Petrochemical

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26/09/2026Aster Chemicals Lifts Force Majeure at Singapore’s Bukom Ethylene Cracker, Resumes Supply

Aster Chemicals and Energy, a joint venture between Indonesia’s Chandra Asri and Swiss commodities trader Glencore, has lifted the force majeure it had declared on its ethylene cracker complex on Singapore’s Pulau Bukom (Bukom Island) and has begun gradually resuming normal supply, it was reported on September 23, 2026. The Bukom ethylene cracker complex has […]

26/09/2026India’s EIL Wins EPCM Contract for Dangote’s Greenfield Refining and Petrochemical Complex in Kenya

India’s state-run engineering consultancy Engineers India Limited (EIL) has won an EPCM (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) contract worth over $450 million for a greenfield refining and petrochemical complex that Nigeria’s Dangote Group is pursuing in Kenya, it was reported on September 22-23, 2026. Dangote Group is Africa’s largest private industrial conglomerate and already operates […]

22/09/2026Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Issues EPC Tender for First Package of 1.2 Mtpa Ethylene Revamp Project

Sinopec-affiliated Shanghai Petrochemical has issued a tender for the first construction package (EPC, Engineering, Procurement and Construction) of a comprehensive technical revamp and upgrade project that will expand ethylene production capacity at its existing Jinshan District site in Shanghai from 700,000 to 1.2 million tonnes per year. The tender is reported to close on October […]

10/09/2026S-OIL Reaches FID to Adopt Axens’ Liquid Phase Xylene Isomerization Technology, Targeting Q2 2027 Start-Up

S-OIL has reached a final investment decision (FID) to adopt Axens’ liquid phase xylene isomerization (LPI) technology at its Aromatics Complex #1 in Ulsan, it is reported. The start-up target is reported as the second quarter of 2027. S-OIL and Axens signed a technology license agreement for this process in late 2024, and the project […]

10/09/2026SABIC and Rongsheng Petrochemical Sign Project Development Agreement for Zhoushan Jintang Advanced Materials Project

SABIC has signed a project development agreement (PDA) with China’s Rongsheng Petrochemical for the Jintang advanced materials project in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, it is reported. SABIC is reportedly considering a strategic equity investment of up to 50% in the Rongsheng New Materials (Zhoushan) entity. The Jintang advanced materials project is planned as an integrated petrochemical […]

07/09/2026Thailand’s SCG-Backed Long Son Petrochemical Complex Restarts in Vietnam After 10-Month Shutdown

Long Son Petrochemicals, a subsidiary of Thailand’s SCG Chemicals (SCGC), has restarted its Long Son petrochemical complex in southern Vietnam after roughly a 10-month shutdown, effective August 20, according to local media outlet The Investor and others. The Long Son complex, Vietnam’s first integrated petrochemical complex, is reported to have resumed operations as improved margins […]

07/09/2026INEOS Inovyn to Acquire UK’s Only EDC Asset, Consolidating Chlor-Alkali Value Chain

INEOS Inovyn has agreed to acquire the UK’s only Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) production asset, located at Runcorn, industry publication Hydrocarbon Processing reported. The asset is held by joint venture partner Vynova Runcorn, which entered administration in 2025, with INEOS Inovyn set to acquire the remaining stake, production assets and workforce, it is reported. The Runcorn […]

01/09/2026Malaysia’s Pengerang Energy Complex Appoints China’s CNCEC as EPCC Contractor

It is reported that Pengerang Energy Complex (PEC), a project developed by Singapore’s ChemOne Group in Malaysia, announced on June 9, 2026 that it had selected China National Chemical Engineering Co Ltd (CNCEC) as its EPCC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning) contractor. This decision is reported to replace the previous contractor, Italy’s Maire SpA, marking […]

31/08/2026PetroChina’s Huhhot Petrochemical Advances 1-Million-Ton/Year Ethane and Light Hydrocarbon-to-Ethylene Project in Wushen Banner, Inner Mongolia, as Social Stability Risk Assessment Is Published

It is reported that the ethane and light hydrocarbon-to-ethylene project being pursued by PetroChina’s Huhhot Petrochemical (呼和浩特石化) branch in Wushen Banner (乌审旗), Ordos, Inner Mongolia, achieved a key milestone on August 4, 2026, when the Wushen Banner People’s Government published a social stability risk assessment disclosure. The total investment is reported to be approximately RMB […]

28/08/2026Technip Energies Awarded Feedstock Conversion Contract for Long Son Petrochemicals Cracker in Vietnam

Long Son Petrochemicals (LSP) of Vietnam has reportedly awarded Technip Energies a contract to convert its existing naphtha-fed steam cracker to ethane feedstock. Technip Energies is reported to provide engineering and procurement services, site assistance, and supply of patented burners for the cracking furnaces. Long Son Petrochemicals is a large petrochemical complex located in Ba […]

28/08/2026Huajin-Aramco Panjin Complex Completes Ignition of All Five Power Station Boilers

The power station serving the Huajin-Aramco (华锦阿美) refining and petrochemical complex in Panjin, Liaoning Province, China, is reported to have successfully ignited all five of its boilers and achieved steam production. With the successful ignition of the fifth boiler, the water, electricity, and steam supply system for the entire complex has reportedly been completed, paving […]

28/08/2026ENEOS to Acquire TPC Holdings in the U.S. — Securing World’s Third-Largest Butadiene Production Capacity

Japan’s ENEOS Group has reportedly decided to acquire U.S. chemical company TPC Holdings Inc. Upon completion of the acquisition, ENEOS is reported to secure the world’s third-largest butadiene production capacity. TPC Holdings is reported to be a chemical company with butadiene and C4 fraction production facilities located near Houston, Texas, and elsewhere in the United […]