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Aker Kvaerner to engineer massive polypropylene project
MARKET PROSPECTS recycling system. The new system will be located at Beijing’s National Stadium, the setting of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The National Stadium’s new rainwater recycling system will use underground pools that process up to 100 tons of rainwater per hour, 80 tons of which can be re-used for landscaping, fire-fighting and cleaning – a direct way to lower the stadium’s water consumption.
PETROCHEMICALS
Sumitomo to expand polypropylene capacity
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ith global demand for polypropylene (PP) and PP compounds increasing, Sumitomo Chemical has decided to establish new bases of operation in the two major automobile producing regions of North America and Europe. In North America, a new joint venture will be established between Sumitomo Chemical and the Toyo Ink Group, and the new company will construct a new PP compound plant to further expand the business in North America. Sumitomo Chemical’s PP and PP compounds business operations in Europe have been rather limited until now. Following a series of studies on the best ways to expand the business, Sumitomo Chemical has entered into an agreement together with the Itochu Group and Toyo Ink Group to acquire the PP compound operations run by Asahi Kasei Chemicals and Planesa SA in the UK and France.
Aker Kvaerner to engineer massive polypropylene project
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ker Kvaerner is providing project management, procurement and engineering services for a new PP plant being built by Reliance Petroleum Ltd in a Special Economic Zone in Jamnagar, in Gujarat, India. The plant is expected to be the largest capacity polypropylene facility to date, and will take propylene feed
September 2007
from a newly developed (grass roots) refinery complex. The expansion includes two new polypropylene lines each with a nameplate capacity of 450 000 tonnes per annum. The project will use UNIPOL PP Technology from The Dow Chemical Co. The project is scheduled for completion and start-up in 2008.
Borouge to invest in Chinese compounding facility
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orouge plans to develop a compounding facility in China for the manufacture of high performance PP compounds for applications in the automotive and electrical appliance sectors. The new compounding facility will be constructed in the Shanghai area and will have an annual capacity of up to 50 000 tonnes with further expansion possibility. It will be strategically located to take advantage of the supply of Borstar PP from its production plant in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi through an advanced logistics concept and to serve current customers such as VW, GM and PSA in China, future customers in China and other Asian and Middle East markets. The compounding facility will primarily provide PP solutions for the automotive industry including endurance and high impact interior and exterior applications such as dashboards, door panels and bumpers, as well as mineral filled PP and glass fibre reinforced PP for under the bonnet applications. Value-added compounds for electrical appliances will also initially be part of the manufacturing portfolio. By locating this new facility in China, Borouge expects to take further advantage of the country’s status as the world’s fastest growing automotive market and its drive to become the biggest car producer in the world within the next 10 years.
HYDROCARBON PROCESSING
Grassroots refinery in Qatar
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atar Petroleum has awarded Technip a lumpsum front-end engineering design (FEED) contract, worth approximately US$60 million, for the Al Shaheen refinery to be
built in Messaieed, Qatar. Technip’s operations and engineering centres in Paris (France) and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) will execute the contract. The contract covers a grassroots refinery with a nominal capacity of 250 000 barrels per day of crude oil, producing high quality products (mainly gasoline, diesel oil and jet fuel), and a crude oil pipeline from the Al Shaheen field to Messaieed (90km offshore and 110km onshore), as well as other required import/export facilities. The refinery will incorporate some of the most technologically advanced conversion units for upgrading bottom of the barrel products. The facilities are scheduled to be operational by the end of 2011.
Jacobs to advise on Russian refinery upgrade
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acobs Consultancy UK Ltd has received a contract from SlavneftYanos to provide consulting support for a strategic development program at its 300 000 barrels per stream day refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia. Slavneft-Yanos, co-owned by TNK-BP and Gazpromneft, plans to upgrade this major refining facility by converting the residue into high-value products that meet European specifications.
Indian Oil awards clean fuels contract
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acobs Engineering Group Inc has received a contract from Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) to provide project management and engineering, procurement, and construction management services for a 2.2 million tons per annum diesel hydro treatment (DHDT) project to be located at IOCL’s Gujarat Refinery in India. The DHDT project has a total investment cost of US$200 million and is scheduled to be completed in three years. The project will enable the refinery to produce diesel conforming to the latest European Union norms. IOCL selected AXENS as licensor for the plant.
