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ADI chemicals newsletter: Nova Chemicals eyes PE plant

AMERICAS   Nova Chemicals evaluating new PE plant   Canada-headquartered Nova Chemicals is considering building a new PE plant and might have a final decision within 12-18 months. If this PE project realizes, the PE plant would benefit from its expansion project of cracker in Corunna, Canada which is due on stream in 2017. In […]

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Can innovation help reduce flaring?

At the April 2015 DUG Bakken and Niobrara Conference in Denver, ADI Analytics CEO Uday Turaga spoke on a panel about the Bakken’s future. His presentation, “Can Innovation Help Reduce Flaring?”, explored how the Bakken’s rapid growth made gas flaring a major regulatory concern. Turaga’s presentation delved into solutions that faced commercial hurdles due to […]

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ADI chemicals newsletter: Total launches new HDPE

AMERICAS Total launches new HDPE grade Total has introduced a new HDPE grade, XSene XRT70. This grade which combines excellent processability and raised temperature resistance is designed for water and gas pressure pipe application. High extrusion speed at low extrusion temperature without sacrificing the finished surface can be achieved, which has been confirmed by converters […]

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ADI chemicals newsletter: ExxonMobil launches Vistamaxx

AMERICAS   ExxonMobil launches new Vistamaxx grade   ExxonMobil has introduced a new propylene-based elastomers grade, Vistamaxx3588FL. The new material offers good heat seal properties with excellent processability in cPP and BOPP film applications. Comments: Snack, biscuit, and candy packaging in China and Southeast Asia are expected to be some of the highest growth areas […]

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Options to reduce flaring

Despite its reduced environmental impact relative to other disposal methods, flaring represents a dissipation of economically viable energy resources.

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ADI chemicals newsletter: Borealis invests in PP Brazil

AMERICAS Borealis to invest in PP compounding in Brazil Borealis has completed the expansion of its PP compounding facility in Itatiba, Brazil. The expansion was completed with an investment of about USD 48 million. The expansion project included the addition of two new lines; the output from the new lines will be sold to automotive […]

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Bloomberg quotes ADI Analytics on small-scale LNG projects

Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics was quoted in Bloomberg’s story on small-scale LNG projects in North America and an advantage that they hold over their large-scale counterparts. Drawing upon his industry experience and knowledge of the natural gas value chain, Turaga commented on small-scale LNG export projects: Now, with finances tight, smaller projects have an advantage […]