Tag: Petrochemical

Hengyi’s Project SINAR has commissioned Stage 1 of a major solar initiative (over 50 MWp, 24 MWh storage) supplying ~7% of refinery energy needs, alongside a refinery expansion aimed to raise capacity from 8 to 20 million tpy by early 2029. The refinery expansion element is the main stainless driver (process units, piping, tanks, upgrades).

Large-scale downstream petrochemical expansion with significant stainless steel requirements for reactors, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, piping, and storage systems.

Chandra Asri is expanding its Butene-1 and MTBE plants in Indonesia by 25%, strengthening the domestic petrochemical industry.

Paralloy has started work on a major contract to provide vital components for one of the world’s biggest petrochemical projects.

The global petrochemical capacity is poised to see considerable growth by 2030, potentially increasing from 2,129.0 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2019 to 3,029.1 mtpa in 2030, registering a total growth of 42%.

Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire privately-owned Summerill Tube Corporation, based in Pennsylvania, USA. Summerill Tube Corporation is a manufacturer of high precision tubes and since 1892 it has delivered seamless and welded tubing in stainless steels and nickel alloys to various high demanding industries including aerospace, transportation and petrochemical.

Alfa Laval has won an order to supply large heat exchangers to a petrochemical plant in Russia. The order has a value of approximately SEK 90M and is booked in the Welded Heat Exchangers unit of the Energy Division.

Clough USA announced that it has secured a Limited Notice to Proceed (LNTP) for a confidential Petrochemical EPC project in the US market.

Titanium and titanium alloys have very good stability in organic compounds except for five organic acids (formic acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, trichloroacetic acid, and trifluoroacetic acid) at higher temperatures.

Toyo Engineering Corporation has been awarded a contract to build a 650,000 t/y ethylene and polyethylene plant located in Ust-Kut, Irkutsk region, Russian Federation by Irkutsk Polymer Plant, a subsidiary of Irkutsk Oil Company (INK).