Tag: chemicals
LyondellBasell to open HDPE plant in Texas
LyondellBasell Industries (LBI) is on track to open a major new plant making high-density polyethylene resin (HDPE).
Chemical Safety Excellence Award
CSX Corporation, a supplier of rail-based freight transportation in North America, recently recognized 64 customers for their commitment to the safe transportation of hazardous materials with CSX’s annual Chemical Safety Excellence Award.
Lubrizol starts up TPU unit in Ohio
The Lubrizol Corp. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the successful startup of its latest Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) capacity expansion in Avon Lake, Ohio.
Chemours Company announces changes to financial team
The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with leading market positions in fluoroproducts, chemical solutions and titanium technologies, has announced changes to its financial team.
Conval appoints Refining & Chemical Industry Manager
Brian E. White has been chosen has Conval’s new Refining & Chemical Industry Manager. Based in Houston, Texas, White has over 20 years of experience selling instrumentation and capital equipment to the oil and gas, chemical, fluid power, shipbuilding, power, biopharmaceutical, analytical and construction industries.
SABIC & ExxonMobil to develop joint venture
SABIC and ExxonMobil have created a new joint venture to advance development of the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures project, a 1.
Norfolk Southern highlights customers who ship safely
Norfolk Southern, one of the country’s biggest transportation companies, has awarded its 2017 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award to 52 of its chemical customers in recognition of their safe handling of rail-shipped products.
USA leader in planned polyethylene capacity additions
GlobalData has reported that its analysis of the global planned polyethylene capacity shows that the US has the highest planned polyethylene capacity additions globally with 9.
Safety is a Top Priority Philip Ovanessians, VP Americas Petroleum &...
Valve World Americas recently sat down for an informal lunch with Philip Ovanessians, who has twenty years of experience managing the supply of industrial components and equipment destined for capital projects.
Plant upgrade includes valve improvements
Vulcan Materials Company, one of the largest construction materials producers in the USA, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this month on December 4th, to mark the completion of a $50 million upgrade to its Stockbridge, Georgia aggregates plant.