Polymer manufacturer LyondellBasell, a French converter and a surface solutions provider, have worked together to develop protective films using polyethylene (PE) polymers made from renewable resources, based on a mass balance approach.
8These films can be used on all types of surfaces, ranging from glass and metal to plastic and laminates

8This project will empower the Indonesian company to increase refinery and polyolefin capacity by addressing the gap between the strong demand growth of petrochemicals and the shortage in domestic production capacity

8The two companies will be celebrating two decades of partnership

8These circular feedstocks will then be available for purchase as recycled content credits, based on the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) mass-balance system

8SABIC’s newly developed PC copolymers boast high flame resistance and low smoke toxicity

8He is currently a non-executive board director of Saudi Arabian chemical giant SABIC and recently stepped down from the board of Swiss speciality chemicals producer Clariant

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8Polyethylene (PE) production in Mexico is down following an Ethane pipeline explosion

8Shipping companies including Maersk, CMA CGM, COSCO, Stena Line, and Proman have committed to using methanol to power their vessels

8A 236,0000 b/d refinery and the adjacent petrochemical plant is shutting down operations after workers started closing down a number of units in the last 36 hours

8Tire maker to invest 60 million dollars in additional equipment and increasing number of working days

8Sales have improved marginally but the market remains widely disrupted

What is up with sulphur prices there days
8And what is ahead?

8Petronet LNG has been accused of "stealing LNG" and making super normal profits from it
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The largest gas tender in the country -- for a massive 18 cargoes of LNG -- saw one bidder going about aggressively mopping up volumes
8Usually it is GAIL but not this time around

In what was described as "really crazy", a domestic bidding frenzy saw the price of gas go up to, as a bidder said, "something I have never witnessed before".
8Find out more on what really happened, and how far did prices soar?

8There is a non-ONGC tender for a jack-up rig coming up

By how much is ammonia cost of production meant to come down over a period of time using hydrogen?
8How quickly can existing pipelines be used to ferry hydrogen? How much cost savings will be possible by repurposing exisitng pipelines?
8What is really interesting is that existing LNG terminal can also be repurposed for hydrogen traffic.
8And what can governments do to encourage hydrogen production?

8ONGC's contracts in the KG-DWN-98/2 seem to smell of messy contracting
8And the company is paying a price of it

This company, which hire drilling rigs and lends them forward, while also providing rig services, is not really in great shape
8It has faced a downgrade?
Why is that so, when the markets are looking up?

Energy Saving-cum- Ammonia-Urea Expansion Project
8Cost: 540 Cr.
8Project Event: Majority of civil work has been completed, pre-fabrication, mechanical & piping works have been completed, pre- commissioning is ongoing, The project is likely to be commissioned in October 2022.
SSP Expansion Project
8Cost: 21 Cr.
8Project Event: The project is under environmental clearance, public hearing is likely to be started in October 2022, Talking with local contractor is ongoing for the equipment and services

Rs 312 crore construction of 132 kV D/C Transmission Line: P/S works package in December 2022
8The identification of private land has been completed and the acquisition of private land is in progress.
8Forest clearance stage-1 was pending at the DFO.
8Approval from PTCC, civil aviation, and defense is in the process.
8Sev Engineering works are in progress for the 132 kV GIS S/S.
8RFQ for the P/S is likely to be floated in December 2022.
Rs 4035 crore greenfield hydroelectric project: SIA consultant in Q4 2022
8TOR has been granted by the MoEF.
8Forest clearance stage -1 is pending at the regional office and wildlife clearance is pending at the wildlife warden.
8R.S Envirolink has been selected as an EIA consultant.
8Drilling works at the site are in progress and drifting works are yet to be started.
8RFQ for the SIA consultant is likely to be floated in Q4 2022.
Rs 4700 crore greenfield hydroelectric power project: Civil works package(lot-2) in October 2022
8New agreement has been signed with the ADB for financial assistance.
8Forest clearance stage 1 and stage 2 have been approved by the DFO.
8The hydro-meteorological investigations (Discharge And Rainfall Measurement) report has been approved by CWC.
8The approach road construction was completed by the state PWD department.
8Civil works(lot-1) contractors have started the mobilization of equipment at the site.
8RFQ for the Civil works package(lot-2) is likely to be floated in October 2022.
Rs 11000 crore greenfield thermal power expansion project : Separator system package in November 2022
8Erection and installation of pressure parts of SG have been completed.
8Erection and installation of TG work are in the advanced stage for completion.
8Land acquisitions have been completed for transmission line works and fabrication works are about to start.
8RFQ for the cyclone separator system package is likely to be floated in November 2022.
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