bulk materials

Sasol ups US project cost estimate; UP, Katoen Natie start resin export service

Jun 15, 2016

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Northeast cracker projects to see good margins despite higher capex

May 19, 2016

Total project costs for a 1.25 million tonne per annum (mtpa) cracker construction project in the US Northeast are estimated to be about $91.46 million higher than for an identical project on the U.S. Gulf Coast in the current market environment, according to...

Infographic: US ethane cracker construction costs rise 1-2% year on year

Apr 7, 2016

Total construction costs for a typical 1.5 mtpa ethane cracker on the US Gulf Coast range between about $1.48 billion in a low-case scenario, $1.74 billion in a base case scenario and $2 billion in a high-case scenario, according to Petrochemical Update...

USGC skilled labor demand to peak in 2017 on downstream spending

Mar 10, 2016

The demand for skilled labor in the current wave of US downstream construction projects is expected to peak in 2017 based on the pipeline of committed capital and maintenance projects in the petrochemical, LNG and NGL sectors, according to Michael Bergen,...