Tag: Petrochemical
Shell plant tour great success
Stainless Steel World 2001 Conference's pre-conference seminar and technical plant tour at Shell Pernis was a great success.
China’s Sinopec finishes petrochemicals study
Chinese oil major Sinopec Corp. and two foreign companies have finished a joint feasibility study for a USD 3.0 billion petrochemical complex in southern China.
Ipiranga plans naphtha refinery
Grupo Ipiranga is intending to construct a refinery in Brazil in partnership with the Venezuelan PDVSA.
Modernisation of steam cracking furnaces
The Spanish company Repsol YPF has recently awarded Technip a contract for the modernisation of the nine steam-cracking furnaces of the Repsol Quimica ethylene plant located in Tarragona, Spain.
Addison Machine wins sizing mill award
Addison Machine Engineering has been commissioned to manufacture an AM-8000-PSU Sizing Mill. This Sizing Mill's capacity is 2.500" OD to 8.000" OD. This unit will be commissioned in Scotland and produce pipe for the offshore, petrochemical industry.
Atofina increases hydrogen production
Atofina, the Chemical branch of TotalFinaElf S.A., is to increase its hydrogen peroxide production capacity by over 50% at its Becancour (Quebec) plant, going from 73 kT/yr to 110 kT/yr.
Kellogg to supply furnace for ExxonMobil plant
Kellogg Brown & Root will supply engineering, procurement, and construction services for a new pyrolysis furnace for ExxonMobil Chemicals’ Baytown Olefins plant.
