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Definition: More than the size of the company and its market share, the Market leadership is related to the capability to: Drive the decisions along the supply chain. Lead the good practices in a given market. Comments: Key Drivers to Market Leadership Anticipate on deep market needs and Focus on key targets Manage the key […]

Gazpromdobychashelf, the wholly owned Gazprom subsidiary and operator of Shtockman projects, has annouced to expect the completion of the FEED for the offshore pipeline at the end of the year. In parallel, WorleyParsons is making good progress on the FEED of the FPSO, the solution selected for the second and third phases of Shtockman. With a […]

Arkema, the French leading petrochemical company, and Jacobs Engineering have signed 4 contracts for new PVC projects in China. These PVC production facilities should be located in Hefei, Golmud, Etuoke Banner and Wu Lan Cha Bu, China. They will represent 4 million t/y capacity based on Arkema PVC licenses. In these contracts Arkema will provide their proprietary PVC suspension […]

Definition: “EDC” is the acronym for Ethylene DiChloride, the common name given to the 1,2 Dichloroethane. As derivated from Ethylene it belongs to the first Olefin family. EDC is mostly produced by catalyzed reaction of the Ethylene and Chloride.   Comments: EDC is a colorless liquid with a mild odor. It is toxic and extremely flammable. EDC is a good organic solvent but […]

Saltic FZCO (formerly known as Oswal Oman Caustic FZCO), is now planning to move ahead with its “Caustic Soda” and “Ethylene DiChloride (EDC)” project in the Salalah free zone of Oman. Technology for the “Caustic Soda” plant will be provided by Chlorine Engineers Corporation of Japan, while Ineos of Europe will provide the know-how for the “EDC” facility. The project is […]

Actually Lanxess is completing the construction of a new $400 million Butyl Rubber facility in Singapore to come onstream in 2013. Then it announces the decision to add $200 million more capital expenditure in a new Neodynium Polybutadiene rubber (Nd-PBR) plant in Jurong Island, Singapore. With a capacity of 140 00t/y, Lanxess is targeting the […]

Reliance Industry Ltd (RIL) and Sibur have decided to invest $450 million in a Butyl Rubber production unit at Jamnagar, India. To do so, RIL and Sibur have created a (74.9%/ 25.1%) joined venture called Reliance Sibur Elastomers Pvt Ltd. This new Butyl Rubber facility will have a capacity of 100 000 t/y and will […]

Definition: In the petrochemical industry “C4” refers to the branch of Olefins which begins with C4…. in their chemical formulas. C4 is used to nominated the Butadiene and all its derivatives Comments:  Among the C4 family, the mostly used products are the Butylene isomers such as, Isoprene, Butyl Rubber (BTR), Styrene, Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) and […]

Total Petrochemicals and the Shaw Group have announced to create an exclusive Alliance for the marketing and licensing of the Total Polystyrene (PS) technology Worldwide. Total Petrochemicals’ polystyrene technology produces both general purpose polystyrene, a rigid and transparent material used in applications such as insulation and packaging (transparent containers and boxes), and high impact polystyrene, […]

Definition: The “Polystyrene” belongs to the Aromatics family (BTX) by the Benzene. Polystyrene is a polymer of the Styrene as monomer where the Styrene itself is produced by dehydrogenation from the Ethylbenzene, a combination of Benzene and Ethylene.  Comments:  Polystyrene is a plastic made by polymerising styrenes. It is made in two types: a “crystal” polystyrene (extremely transparent) and […]