http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Clariant's FAMAX™ catalysts deliver outstanding performance at two Yihua formaldehyde plants in China http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/clariants-famax-catalysts-deliver-outstanding-performance-at-two-yihua-formaldehyde-plants-in-china/ Aramco and Emerson collaborate on strategic corrosion R&D http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/aramco-and-emerson-collaborate-on-strategic-corrosion-rd/ TotalEnergies extends fuel price cap in France through June http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/totalenergies-extends-fuel-price-cap-in-france-through-june/ MOL says repairing petrochemical plant damaged in explosion could take several months http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/mol-says-repairing-petrochemical-plant-damaged-in-explosion-could-take-several-months/ China allows fresh urea exports amid Iran war-fueled fertilizer crisis http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/china-allows-fresh-urea-exports-amid-iran-war-fueled-fertilizer-crisis/ India ethanol push drives big rise in land farmed to make fuel http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/india-ethanol-push-drives-big-rise-in-land-farmed-to-make-fuel/ India depends on imports for some 85% of its oil, so using more ethanol, made from crops such as sugarcane, rice and maize, is central to its plans to boost its energy security and reduce planet-heating emissions. Pakistan plans oil reserves, storage push as Hormuz constraints expose vulnerabilities http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/pakistan-plans-oil-reserves-storage-push-as-hormuz-constraints-expose-vulnerabilities/ Despite depending on supplies through the Strait of Hormuz for up to 90% of its oil and liquefied natural gas imports, Pakistan has no strategic petroleum reserves. Indian refiners' April crude processing drops 8.9% from a month earlier http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/indian-refiners-april-crude-processing-drops-89-from-a-month-earlier/ India is the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer. Clariant catalysts continue to shrink customer footprints: 45M tons of CO2e avoided in 2025 http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/clariant-catalysts-continue-to-shrink-customer-footprints-45m-tons-of-co2e-avoided-in-2025/ Mitsubishi Chemical Group considers spinning off petrochemicals business http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/mitsubishi-chemical-group-considers-spinning-off-petrochemicals-business/