http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Taiwan's Formosa Petchem issues force majeure as Iran war disrupts feedstock delivery http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/taiwans-formosa-petchem-issues-force-majeure-as-iran-war-disrupts-feedstock-delivery/ For refined fuel products such as diesel, jet fuel and gasoline, the company is still proceeding with its export deliveries for March and April, although there is likely to be no spot availability for April. Asia refineries, petchem firms cut runs as Middle East conflict disrupts feedstock supplies http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/asia-refineries-petchem-firms-cut-runs-as-middle-east-conflict-disrupts-feedstock-supplies/ Asian steam crackers, which source more than 60% of their naphtha feedstock from the Middle East, have been quick to declare force majeure on petrochemical supplies to customers. Asia refining margins rocket to highest in nearly 4 years on Hormuz supply disruption http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/asia-refining-margins-rocket-to-highest-in-nearly-4-years-on-hormuz-supply-disruption/ Malaysia's Prefchem cuts refinery output after shutting gasoline unit http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/malaysias-prefchem-cuts-refinery-output-after-shutting-gasoline-unit/ Technip Energies awarded two large contracts by BPCL for new units at Bina and Mumbai refineries in India http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/technip-energies-awarded-two-large-contracts-by-bpcl-for-new-units-at-bina-and-mumbai-refineries-in-india/ Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals and Mitsubishi Chemical establish entity for ethylene plant decarbonization http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/asahi-kasei-mitsui-chemicals-and-mitsubishi-chemical-establish-entity-for-ethylene-plant-decarbonization/ Engineering a low-cost alternative catalyst for producing sustainable petrochemicals http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/engineering-a-low-cost-alternative-catalyst-for-producing-sustainable-petrochemicals/ Marathon overhauling Galveston Bay refinery, FCCU http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/marathon-overhauling-galveston-bay-refinery-fccu/ The 140,000-bpd FCC-3 is scheduled to be shut for up to eight weeks for the overhaul, the sources said. ExxonMobil to permanently shut one steam cracker in Singapore from March http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/exxonmobil-to-permanently-shut-one-steam-cracker-in-singapore-from-march/ The imminent shutdown of the U.S. major's first cracker in the Asian oil trading hub comes as chemical producers grapple with losses from overcapacity led by China, the world's largest consumer of petrochemicals used to make products ranging from plastics and clothes to shoes and cars. INEOS to invest €250 MM in Lavera cracker modernization project in France http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/ineos-to-invest-250-mm-in-lavera-cracker-modernization-project-in-france/