SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwired) — 11/10/14 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — Williams Partners (NYSE:WPZ) (Tulsa, Oklahoma) reported lower results for third-quarter 2014 during an earnings conference call on October 30. The company reported net income of $217 million, compared with $284 million in the same period last year. Williams said it had expected the lower earnings, which it attributed to the ongoing shutdown at its plants in Geismar, Louisiana, and a he
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First in Series of LyondellBasell Ethylene Capacity Expansions Brought Online in Texas, an Industrial Info News Alert
SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwired) — 10/02/14 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) (Rotterdam, South Holland) has brought roughly 850 million pounds per year of additional capacity online in its QE1 unit, located at its site in La Porte, Texas. The company completed work on a debottlenecking and two new furnace additions in June 2014, but delayed bringing the new capacity online until the last week of September.Within the article:
Read more ›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
Read more ›KBR Capitalizes on Increased Spending in North American Chemical Processing Industry, an Industrial Info News Alert
SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwired) — 07/30/13 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — (NYSE:KBR) (Houston, Texas), one of the leading engineering and construction firms in the world, is positioned to benefit greatly from the boom in cheap natural gas in the U.S. and Canada. Industrial Info is tracking more than $4 billion in projects awarded to KBR for technology, engineering and/or construction in the (CPI).For details, view the entire article by subscribing to Indust
Read more ›Ethylene Turnaround Activity in U.S., Canada Holds Steady in First Half of 2013, an Industrial Info News Alert
SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwired) — 06/12/13 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — has remained steady in the U.S. and Canada so far in 2013. Industrial Info has tracked 20 planned and unplanned ethylene unit turnarounds to date this year. The turnaround activity included six planned events and 14 unplanned events. Most of the unplanned turnarounds were caused by power outages.Other companies featured: (NYSE:CVX), (NYSE:PSX).For details, view the entire article by su
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