World Chemical News, August 2019, by chemwinfo
29 August 2019
One of the petrochemical companies'
sustainability priorities is to constribute to
namely, to promote polymer recycling.
Currently only 16% of plastic waste is recycled..
Quaker Houghton has agreed to acquire
the operating divisions of Norman Hay plc,
a private UK company that provides
specialty chemicals, operating equipment,
and services to industrial end markets,
for a purchase price of 80 million GBP
(~$98 million at current rates)..
28 August 2019
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has entered into a definitive agreement
to acquire BASF’s global pigments business,
known as BASF Colors & Effects (BCE)..
27 August 2019
Petrofac awarded Central North Sea
a well plugging and abandonment contract
with leading independent energy company,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Hess Corporation.
provision of Well Operator and Well Engineering
Project Management services for four wells
within the Rubie and Renee fields,
200 km north east of Aberdeen.
The wells, which were previously shut-in
as part of an earlier decommissioning phase,
Nouryon will double capacity at its surfactants plant
in Stenungsund, Sweden to support
the growth of several existing products
as well as new sustainable technologies for markets
including oil and gas, lubricants and fuels,
The €12-million expansion and upgrade project
includes the installation of a new reactor
and is expected to be completed
by the first quarter of 2021..
Clariant to significantly expand production
of maleic anhydride catalysts in China..
BP today announced that it has agreed
to sell its entire business in Alaska
to Hilcorp Alaska, based in Anchorage, Alaska.
Under the terms of the agreement,
all of BP's interests in the state
for a total consideration of $5.6 billion..
26 August 2019
Photo: The Cracker of the Future consortium, which includes
BASF, Borealis, BP, LyondellBasell, SABIC and Total,
aims to produce base chemicals while also significantly reducing carbon emissions
Using electricity produced from renewable sources
would significantly reduce cracker emissions.
Six petrochemical companies in
Flanders, Belgium, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany,
and the Netherlands (Trilateral Region)
today announce the creation of a consortium
how naphtha or gas steam crackers
renewable electricity instead of fossil fuels.
The Cracker of the Future consortium,
LyondellBasell, SABIC and Total,
aims to produce base chemicals
while also significantly reducing carbon emissions.
The companies have agreed to invest
as they assess the possibility
of transitioning their base chemical production
Media release published by Brightlands
21 August 2019
Nouryon invests in metal alkyls plant at Rotterdam.
Nouryon has made a series of investments
at its metal alkyls plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
to improve efficiency and increase capacity.
The projects will enable the company to continue
meeting growing demand from customers
and improve supply reliability in Europe..
the global leader in flavours and fragrances,
today announced that it has acquired
to strengthen its leading position
and regional customer market..
20 August 2019
the liquefaction-export project
Cameron LNG’s tolling agreements..
Cameron LNG Phase 1, one of five LNG export projects Sempra Energy
is developing in North America, includes the first three liquefaction trains
that will enable the export of approximately 12 million tonnes per annum
of LNG, or approximately 1.7 billion cubic feet per day.
fluidized catalytic dehydrogenation (FCDh)
technology into one of its mixed-feed crackers
in Plaquemine, Louisiana, to produce
16 August 2019
Elkem ASA acquires Basel Chemie,
a Korean producer of specialty silicone gels
for cosmetics and water repellents
for the construction industry.
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The acquisition gives Elkem access to
leading technology in attractive
end-user silicone segments and provides
for further development and growth..
15 August 2019
terepthalic acid production benefiting
medicine, construction, food packaging,
Clariant announced the successful startup of
its CATOFIN catalyst at Hengli Group’s
new mixed-feed dehydrogenation plant
- propane dehydrogenation (PDH) with
- iso-butane dehydrogenation (BDH)
process technologies, and it will
produce over 1 million tons of olefins per year
-- becoming the world’s largest plant
using CATOFIN catalyst technology...
Founded in 1994, Hengli Group is one of
China’s foremost suppliers of petrochemicals.
Hengli Group’s new dehydrogenation plant
in Dalian, China is designed to process
to produce propylene and iso-butylene..
14 August 2019
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BASF and Toray Advanced Composites
sign supply agreement to bring
BASF, Solvay and Domo Chemicals
reach agreement on acquisition of
13 August 2019
BASF light stabilizers increase lifespan of
BASF’s range of light stabilizers include
shielding the polymer from UV light, and
Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers (HALS)
that act by scavenging radicals formed
in the photo-oxidation process.
