The vacuum fractionation tower for ExxonMobils new hydrocracker in Rotterdam, Netherlands, arrived by barge last week. The company broke ground in June for the new hydrocracker – scheduled to start up in late 2018 – to upgrade heavier hydrocarbon byproducts into cleaner, higher-value finished products, including API Group II base stocks. Greif will increase prices 5.8 percent on fiber drums and 6.6 percent on plastic drums, citing escalating raw material and other input costs. Oleochemical distributor Acme-Hardesty – a division of Jacob Stern & Sons – appointed Jeff Kenton as its new president effective Nov. 1. Kenton previously was president of Brenntag Specialties Inc.
