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BASF to build butadiene extraction plant in Antwerp The butadiene is a monomer and used as an important chemical intermediate to produce elastomers and thermo­plastics, such as synthetic rubbers, latex, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer and polyamide. The tire industry is the main consumers of butadiene. Other applications for butadiene include paper chemicals and plastics production. BASF is […]

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Takreer moves on with $10 billion Ruwais Refinery expansion The Abu Dhabi Oil Refinery Company (Takreer) is moving on with its Ruwais refinery expansion in UAE. This refinery expansion will add a capacity of 400,000 b/d crude oil  to the actual 417,000 b/d. The Capital expenditure is estimated around $10 billion The refining units should have the following capacities:  – 59,800 b/d Unsaturated LPG treatment unit […]

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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 […]

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The TPC Group is a leader in C4 and C3 hydrocarbons operating world scale dehydrogenation facilities .  Processing 30-40% of the CC4 in North America, TPC has multiple units to extract and produce Butadiene at Houston and Port Neches operating facilities. The company declared to “move forward” with studies to restart two idled production units of on-purpose Butadiene and […]

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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. […]

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