Dow’s board of directors approves investment in zero-carbon ethylene plant
On December 8, Dow announced that its board of directors has made a final investment decision on the Path2Zero investment project located in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. The investment will cre…
Avantium stops investing in the production of bio-based ethylene glycol and propylene glycol and focuses on FDCA and PEF!
On December 13, 2023, Dutch green chemicals company Avantium announced that it will focus entirely on the production and sales of FCDA and PEF technology. It will cease investment in Ray’s techn…
SABIC joins tripartite agreement to decarbonize ethylene glycol production
To achieve its decarbonization strategy, SABIC has formally signed a memorandum of understanding in partnership with Scientific Design (SD) and Linde Engineering (MoU). The collaborative program aims …
Ineos to acquire LyondellBasell’s ethylene oxide and derivatives business
Ineos announces agreement with LyondellBasell to acquire its ethylene oxide and derivatives business, including Bayport, Texas Underwood Factory. The transaction includes a 420,000-tonne ethylene oxid…
Over 10 billion investment, full environmental impact assessment of 1 million tons of ethylene in Yangzi-Yangba released
On December 4, the Jiangsu Environmental Protection Public Network released the full environmental impact assessment of the light hydrocarbon comprehensive utilization project of Nanjing Yangzi Yangba…
The first phase of Zhongkun New Materials’ 2×600,000 tons/year natural gas to ethylene glycol project was put into operation
On November 29, the first phase of the 2×600,000 tons/year natural gas to ethylene glycol demonstration project of Xinjiang Zhongkun New Materials Co., Ltd. was successfully put into production at one…
The number of bio-based ethylene glycol (MEG) companies has increased, and new global production capacity is concentrated in Europe and the United States.
Bio-based ethylene glycol (MEG) is converted from sugar or other bio-based products of non-food resources as raw materials. Compared with petroleum-based ethylene glycol, bio-based ethylene glycol has…
The demand for chlorinated ethylene carbonate continues to increase, and the industry has broad prospects for development
Chlorinated ethylene carbonate is mainly used to prepare lithium battery electrolyte fluorinated ethylene carbonate and vinylene carbonate. High-purity chlorinated ethylene carbonate can also be direc…
Benefiting from the development of the new energy vehicle industry, the market demand for ethylene carbonate (EC) has increased
Ethylene carbonate (EC) is a chemical substance that appears as a white crystalline solid at room temperature. It is easily soluble in water and organic solvents such as ethanol and benzene. Ethylene …
Another million-ton ethylene project starts construction! Contains adiponitrile and EVA, etc.
On the morning of November 24, Zhejiang Province and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation jointly held the opening ceremony of Sinopec Zhenhai Base’s 1.5 million tons/year ethylene and downstrea…
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