June 2012

$500 million Al Jubail n-Butanol EPC contract at bidding stage

Saudi Kayan, Sabic, Saudi Aramco, Dow, Sahara and Tasnee aligned to tender EPC Contract In January 2011, Saudi Kayan Petrochemical had signed a deal for equal partnership to build  a new n-butanol (NBA) plant at Al Jubail Industrial City. The deal was signed between Saudi Kayan, Saudi Acrylic Acid Co (SAAC) and Sadara, the Saudi Aramco-Dow […]

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Gazprom and PetroChina restore dialog on gas price

Gazprom to study underground gas storage in China  Last May, China and Russia had terminated lengthy negotiations on their natural gas trading prices to drive the constructions of multiple gas pipelines between the two countries. China had made its best efforts to increase its offer from $0.235 per cm to $0.250 while Russia was ready to accept $0.300 per cm instead of $0.350. But the

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Turret

Definition Turret is the major component of a vessel or any floating production unit (FPSO, FPO) to which the risers coming from the seabed are connected. Turret name refers the rotating function of this large equipment to facilitate the rotation of the vessel according to winds, waves and dominating current while the risers remain connected to a

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Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble join forces in PET Technology

Top brands to develop 100% plant-based PET (BioPET) June 2012, the Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola), Ford Motor Company (Ford), H.J. Heinz Company(Heinz), NIKE, Inc. (Nike) and Procter & Gamble (P&G) created the Plant PET Technology Collaborative (PTC). Already December 2009 had marked game changing by Coca-Cola launching its innovative PlantBottle™ package. With the 30 percent mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) portion

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Epichlorohydrin

Definition Epichlorohydrin (ECH or EPI) is a highly reactive chemical intermediate. In its pure form, it is a clear, colorless liquid. The presence of both an epoxide ring and a chlorine atom in the molecule allows epichlorohydrin to readily undergo a variety of chemical reactions with many types of compounds. This versatility earns its wide use

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Solvay invests $200 million in bio-based ECH facility in China

Solvay’s Vinythai selected Taixing for new ECH plant  With a Chinese market of epichlorohydrin (ECH) expected to grow by 8% per year, Solvay and its Thai affiliate, Vinythai have decided to invest in a new production plant in Taixing, Jiangsu Province, China. This new plant will have an initial capacity of 100,000 t/y epichlorohydrin. Solvay

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Yan’an Energy selects Dow and Davy LP Oxo technology

Dow and Davy license LP Oxo℠ Technology to Shaanxi Yanchang n-Butanol project Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yan’an Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd.( Yan’an Energy) belongs to Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd. (Yanchang Petroleum), the fourth largest NOC in China. Yan’an Energy is planning to invest in a single integrated LP Oxo℠ plant, as part of Yanchang Petroluem Yan’an

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n-Butanol

Definition n-Butanol stands for normal butanol and may be short named as NBA. n-Butanol is a clear, colorless liquid that is flammable with a characteristic banana-like odor n-Butanol may also be called n-butyl alcohol or 1-Butyl alcohol or Butanolen or Butanol Comments n-Butanol demonstrates an overall low order of toxicity. Market literature classifies n-butanol as

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Celanese to build Methanol plant in Houston to reduce Acetyl costs

Shale gas to help Celanese integration business model Celanese Corporation (Celanese) is a global technology and specialty materials company owning and operating a large acetyl complex at Clear Lake, close to Houston, Texas, USA. The positive developments in the U.S. energy complex to become a net gas exporter creates favorable conditions to explore all the

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