Polyalphaolefin

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China Offers Opportunities for PAO

June 14, 2024

As China pushes to be a major player in global high-tech industries such as artificial intelligence, polyalphaolefin bas ...

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ExxonMobil Launches LAO Production

September 20, 2023

ExxonMobil on Tuesday announced the startup of two new chemical production units at its Baytown, Texas manufacturing fac ...

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Satellite Plans Another PAO Plant in China

July 7, 2023

The march of China companies stepping into the polyalphaolefin business continues, as acrylic acid producer Satellite Ch ...

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Taif’s PAO Plant Upgrade Completed

May 23, 2023

Russia’s only polyalphaolefins complex now can also produce polyalkylene glycols and complex esters, after completing ...

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CNOOC-Shell Select Technology for LAO Project

March 10, 2023

Shell and China National Offshore Oil Co. are moving forward with plans to begin producing linear alpha olefins at their ...

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ExxonMobil Mulls PAO Plant in Asia

February 3, 2023

ExxonMobil is considering constructing a polyalphaolefin plant in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a recent posting ...

Base Oil Report: Trends

Base Oil Report: Trends

October 31, 2022

Industry experts believe that PAO demand will increase in coming years. What factors may contribute to this growth?

CNOOC-Shell Plans PAO Plant in China

CNOOC-Shell Plans PAO Plant in China

October 21, 2022

A petrochemical joint venture in China between China National Offshore Oil Corp. and Shell has licensed technology from ...

China’s Carbon Ambitions May Boost mPAOs

China’s Carbon Ambitions May Boost mPAOs

September 9, 2022

China aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, which will likely offer opportunities for metallocene polyalphaolefin as ...

Base Oil Report: Trends

Base Oil Report: Trends

July 6, 2022

How do different base stocks contribute to improved grease performance? Are synthetics the best option, or have mineral ...

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Ineos Adds Low-vis, High-vis PAOs

June 29, 2022

Ineos Oligomers announced this week the startup of its new 120,000-metric-tons-per-year low viscosity polyalphaolefins u ...

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Chevron Phillips to Add New PAO Unit

June 7, 2022

Chevron Phillips Chemical said today it will build a new polyalphaolefins unit in Beringen, Belgium, in response to grow ...

Synthetic Base Stocks Blow in the Winds of Change

Synthetic Base Stocks Blow in the Winds of Change

May 2, 2022

What makes metallocene polyalphaolefins particularly well suited for use in wind turbine lubricants?

PAO Picks Up Speed in China

PAO Picks Up Speed in China

March 1, 2022

China has significantly elevated its base oil production capacity in recent years. Has PAO capacity increased along with ...

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Apalene Builds PAO Plant in China

January 28, 2022

A start-up research and development company has begun building a demonstration plant in East China that is designed to m ...

PAOs Offer Electric Performance

PAOs Offer Electric Performance

January 1, 2022

The base stocks used to formulate lubricants for electric vehicles are vital to performance. What are the best options?

CPC Pitches PAOs for E-fluids

CPC Pitches PAOs for E-fluids

December 22, 2021

As electric vehicle sales in Europe, North America and Asia accelerate, passenger car motor oil demand could decline rap ...