Technip Energies Named Exclusive Global Licensor for SABIC’s CTR® LDPE Technology

French engineering company Technip Energies has announced an exclusive global licensing agreement for Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) CTR® (Clean Tubular Reactor) low-density polyethylene (LDPE) process technology. Under the agreement, Technip Energies will license SABIC’s CTR® technology to customers worldwide seeking to build new high-pressure LDPE production facilities, while also providing related engineering, procurement and […]

Cosmo Oil and Three Partners Begin Using Low-Carbon Naphtha By-Product from SAF Production as Petrochemical Feedstock

Four companies under the Cosmo Energy group — Cosmo Oil, Maruzen Petrochemical, Ube-Maruzen Polyethylene and SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY — have announced they have built a supply chain using low-carbon naphtha, a by-product generated during sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, as feedstock for base chemicals and polyethylene. The announcement relates to naphtha produced at the SAF […]

Dushanzi Petrochemical’s Tarim Phase 2 Ethylene Project Reaches Full Production at 1.2 Million Tonnes/Year

PetroChina subsidiary Dushanzi Petrochemical’s “Tarim Phase 2 Ethylene Project” in China’s Xinjiang region has reached full production at a capacity of 1.2 million tonnes per year, it is reported. With this startup, Dushanzi Petrochemical’s total ethylene production capacity has risen from 2 million tonnes/year to 3.2 million tonnes/year, according to reports. The project is located […]