Category: Petrochemicals

Algae Biomass Summit Launches White House Petition to Encourage EPA to Approve CO2 Recycling as Emissions Reduction Strategy

Algae Biomass Summit Launches White House Petition to Encourage EPA to Approve CO2 Recycling as Emissions Reduction Strategy

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwired) — 09/30/14 — The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) today announced that it has initiated a "We the People" petition to the White House and called for those who support common sense, market-driven, job-creating and emissions-reducing technologies to sign the petition, located here: .This is another step in ABO–s continued efforts to secure Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval of carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies to meet the em

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Methanex Restarts Chile Plant

Methanex Restarts Chile Plant

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 09/18/14 — Methanex Corporation (TSX: MX)(NASDAQ: MEOH) announced today that it has successfully restarted its Chile I plant at its site in Punta Arenas, Chile. The Chile operation had been idled since May 2014 due to insufficient natural gas supply.John Floren said, "We are pleased to have restarted our Chile I plant, supported by gas supplies from both Chile and Argentina through a tolling arrangement." Mr. Floren added "There c

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LyondellBasell Warns of Labor Squeeze in Pending Projects, an Industrial Info News Alert

LyondellBasell Warns of Labor Squeeze in Pending Projects, an Industrial Info News Alert

SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwired) — 09/18/14 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — U.S. producers need to keep a close eye on escalating project expenditures and delays due to tight labor conditions, a LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) (Rotterdam, Netherlands) executive said recently. Industrial Info is tracking 61 LyondellBasell projects, which are valued at $3.3 billion.Within this article: Details on a key unit addition and expansion by LyondellBasell, includin

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LNG Boom Fuels $30 Billion in Fourth-Quarter Project Kick-Offs in U.S. Southwest Region, an Industrial Info News Alert

LNG Boom Fuels $30 Billion in Fourth-Quarter Project Kick-Offs in U.S. Southwest Region, an Industrial Info News Alert

SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwired) — 09/18/14 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — The region is seeing a dramatic growth in project spending across several industries, as the boom in the U.S. natural gas industry drives record activity along the . Industrial Info is tracking $29.55 billion worth of active and unconfirmed projects that are set to kick off in the Southwest in the fourth quarter of 2014.Within this article: Details on key projects from major companies,

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Sulvaris Names David Sealock President & COO and Completes Financing With AIMCo

Sulvaris Names David Sealock President & COO and Completes Financing With AIMCo

CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwired) — 09/17/14 — Sulvaris Inc. ("Sulvaris" or "Company") is pleased to announce today that Mr. David Sealock has accepted the position of President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr. Sealock comes to Sulvaris from Sunshine Oilsands where he was President and Chief Executive Officer (Interim). As President and COO, Mr. Sealock will lead the company–s efforts to complete the project execution of our first Vitasul fertilizer production faci

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Sigur Palace, Inc. aka Freedom Energy Holdings Introduces New Board of Directors

Sigur Palace, Inc. aka Freedom Energy Holdings Introduces New Board of Directors

FORT WAYNE, IN — (Marketwired) — 09/17/14 — Freedom Energy Holdings, Inc. (OTC: FDMF), a subsidiary of Sigur Holdings (Pty) Ltd, today introduced the newly appointed Board of Directors.Brian Kistler, CEO stated, "It is with great pleasure that I introduce the newly appointed Board of Directors to the loyal shareholders. I am confident that as we move forward, my understanding of international finance and business development is going to reach new heights. I am very excited with the qual

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The Clorox Company Introduces Product Sustainability and Disclosure Initiatives

The Clorox Company Introduces Product Sustainability and Disclosure Initiatives

Ingredient Calculator Supports Product Sustainability Efforts; Ingredients Inside Program to List Fragrance Allergens of Cleaning and Disinfecting Products in the U.S. and Canada

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Styrene: Crucial Building Block for Many Products

Ceresana Presents the First Complete Analysis of the Market for Styrene

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Generon IGS Ships Nitrogen and Dryer System for Refinery

Generon IGS Ships Nitrogen and Dryer System for Refinery

HOUSTON, TX — (Marketwired) — 12/11/13 — Generon IGS has recently completed, tested and shipped a complete system to the Antipinsky Refinery Co. for use in Russia. This system included Primary air compression, Instrument Air Dryers and Nitrogen Generator Pressure Swings Adsorption Systems complete with receiver vessels manufactured by .The overall system included 3 Primary Air Compressors and Refrigerated Dryers, 3 ea Twin Tower Desiccant Dryers, each with a capacity of 2,000 Nm3/hr of -65 d

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American Petro-Hunter Announces Permit Application Submission for Mississippi-Osage Horizontal Oil Well in Rice County, Kansas

American Petro-Hunter Announces Permit Application Submission for Mississippi-Osage Horizontal Oil Well in Rice County, Kansas

WICHITA, KS — (Marketwired) — 12/11/13 — (OTCBB: AAPH) ("American Petro-Hunter" or the "Company") today is pleased to announce that the Company has submitted a "Notice of Intent to Drill" to the Kansas Corporation Commission for the Company-s first well in the development of its Kansas Mississippi-Osage project, a 15,000 acre Mississippi Lime land package located in Rice and Reno Counties, Kansas.American Petro-Hunter submitted the permit application through its

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