Aromatics
India eyes $87 B investment in petrochemicals sector over next decade
India is expected to receive investments worth $87 B in the next decade to meet the nation's rising demand for petrochemicals, the country's oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.
Mitsubishi Chemical receives ISCC Plus certification for several different chemical products
The Mitsubishi Chemical Group has acquired ISCC PLUS certification for several different chemical products at four different plants. This certification guarantees that recycled raw materials and biomass raw materials are properly managed in the supply chain, including product manufacturing.
Bridging the innovation gap in the chemical industry
Productive collaboration between established chemical companies and agile climate startups is key to bridging this gap and accelerating decarbonization within the global petrochemicals/chemicals industry.
Gunvor growing Asia operations, expanding into LPG, naphtha, gasoline, aromatics, power
Global energy trader Gunvor Group is growing its Asia operations to expand in existing markets such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), naphtha, gasoline and aromatics as well as into new areas including power.
Motiva awards Honeywell UOP a contract for Port Arthur (U.S.) aromatics project
Motiva announced that it has advanced its aromatics project by executing a license for Honeywell UOP’s aromatics technologies for a world-scale aromatics unit to produce benzene and paraxylene.
Italy's Saipem sees business opportunities in green ammonia
Italian energy contractor Saipem, which has traditionally focused on oil and gas contracts, sees business opportunities arising in low-carbon areas including green ammonia.
Borouge initiates feasibility study for 1.6-MMtpy polyolefins complex in China
Borouge announced plans to develop a 1.6-MMtpy specialty polyolefins complex in China, supporting the company's ambitions to reinforce its market position in Asia.
Stamicarbon awarded energy efficiency contract for urea plant in China
NEXTCHEM’s subsidiary Stamicarbon will upgrade an existing 3,100-tpd urea plant to reduce energy consumption by up to 20%, thanks to its proprietary Advanced MP Flash Design technology.
Sungrow Hydrogen wins contract for world's largest green H2, ammonia and methanol integrated project
Sungrow Hydrogen was awarded a contract by China Energy Engineering Corporation for the Songyuan Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park project in Jilin China, the world's largest green hydrogen, ammonia and methanol integrated project.
Research and application of proprietary cold oil absorption technology in the recovery of refinery dry gases
With the increasing shortage of global energy and resources, the recovery and utilization of refinery dry gases have become important topics of concern.
- Portugal's Galp plans to start producing biofuels in 2026 12/20
- Prax and Shell call off deal on stake in PCK Schwedt oil refinery 12/20
- Nigeria's Dangote Refinery hits 85% refining capacity 12/20
- India's BPCL buys first Argentinian crude oil cargo for Feb. delivery 12/20
- Sinopec's Zhenhai oil refinery expands capacity to 40 MMtpy 12/20
- Oil via Russia's Druzhba pipeline halted by technical problems 12/20
