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Braskem partners with Siluria for converting methane in natural gas to ethylene

Related Keywords: Braskem, ethylene, methane, Siluria

Braskem, Brazilian resins giant in collaboration with Siluria Technologies to commercialise a technology developed by Siluria for converting methane in natural gas to ethylene. They believe the technology can play an important part in their growth strategy as well as potentially strengthening their current asset base.

Under the agreement, Braskem and Siluria will jointly explore the commercial deployment of the technology, which involves the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM), for supplying ethylene to Braskem.

Petkim to increase its ethylene output capacity in 2014

Related Keywords: ethylene, output capacity, Petkim

The production capacity of the Turkish Pektim Petrochemical Holding where SOCAR, Azerbaijan’s state energy company has equity participation will increase from 3.2 million tons to 3.6 million tons in 2014.

An increase in production capacity will be possible thanks to the improved capacity of ethylene and purified terephthalic acid production enterprises.

LyondellBasell multiplying its ethylene capacity at the US Gulf coast

Related Keywords: capacity expansion, ethylene, LyondellBasell, Texas, US Gulf coast

The American multinational chemical company based in Houston, Texas, LyondellBasell, plans to introduce three major projects. The company tries to multiply ethylene capacity at the U.S. Gulf coast through these growth projects.

The company’s first project is the methanol plant at Channelview, Texas which was placed into service in fourth-quarter 2013 to take advantage of low-cost natural gas from shale formations. The unit had been out of service since 2004 due to the rising cost of natural gas, the key feedstock for methanol production, the company said.

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