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The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) will spend $4 billion in capital expenditure for this ethylene and propylene production facilities in Freeport, Texas, USA. This Olefins project illustrates the previous news about the consequences of the Shale gas to provide long term feedstock at very competitive price to the Downstream activities. As a good example of the relocation into USA of the petrochemical industry, this new ethylene […]
When the USA, led by companies like ExxonMobil or Chesapeake, decided to boost the development of shale gas, the world perceived it as a local matter to help this country to reduce its reliance on overseas production countries. Then in 2011, the USA have become already self sufficient in gas, much faster than expected. Until then, […]
Sabic takes a decisive leap in breaking-ground for this $100 million capital expenditures in Technology Center in Kangqiao, close to Pudong Airport, east of Shanghai. This Technology Center will use 60,000 sqm in a brand new building to host 400 employees, including 200 scientists and engineers working in Research & Development. The purpose of this […]
Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company (QPIC) was established by the Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) to implement the Kuwait Petroleum Company’s (KPC) strategy to encourage more the private sector in major petrochemical projects in Kuwait. and in the region. QPIC is focusing on chemical and petrochemical products and related by-products. In Saudi Arabia, QPIC would lead the development of the integrated polyethylene […]
Total joins Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC) represented by its wholly-owned subsidiaries Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) and Petrochemicals Industries Co. (PIC) in the Joined Venture with Sinopec for this $9 billion “Refinery” and “Petrochemical” complex at Zhanjiang, in China’s southern Guangdong province. In fact Total took the opportunity to substitute Shell which had pulled out of […]
