Flowserve awarded US$80 million supply contract for Hengli refining complex

Flowserve Corporation announced an order close to US$80 million to provide pumps and ebulators for the Hengli Integrated Refining Complex Project, a 400,000-bpd final conversion refine...

Flowserve awarded US$80 million supply contract for Hengli refining complex

Lotte Chemical Titan plans to start construction of US$4 bln naphtha cracker in Indonesia

Lotte Chemical Titan, a local petrochemical unit of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group, plans to start construction of a US$4 bln naphtha cracker plant in Indonesia next y...

Multifunctional thermoplastic composite of buckypaper framework and Parmax

Two researchers from the United States have created a series of flattened-nanotube reinforced thermoplastic composites, which have been fabricated as a function of buckypaper loading. ...

Tight supply boosts propylene in Asia to 22-month high

The FOB Korea marker in the propylene market hit a 22 month high in the middle of last week, as the marker was assessed at US$1,000/mt, as per Platts. The last time the marker was at t...

Naphtha exports from India expected to fall in 2017

India's 2017 naphtha exports are expected to fall, after the volumes rose for the first time in five years in 2016, as per Reuters. India's 2016 average monthly gross exports s...

Bharat Petroleum mulls 1.5 mln tpa naphtha cracker at INR 6,000 - 7,000 crore in Bina

State-run Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) plans to set up a petrochemicals unit at its Bina refinery in Madhya Pradesh as part of its Rs25,000 crore expansion plan for the refinery. ...

Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Co mulls 4 projects at an outlay of US$5 bln

The Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (Echem) is considering setting up four projects to produce derivatives of propylene, ammonium, formaldehyde, and medium density fiberboard (...

LPG consumption in S. Korea rises as substitute for naphtha as petrochemical feedstock

A shift in the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as feedstock for petrochemicals is propping up demand for the fuel to new records in South Korea, as per Reuters. Commercial vehicle...

Naphtha faces competition from abundant Natural Gas Liquids

Growing competition from less costly natural gas liquid (NGL) feedstocks—much of them coming from North American shale gas -- have dealt a blow to global demand for naphtha, acco...

Global PET market to see robust growth for next five years on demand from APAC

The global polyethylene terephthalate (PET) market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of more than 7% from 2017 to 2021, as per Technavio. The PET market size is expected to reac...

Japan's ethylene plant capacity at over 100% in January 2017

Japanese facilities that produce basic petrochemicals like ethylene operated at 100.1% capacity in January, the Japan Petrochemical Industry Association announced, exceeding full ...

Robust opportunities in polymer and plastic 3D Printing until 2022

The polymer and plastic 3D Printing market is estimated to reach US$3.2 bln by 2022, with 750 million cubic inches of plastic parts being printed, as per a report by SmarTech Publ...

Global polymer nanocomposites industry to see radical growth, India poses as key market

In spite of their high cost, the use of polymer nanocomposites has gained significant market traction in industries such as automobiles, where mechanical properties, low weight, and th...

Belco Technologies and Lundberg partner on APC systems for refineries and petrochemical plants

Belco Technologies Corporation (BELCO), a DuPont company, and Lundberg, LLC, a Dustex company, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the supply of air pollution control systems on...

PET solutions for aseptic applications ensure product integrity, optimise uptime, minimise costs

Beverage producers are currently facing multiple challenges. Their packaging solutions need to be innovative and able to offer great consumer experiences. Also, they have to ensure pro...

Clariant and CB&I to design new propane dehydrogenation unit for Dongguan Grand Resource Co

Clariant announced that it has been awarded a contract by Dongguan Grand Resource Science & Technology Co. Ltd. to develop a new propane dehydrogenation unit in cooperation with CB...

New 3D printing infil imparts durable strength without weighing an object down

Infill percentage and pattern affect a lot more than just the weight and strength of a 3D print, as studies have shown, and determining the optimal parameters can be tricky. ...

Automotive plastic compounding market in Turkey to be driven by rising use of thermosets and thermoplastics

Turkey's automotive plastic compounding market is expected to reach US$390.8 mln by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing environmental concerns &...

Formosa Plastics Group likely to decide US investment plan in H1-2017

Two major subsidiaries of petrochemical conglomerate Formosa Plastics Group are expected to finalize a joint investment plan in the United States in H1-2017, as  reported by focus...