately 50%.…

LyondellBasell to build molecular-recycling facility in Italy

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) is building a new small-scale pilot facility at its Ferrara, Italy site moving another step closer to converting post-consumer plastic waste into new plastics on a commercial scale. The company selected its Ferrara…

Enterprise products to expand ATEX ethane pipeline

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Houston; www.enterpriseproducts.com) announced it will proceed with an expansion of its Appalachia-to-Texas (ATEX) ethane pipeline, based on customer commitments received during a recent 30-day binding open season. The 1,200-mile ATEX pipeline transports ethane from the Marcellus/Utica…

Braskem announces progress on construction of Delta polypropylene plant

Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br) reported continued momentum in the construction of the Company's new Delta polypropylene (PP) production line located in LaPorte, Texas.  With $525 million invested to date and mechanical construction now 75% complete Braskem's Delta remains on…

MEGlobal’s U.S. Gulf Coast production plant officially starts up

The EQUATE Group (Al Ahmadi, Kuwait; www.equate.com) has  announced the official start-up of the MEGlobal (www.meglobal.biz) Oyster Creek Site’s commercial production of fiber-grade, on-spec monoethylene glycol. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 750,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of…

Arkema to divest Functional Polyolefins business to SK Global Chemical

Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) announced the proposed divestment of its Functional Polyolefins business to SK Global Chemical (Seoul, South Korea; eng.skglobalchemical.com), a subsidiary of SK, the major South Korean corporation. With this project, Arkema continues its shift towards specialty chemicals…