http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/pakistan-china-to-sign-mou-on-oil-to-chemicals-complex-in-june/ During Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's visit to Beijing in June, China and Pakistan are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a crude-to-petrochemical refinery project. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/hif-global-selects-johnson-matthey-s-methanol-technology-for-the-largest-e-methanol-plant-in-south-america/ Johnson Matthey has been selected by HIF Global as the methanol licensor for HIF Global’s $4-B Paysandú eFuels project in Uruguay, the largest e-methanol plant in South America. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/ineos-inovyn-launches-next-generation-recycling-pilot-plants-to-strengthen-europe-s-pvc-recycling/ INEOS Inovyn launches two new PVC pilot plants at our Jemeppe-sur-Sambre site in Belgium, to accelerate technologies for recycling PVC which are not mechanically recyclable today. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/mol-inaugurated-its-13-b-200-000-tpy-polyol-complex-in-tiszaújváros-hungary/ MOL inaugurated its €1.3-B, 200,000-tpy polyol complex in Tiszaújváros, Hungary. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/exxonmobil-completes-annual-maintenance-at-joliet-us-refinery/ ExxonMobil has finished annual maintenance work at the 250,000-bpd Joliet refinery in Illinois and is in the process of restarting operations. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/itochu-to-buy-green-ammonia-from-hives-59-b-coega-facility/ A division of Hive Energy Ltd. announced that a consortium led by Japanese trading giant Itochu Corp. is on the verge of finalizing an agreement to purchase environmentally friendly ammonia from a project located in South Africa. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/sungas-renewables-c2x-partner-to-expand-green-methanol-production-capacity-in-north-america/ SunGas Renewables Inc. and C2X LLC announced a strategic partnership with the aim to develop, own and operate multiple green methanol production facilities in North America to increase the supply of sustainable fuels and advance global decarbonization of hard to abate industries.  http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/hif-global-secures-nearly-165-mm-in-investments-to-develop-efuels/ HIF Global announced a combined investment from existing shareholders and the Japanese energy company Idemitsu Kosan, securing $164 MM to fund its eFuels projects. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/gcc-industry-leaders-solidify-commitment-toward-plastic-circularity/ Arabian Gulf industry leaders reaffirmed their commitment to adopting a collaborative approach to develop plastic circularity, invest in Design for Recycling (DfR) and address plastic waste at the 13th annual Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) Plastics Conference. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/irans-persian-gulf-mehr-refinery-scheduled-for-completion-in-early-2025/ Phase 1 construction of Iran's Persian Gulf Mehr refinery is progressing, with project completion expected in early 2025.