New technologies developed by ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco can produce ethylene, an important chemical in plastics, directly from crude oil, potentially saving refiners as much as $200-per-ton of ethylene produced, according to a report by IHS. The two steam-cracking processes, developed by ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco, respectively, allow petrochemical producers to essentially skip the refining […]
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