In addition, BASF’s light stabilizers improve
manufacturing productivity with more
efficient continuous production,
offering high chemical resistance and
wide product stewardship compliance..
Dow’s Acetone Derivatives Business and
associated chemical manufacturing assets
as well as the Institute Industrial Park.
The Acetone Derivatives Business manufactures
Ketones and Carbinols, used primarily in the coatings,
adhesive and pharmaceutical industries.
It is the largest North American production facility
12 August 2019
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Saudi Aramco today announced for the first time
its half-year financial results. The Company’s
net income was $46.9 billion for the first half 2019
Saudi Aramco and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
a non-binding Letter of Intent (“LOI”)
regarding a proposed investment in
the Oil to Chemicals (O2C) division
comprising the Refining, Petrochemicals
and fuels marketing businesses of RIL.
Saudi Aramco’s potential 20% stake is based upon
an Enterprise Value of US$ 75 billion for
This would be one of the largest foreign investments
PetroLogistics Awards McDermott
500 KTA Gulf Coast PDH Project
- FEED scope includes development of a PDH plant
to be constructed in U.S. Gulf Coast
- Development of the facility will support
future growth of propylene in the U.S.
- McDermott selected due to its strength in
engineering and extensive knowledge in executing
fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) projects..
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its chrome chemicals business to
a Chinese leather chemicals producer.
Both companies today, August 12, 2019,
signed a respective agreement..
the business of privately held
a U.S.-based supplier of food safety
and cleaning and sanitizing solutions
focused on the grocery and food retail markets.
Chemstar and its Sterilox Fresh product line
serve customers in the U.S. and Canada, and
were approximately $40 million..
9 August 2019
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. announced
net sales of 64,305 million yen and
profit attributable to owners of parent of
7,266 million yen, or 64.71 yen per share,
for the three months ended June 30, 2019
(April 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019)..
8 August 2019
Borealis CEO Alfred Stern
a net profit of EUR 328 million
for the second quarter of 2019, compared to
EUR 293 million in the same quarter of 2018.
The solid result was supported by
good integrated polyolefin margins in Europe
in the Borealis fertilizer business, which offset
a weaker polyolefins market in Asia..
7 August 2019
for Tile-Adhesive Applications in Bengaluru, India.
The new technical center enables WACKER
to provide its customers in the local area
in developing innovative solutions...
Clariant Catalysts expands in the Middle East
with new office in Saudi Arabia.
Clariant’s new office is thus ideally positioned
to serve regional customers with
petrochemical and refinery applications, as well as
offer dedicated assistance and technical services.
Clariant’s portfolio for refinery applications
includes catalysts for extremely efficient fuel
upgrading and purification, as well as
for removing sulfur, chlorine, arsenic and mercury.
for the petrochemicals industry comprise
high-performance catalysts for producing
main petrochemical building blocks,
such as ethylene, propylene, butadiene
for producing various grades of polypropylene..
6 August 2019
announced that it will implement
for all specialty carbon black products
as a result of new low sulfur fuel regulations.
A surcharge of $0.07/pound will be effective
on or after September 16, 2019,
or as customer contracts allow, for
all specialty carbon black products
its Performance Chemicals segment
BP and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
have agreed to form a new joint venture
that will include a retail service station network
and aviation fuels business across India.
Building on Reliance’s existing
Indian fuel retailing network and
an aviation fuel business, the partners expect
the venture to expand rapidly to help meet
the country’s fast-growing demand
1 August 2019
Linde has started up a new gas production facility
supplying methane, hydrogen and carbon dioxide
to Evonik Industries' second world-scale
methionine complex on Jurong Island in Singapore.
The new plant complements an existing facility
which has been supplying these gases
to Evonik's first methionine complex
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Altura Mining Limited provide an update on
offtake arrangements for its flagship
at Pilgangoora in Western Australia.
Altura has continued to diversify its customer base,
executing a five-year BOA for 50,000 tpa of
6% grade spodumene concentrate (SC6) with
Guangdong Weihua Corporation (“Weihua”),
a market-leading Chinese based
>>DOWNLOAD ALTURA'S PRESENTATION
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