U.S. ammonia producers that supply farmers and industry, and that enjoyed strong pricing after the start in early 2022 of The Russia-Ukraine war that sent prices for natural gas, the key...
U.S. petrochemical companies that already produce hydrogen as a by-product in processes like ethane cracking or while making chlorine are exploring new revenue possibilities.
Inter Pipeline and Pembina Pipeline, two Canadian midstream companies behind the country’s two biggest petrochemical projects, face a reality check after spending hundreds of millions in plans to go downstream by turning propane gas they traditionally only...
Braskem announced on Sep. 10 the start of its new one-billion-pounds-per-year Texas polypropylene (PP) line that while it will relieve momentary tightness in the North American market, may aggravate longer-term conditions of oversupply and negative demand...
U.S. LNG exporters faced an adverse market in 2020 as contract customers paid to reject cargoes rather than take them amid sharply lower spot prices caused by a supply glut, but demand will begin to improve.
Polyethylene prices saw in July gains for two consecutive months with additional price increases sought for August. Meantime, petrochemical consumption demand recovery related to automotive and durables, as well as for fuel-related products like methanol,...
The U.S. presence of specialty chemical company LANXESS AG includes 18 productions sites and five other locations. Its LANXESS Corporation subsidiary has headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Only about 3,700 construction workers were at Shell’s site as of mid-July down from 8,000 in early March, and the timeline to add more workers looked uncertain. As for PTTGC, the Thai company will face very different market conditions compared to those that...
Braskem’s selection of Port Charleston for its new polypropylene export hub helps consolidate U.S. southeast ports as the alternative ocean shipping option for Gulf Coast resin producers that want to diversify supply-chain risk
