Sabic Innovative Plastics
Orbia Advance Corp. has stopped production at a major PVC resin and compounding plant in Mexico, joining Sabic and Ineos Styrolution in production stoppages.
Higher energy prices in Europe have played a role in ExxonMobil Corp. and Sabic closing units making the plastic feedstock ethylene and some resins in that region.
In a major global materials move, Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) and a Chinese partner will spend more than $6 billion to build a massive plastics and petrochemicals complex in Fujian, China.
Lidia Acosta's start in the plastics industry began as an intern for Saudi Basic Industries Corp.
Staats has been the maintenance engineer for polycarbonate manufacturing in Mount Vernon, Ind., for the last four years and is in the process of switching roles to operations engineering in the same polycarbonate facility with a focus on specialty plastics manufacturing.
Barton's previous positions also include research chemist and senior analyst for Americas sustainability strategy in corporate sustainability.
Sustainable applications being touted by Sabic include light fixtures made from Lexan-brand polycarbonate and hygiene products made from recycled content, as well as the Microsoft mouse made with 20 percent ocean plastic.
The leak occurred in September 2020 and resulted in more than 22,000 pounds of styrene vapor being released. The state announced the $322,400 fine in an April 13 news release.
The operation includes two PE units with combined annual production capacity of almost 3 billion pounds, as well as a monoethylene glycol (MEG) unit with a capacity of more than 2.4 billion pounds per year.
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures, the ExxonMobil and Sabic joint venture, will have annual polyethylene resin capacity of almost 3 billion pounds.
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