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pricing mechanism it instituted in 2010in response to the high volatility in thecosts of various rare earths used inGrace’s FCC catalysts and additives.Rare earth costs have stabilized in thepast six months and the companybelieves the surcharge mechanism isno longer appropriate. Grace will resetthe base price for FCC catalysts andadditives to reflect current rare earthcosts, and then raise those baseprices for FCC catalysts and additives10%, as contract terms allow.
Original Source: WR Grace & Co, website:http://www.grace.com (13 Mar 2013) © WR Grace &Co – Conn 2013
UOP selected by Fujian MeidePetrochemical
UOP has been selected to providepropylene-production technology forChina. Fujian Meide PetrochemicalCo Ltd is to use the company’stechnology to meet the growingdemand for propylene in the country,which is one of the world’s biggestconsumers. China’s consumption ofpropylene, which is a vital ingredientin the production of film andpackaging, accounts for 15% of theworld’s demand. However,consumption is constantly growingand market forecasts expect thecurrent pace of 5-6% per year tocontinue. Honeywell’s UOP C3 Oleflexprocess technology uses a recyclableplatinum catalyst to convert propaneto propylene. Although there are manytechnologies that perform the sameprocess, UOP’s fully recyclableplatinum alumina-based catalystsystem means that it offers thehighest return on investment and thelowest environmental footprint. Since2011, UOP has licensed its C3 Oleflexprocess technology to Fujian Meide toproduce an annual 660,000 tonnes ofpropylene, with the new unit expectedto match that output. “To date, UOP’scombined Oleflex projects will helpincrease propylene production bymore than 5 M tonnes globally in thenext three years. We are pleasedUOP’s technology is at the forefront ofhelping meet demand for this vitalresource, and we look forward toworking with Fujian Meide on anotherproject,” said Pete Piotrowski, seniorvice president and general managerof Honeywell’s UOP ProcessTechnology and Equipment business
unit. Nine C3 Oleflex units for on-purpose propylene production and sixC4 Oleflex units for on-purposeisobutylene production have beencommissioned since the technologywas first commercialised in 1990,illustrating the increasing demand.
Original Source: Johnson Matthey Platinum Today,website: http://www.platinum.matthey.com/ (20 Mar2013) © Johnson Matthey plc 2013
NEW PLANTSDuPont starts construction ofcellulose biorefinery in US
DuPont has begun the construction ofa €154 M cellulose ethanol refinery inNevada, IA. When it is commissionedin 2014 it will be one of the largestcommercial cellulose biorefineries inthe world. DuPont will produce around113 M litres biofuel from around375,000 tonnes/y maize stalks andleaves.
Original Source: Chemie Magazine (NederlandseChemische Industrie), 23 Jan 2013, (1), 47(Vereniging van de Nederlandse Chemische Industrie(VNCI), the Netherlands, email: [email protected],website: http://www.vnci.nl) (in Dutch) © De Vereniging van de Nederlandse ChemischeIndustrie (VNCI) 2013
Reverdia begins succinic acidproduction in Italy
Reverdia, a jv of DSM and RoquetteFreres, has begun producing succinicacid at a new 10,000 tonne/y plant inCassano Spinola, Italy. This is the firstcommercial succinic acid plant.Succinity, a jv of BASF andPurac/CSM, hopes to start productionoperations in Spain in 2013.
Original Source: Chemie Magazine (NederlandseChemische Industrie), 23 Jan 2013, (1), 47(Vereniging van de Nederlandse Chemische Industrie(VNCI), the Netherlands, email: [email protected],website: http://www.vnci.nl) (in Dutch) © De Vereniging van de Nederlandse ChemischeIndustrie (VNCI) 2013
ZeaChem commences commercial-grade cellulosic chemicals, ethanolproduction in US
ZeaChem US based biorefineriesdeveloper has started commercialproduction of cellulosic chemicals andethanol from its Boardman, Oregon,plant. The new plant has a capacity of250,000 gallons/y and will help in
large scale production. The plantemploys ZeaChem’s C2 platform forproduction of cellulose-based ethanoland intermediate chemicals such asacetic acid and ethyl acetate.Meanwhile, the company is alsodeveloping the first commercial bio-refinery with a production capacity ofnearly 25 M GPY of ethanol andchemicals from woody biomass andagricultural residues. The USDepartment of Agriculture is fundingthis new plant.
Original Source: CTBR Clean Technology BusinessReview, 13 Mar 2013, (Website:http://www.cleantechnology-business-review.com/) © CTBR 2013 & Original Source: ICIS ChemicalBusiness, 18 Mar 2013, (Website:http://icischemicalbusiness.com) © Reed BusinessInformation Limited 2013
Sasol’s new PE plant to use Univationtechnology
Sasol’s new 450,000 tonne/y linearlow density polyethylene (LLDPE) andhigh density polyethylene swing plantin Lake Charles, LA, will run onUnivation’s UNIPOL process. Theplant will have the capacity to makeproducts including metalloceneLLDPE.
Original Source: ICIS Chemical Business, 11 Mar2013, (Website: http://icischemicalbusiness.com) © Reed Business Information Limited 2013
Davy Process Technology and JohnsonMatthey announce successful start-upof Datang phase 1 SNG plant in China
Johnson Matthey is pleased toannounce the successful start-up of anew substitute natural gas (SNG)plant owned and operated by DatangEnergy Chemical Co Ltd (Datang) inKeshiketeng County, Inner MongoliaAutonomous Region in China. Theplant uses SNG process technologyfrom Davy Process Technology (awholly owned Johnson Mattheysubsidiary) in conjunction withJohnson Matthey’s purification andmethanation catalysts to convert coalderived synthesis gas into SNG,essentially methane, which will betransported via a new gas pipeline toBeijing. The plant capacity is4,000,000 Nm3/day and it is one ofthree plants Datang is building atKeshiketeng, giving an overall sitecapacity of 12,000,000 Nm3/day. Thesecond plant is in the detailedengineering phase and the third plant
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