Tag: Petrochemical

The chemical and petrochemical industry in Brazil is driven by one well-reputed player, Braskem. Valve World Americas was pleased to sit down with Celso Ferreira Ramos Neto, Procurement Manager for Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo at Braskem to discuss the company’s product procurement protocols, vendors list, material selection methods, plant turnarounds and what the future holds in the increasingly digital industrial environment.

West Coast Olefins of Calgary secured a 300-acre site in the BCR Industrial Area within Prince George, British Columbia in preparation for the construction of a $5.6 billion petrochemical project.

Air Liquide, a French industrial gas supplier and service company, is building a $140 million USD air separation project in Bay City, Texas.

Motiva, owner of the largest refinery in America and a Saudi Aramco subsidiary, has signed a memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with TechnipFMC and Honeywell UOP to explore petrochemical production in the US.

Fluor Corp. has been selected by LyondellBasell to perform the engineering and procurement for its propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) project located at its Channelview and Bayport complexes outside of Houston, Texas.

An interview with Mahsa Bakherad, Piping Lead Engineer, Orascom E&C USA Inc. Mahsa Bakherad began her career in Iran as a Piping Engineer through an internship program.

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) have announced that Robert McArver has joined the association as Vice President of Petrochemicals and Don Thoren has been promoted to Vice President of State and Local Outreach.

The Canadian oil-producing province of Alberta will offer CAD $500 million in royalty credits to Pembina Pipeline Corp and Inter Pipeline Ltd for their petrochemical projects, the government recently announced.

Mexico's Alpek SA de CV is expected to offer up to $700 million for Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA's petrochemicals units in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., with offices in Foothill Ranch, California and Colorado Springs, Colorado, has expanded its line of seal materials to include P78, a high-temperature, high-performance thermoplastic, and P240, a lubricated, fiber-reinforced version of P78.