Caustic Soda
US Shintech in view of Plaquemine PVC expansion Shintech Inc. (Shintech), the US subsidiary of the Japanese Group Shin-Etsu Chemical Corporation Ltd (Shin-Etsu), submitted an application for air permit to Louisiana Department of Environment Quality to build a greenfield ethylene plant in perspective of future expansion at the existing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) facilities at Plaquemine […]
Oxy to join Chevron, Dow, Exxon and Shell US projects On December 2012, Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem) submitted a permit application to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the construction of a new ethylene cracker at Ingleside in Texas, USA. Based in Los Angeles in California, USA, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) is the largest […]
SABIC and Shell to invest in and beyond Saudi Arabia In November 2012, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Shell have decided to work on expansion opportunities of their joint venture Saudi Petrochemical Company (Sadaf). These expansion ambitions are not limited to the sole Saudi Arabia but should also aim at increasing positions in overseas markets. […]
Leadership with Trust Established in 1939 at Mithapur in the State of Gujarat, India, Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) is actually headquartered in Mumbai, in the State of Maharashtra, and belongs to the India group Tata. Tata Chemical is listed in the national stock exchange of India as TATACHEM separately from the Tata Group. Focusing on […]
Third largest US oil and gas company by equity Home based in Los Angeles, California, USA, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) is listed in New York Stock Exchange since 1964 and is operating as an international oil company. With more than 40,000 employees, Oxy focuses its oil and gas operations in three core regions of the world: […]
PDO Saih Rawl, PDO Zauliyah and BP Khazzam and Makarem lead Oman natural gas development Last August, the national oil company (NOC) Petroleum Development Oman LLC (PDO) awarded the Saih Rawl Depletion Compression Phase 2 (SRDC2) project to Larsen & Toubro from India to provide with the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract. Earlier this month, […]
AkzoNobel invests $180 million for 50% increase in Frankfurt Chloride and Caustic Soda facilities Caustic Soda is one of the most widely used chemicals in the industry. The increasing requirements in Europe for chlorine and derivatives over the past five years means the current plant is not meeting demand. Caustic soda is a solution of […]
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 […]