Pump Industry Analyst
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PETROCHEMICALS
Sumitomo to expand polypropylene capacity
W
ith global demand for polypropylene (PP) and PP compounds increasing, Sumitomo Chemical has decided to establish new bases of operation in the two major automobile producing regions of North America and Europe. In North America, a new joint venture will be established between Sumitomo Chemical and the Toyo Ink Group, and the new company will construct a new PP compound plant to further expand the business in North America. Sumitomo Chemical’s PP and PP compounds business operations in Europe have been rather limited until now. Following a series of studies on the best ways to expand the business, Sumitomo Chemical has entered into an agreement together with the Itochu Group and Toyo Ink Group to acquire the PP compound operations run by Asahi Kasei Chemicals and Planesa SA in the UK and France.
Aker Kvaerner to engineer massive polypropylene project
A
ker Kvaerner is providing project management, procurement and engineering services for a new PP plant being built by Reliance Petroleum Ltd in a Special Economic Zone in Jamnagar, in Gujarat, India. The plant is expected to be the largest capacity polypropylene facility to date, and will take propylene feed
September 2007
from a newly developed (grass roots) refinery complex. The expansion includes two new polypropylene lines each with a nameplate capacity of 450 000 tonnes per annum. The project will use UNIPOL PP Technology from The Dow Chemical Co. The project is scheduled for completion and start-up in 2008.
Borouge to invest in Chinese compounding facility
B
orouge plans to develop a compounding facility in China for the manufacture of high performance PP compounds for applications in the automotive and electrical appliance sectors. The new compounding facility will be constructed in the Shanghai area and will have an annual capacity of up to 50 000 tonnes with further expansion possibility. It will be strategically located to take advantage of the supply of Borstar PP from its production plant in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi through an advanced logistics concept and to serve current customers such as VW, GM and PSA in China, future customers in China and other Asian and Middle East markets. The compounding facility will primarily provide PP solutions for the automotive industry including endurance and high impact interior and exterior applications such as dashboards, door panels and bumpers, as well as mineral filled PP and glass fibre reinforced PP for under the bonnet applications. Value-added compounds for electrical appliances will also initially be part of the manufacturing portfolio. By locating this new facility in China, Borouge expects to take further advantage of the country’s status as the world’s fastest growing automotive market and its drive to become the biggest car producer in the world within the next 10 years.
HYDROCARBON PROCESSING
Grassroots refinery in Qatar
Q
atar Petroleum has awarded Technip a lumpsum front-end engineering design (FEED) contract, worth approximately US$60 million, for the Al Shaheen refinery to be
built in Messaieed, Qatar. Technip’s operations and engineering centres in Paris (France) and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) will execute the contract. The contract covers a grassroots refinery with a nominal capacity of 250 000 barrels per day of crude oil, producing high quality products (mainly gasoline, diesel oil and jet fuel), and a crude oil pipeline from the Al Shaheen field to Messaieed (90km offshore and 110km onshore), as well as other required import/export facilities. The refinery will incorporate some of the most technologically advanced conversion units for upgrading bottom of the barrel products. The facilities are scheduled to be operational by the end of 2011.
Jacobs to advise on Russian refinery upgrade
J
acobs Consultancy UK Ltd has received a contract from SlavneftYanos to provide consulting support for a strategic development program at its 300 000 barrels per stream day refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia. Slavneft-Yanos, co-owned by TNK-BP and Gazpromneft, plans to upgrade this major refining facility by converting the residue into high-value products that meet European specifications.
Indian Oil awards clean fuels contract
J
acobs Engineering Group Inc has received a contract from Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) to provide project management and engineering, procurement, and construction management services for a 2.2 million tons per annum diesel hydro treatment (DHDT) project to be located at IOCL’s Gujarat Refinery in India. The DHDT project has a total investment cost of US$200 million and is scheduled to be completed in three years. The project will enable the refinery to produce diesel conforming to the latest European Union norms. IOCL selected AXENS as licensor for the plant.
Pump Industry Analyst
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