Superior Plus, an energy distribution and specialty chemicals business, has agreed to acquire 100% of United Liquid Gas Company, which operates as United Pacific Energy (UPE), a wholesale propane and butane distributor in California. Financial terms of Superior Plus acquisition of United Pacific Energy have not been disclosed. The acquisition will help Superior Plus expand […]
Dutch chemical company LyondellBasell has started construction of its $2.4 billion propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant in Houston, Texas, which is expected to be the largest PO/TBA Plant in the world. The LyondellBasell PO/TBA Plant in Houston, which is slated to be commissioned in 2021, will have an annual production capacity […]
Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem has started operations at a new facility in Boston, Massachusetts to expand its focus on the research, development and commercialization of chemicals and materials procured from renewable feedstocks. The thermoplastics resins producer will indulge into biotechnology and material science R&D, business and market development and technology scouting for important strategic partnerships […]
US midstream company Enterprise Products Partners and Navigator Gas, a UK gas shipping company will jointly construct a new ethylene export terminal along the US Gulf Coast. The two companies have formed an equally owned joint venture for this purpose. Enterprise Products Partners says that the new US ethylene export terminal will be able to […]
Chemical industry news : Florida-based metal additive manufacturer Sintavia has started construction on its new metal additive manufacturing plant in Hollywood to cash in on the growing additive manufacturing industry which is estimated to more than triple in the coming three years. The new 55,000 square foot metal additive manufacturing factory, which is being built […]
Chemical industry news : Norwegian chemical company Yara has agreed to acquire a fertilzer complex in Cubatao from mining company Vale for an enterprise value of $255 million to establish as a nitrogen producer in Brazil. The transaction is expected to boost the production footprint of Yara besides complementing its existing distribution position. For Vale, […]