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Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) is a competitive modern naphtha based Petrochemical Complex located 125 kms from Kolkata, at Haldia, West Bengal, India. HPL is the second largest petrochemical industry in India with a total capacity equivalent to 7, 00,000 TPA of ethylene. Now HPL is planning a $1 billion (Rs 4,000 crore) capital expenditure project over […]

Definition: “Rubber” is the common name given to Styrene Butadiene or Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR).  Comments: Produced out of the butadiene, the C4 Olefins family, either by fraction distillation in refinery either as byproducts of the Ethylene in the steam cracker, the Rubber is mostly used because of its adhesive performances for tyres, sealants, sho soles, coatings. […]

The Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company (Kemya) is a joint venture between Sabic and ExxonMobil In November 2008, Sabic and ExxonMobil Chemical signed an agreement to undertake a feasibility study for establishing a new elastomers plant at Kemya. In May 2011, Sabic and ExxonMobil awarded FEED contracts for the process units of the project to Jacobs Engineering and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding. Fluor […]

Sabic and China Petrochemical and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) have signed together a protocol of co-operation to open negotiations with Trinidad and Tobago to build Methanol-To-Olefins plant. The capacity is not yet defined, but the capital expenditure is estimated around $5.3 billion. For more information and data about oil and gas and petrochemical projects go to […]

Definition: “Ethylene” is one of the most important Olefin products. It is a colourless, flammable gas with a slightly sweet odor.  As shwon in the diagram below, it comes directly from the cracking in a steam cracker of different feedstocks: Gas such as ethane, propane, butane Liquid naphtha coming from oil refineries.  Comments: The chart below shows the […]

Honan Petrochemical Corp. has signed a MOU with Krakatau Steel for a land in Cilegon, Indonesia to build a new naphtha cracker and downstream units. The feasibility study of the project has started and would include: 1 million t/y Ethylene 550,000 t/y Propylene 600,000 t/y Polyethylene (PE) 600,000 t/y Polypropylene (PP) 700,000 t/y Monoethylene Glycol […]

 Bangkok: Thaioil Plc has confirmed to launch the design of a 100,000 t/y Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) facility in Si Racha, Chonburi  District, Thailand The estimated capital expenditure is around $300 million for a completion planned in 2016. For more information and data about oil and gas and petrochemical projects go to Project Smart Explorer

Definition: The “Aromatics” are so called because of their specific perfumed smell. The most well known “Aromatics” are the “Benzene”, the “Toluene”, the “Xylene”. For that reasons the “Aromatics” are also named as “BTX”. Comment: The “Aromatics” are produced from mainly from oil and a few from coal by distillation and then through a steam “cracker” in […]

Samsung Total Petrochemicals, the Joined Venture between Samsung General Chemicals and Total Petrochemicals, has selected the LyondellBasell Lupotech T process technology for their co-polymer project in Daesan, South Korea.  Key features of Lupotech T technology include low manufacturing and investment costs, fast start-up and grade changes, high on-stream factor and capacities of up to 450 KT per […]

Fluor Corp. (Fluor)announced to have signed a  Strategic Global Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) and Construction Management Agreement with The Dow Chemical Company (Dow). This three-year agreement has a two-year extension option for up to five years and Dow’s global capital projects program across all Dow products. This contract includes all the potential new projects across […]