Rising oil prices and geopolitical tensions threaten to disrupt global petrochemical supply chains and increase plastic costs ...

Rapid urbanisation, expansive manufacturing sector, and major investments in new production capacity to fuel propylene demand ...

(RTTNews) - LyondellBasell (LYB) announced an investment to expand propylene production capacity at Channelview Complex near Houston. The unit will have an annual propylene production capacity of ...

New chemical reactor efficiently makes propylene from shale gas. Hydrogen gas separation allows for higher propane pressures and more propylene production. A plant producing 500,000 metric tons of ...

Houston, March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (LYB) today announced an investment to expand propylene production capacity at its Channelview Complex near Houston. Groundbreaking and ...

More than 150 million metric tons of propylene are produced annually, making it one of the most widespread chemicals used in the chemical industry. Propylene is the basis for polypropylene, a polymer ...

Scientists have decoded the atomic-level secrets behind catalysts that turn propane into propylene. Their algorithms reveal unexpected oxide behavior that stabilizes the catalytic reaction by ...

Global demand for the major petrochemicals ethylene and propylene, considered bellwethers of the petrochemical industry, slowed in 2005. Ethylene demand growth was about 3.1%, down from a typical ...

Achieving carbon neutrality requires the effective use of renewable biomass. In the production of biodiesel, for instance, glycerol is generated as a major byproduct. Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan ...

HOUSTON, May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) and Sumitomo Chemical announced today that they have signed an alliance agreement to make KBR an exclusive licensing partner for Sumitomo Chemical ...

JFE Steel, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, and Mitsubishi Chemical have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to undertake a demonstration project at the Mizushima Complex in Kurashiki City, Japan, ...

EVRY, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Global Bioenergies (Paris:ALGBE) (Alternext Paris: ALGBE) announces having succeeded in the production of bio-sourced propylene by direct fermentation.