polymers
Definition Isononanol (INA) is the common name of Isononyl alcohol and is an isomer of the C9 family. Isononanol should formally be writen Iso-Nonanol Isononanol may also be called Oxo-alcohol Comments Isononanol appears as a clear, colorless, flammable liquid without visible impurities. Isononanol may be recognized by its specific odor but should be handled with care as […]
Definition Umbilical refers in the oil and gas industry to the connections used offshore between the subsea equipment and platforms or floating production units and enabling the control from the surface. The umbilicals are made of steel or thermoplastic to be flexible and in the same time to resist to operating conditions. Comments Umbilicals provide control, power, […]
Vostochnaya Neftechemicheskaya moves on Nakhodka petrochemical complex project ZAO Vostochnaya Neftechemicheskaya (VNHK) is fully owned OJSC NK ROSNEFT (Rosneft) company created in 2011 to develop a petrochemical complex in Primorsky region, near Pervostroiteley settlement of Nakhodkinsky urban district. Nakhodka is located in the Vladivostok region, in the East of the Russian Federation. Rosneft’s VNHK is planning […]
Nizhnekamskneftekhim awards basic to CB&I Lummus OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNK) selected CB&I Lummus (CB&I) to perform front end engineering and design (FEED) of a new olefins complex in Russia. This new petrochemical complex will be located in the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. Earlier, on April, 2012, NKNK and CB&I had signed a License Agreement and Basic […]
Definition UHMWPE is the acronym of Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene UHMWPE is a linear, low-pressure, Ziegler-type-catalyst, polyethylene resin. Comments UHMWPE has an extremely weight-average molecular weight, approximately ten times that of high molecular weight, High density polyethylene (HDPE) resins. Because of its ultra high molecular density, UHMWPE has both the highest abrasion resistance and highest impact strength of any plastic. In […]
Sibur kicks off Russian largest petrochemical complex If Russia is among the biggest producer and exporter of oil and gas, Russia is also a net importer of petrochemical products. In the same way as Russia has multiplied strategic alliances with western companies, such as ExxonMobil, Statoil, ENI, Total to boost its upstream sector, Russia is also […]
Jacobs collects awards in Saudi Arabia giant projects In May, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs) had been awarded the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for the $6 billion Ma’aden Phosphate city project. Then in June, Jacobs announced to have won the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for three polyethylene trains for the […]
Sinopec and Mitsui to create world largest EPT plant Shanghai Sinopec Mitsui Elastomers Co., Ltd. was established on 28 May 2012 to build an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPT) production plant in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. The plant will use metallocene catalyst in its production. It will be the world’s largest and most advanced EPT production plant […]
