ethylene

International chemical guild seeks binding accord on recycling; Lummus-owned, crude-to-chemicals technology to see first commercial use; Methane market seen doubling to $1.6 trillion within a decade

Dec 19, 2022

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CPChem, Qatar to build new polyethylene plant in Texas-Louisiana border

Nov 19, 2022

Chevron Phillips Chemical and QatarEnergy announced on Nov. 16, 2022 plans to build an $8.5-billion ethylene and polyethylene integrated complex on the Texas side of the Sabine River at the Louisiana border, with CPChem owning 51% of the venture and startup...

Braskem sees global impact of polyethylene capacity increases lasting until 2024

Nov 19, 2022

Officials at Brazil-based Braskem, Latin America´s biggest petrochemical company with polyethylene production capacity in Brazil and Mexico, said that the global market for this petrochemical plastic resin that is the most traded petrochemical commodity will...

Shell´s new 1.6-million-tonnes-year polyethylene plant starts operations; U.S. refiners say working on new capacity; Argentina-based Pampa Energia says higher petrochemical prices help revenue

Nov 19, 2022

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Braskem-Idesa´s mid-2022 production hit by power, ethane supply problems

Aug 21, 2022

The Braskem-Idesa ethane cracker and polyethylene plant in the Mexican state of Veracruz saw lower production and sales in the second quarter 2022 due to energy problems as well as lower-than-expected ethane shipments from Pemex.

Shell completes Pennsylvania ethane cracker, polyethylene plant construction

Aug 9, 2022

Shell has fully completed as of early Aug. 2022 construction of an ethane cracker and polyethylene plant complex near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that is different from other U.S. downstream investment in plastic resin capacity in that it will tap ethane from...

Canada works on new regulations after ban on single-use plastics; Dow to decide on Fort Saskatchewan net-zero cracker by year´s end; LyondellBasell begins commissioning activities for world´s biggest PO, oxyfuels plant

Aug 9, 2022

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Shell-led LNG Canada construction has 60% advance; Braskem Idesa announces partner for new $400-million Mexico ethane terminal; Canadian task force seeks to enhance transparency in supply chains

Jun 21, 2022

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Braskem set to start construction of $420-million ethane import terminal in Mexico´s biggest private investment project

Mar 21, 2022

Brazil-based Braskem, which owns a cracker and polyethylene plant in Mexico that started up over five years ago but has yet to run at full capacity, plans to begin in the second half of 2022 works contemplated for the past four years to build a $420-million...

Thailand´s PTT Global Chemical announcement of new application for permit revives Ohio cracker project

Mar 8, 2022

PTT Global Chemical, one of Thailand´s biggest petrochemical producers, announced in late February it will draft a new air permit request to present to Ohio authorities for a world scale polyethylene project aligned with the company´s recently announced new...

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