Engineering & Design
trinamiX and BASF showcase new technologies for polyamide 6 recycling: An approach to circularity in the textile industry
trinamiX showcased its mobile solution for reliable textile identification, including the new handheld spectrometer trinamiX PAL Two, and BASF presents loopamid®, the recycled polyamide 6 based entirely on textile waste
Bureau Veritas grants AiPs for IMODCO’s portfolio of jetty-less solutions for new energies transfers
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) issued Approvals in Principle (AiPs) for a portfolio of jetty-less solutions to offshore transfer large-volume ammonia.
Neste starts SAF production at its Rotterdam refinery
A major Technip Energies project has come to fruition with the start of production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by Neste at its modified refinery in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
hte and Heraeus Precious Metals collaborate on catalytic ammonia cracking
hte and precious metals specialist Heraeus Precious Metals signed a R&D service agreement. The main focus of this collaboration is the screening of different materials for catalytic ammonia cracking in order to obtain hydrogen.
HPCL aims to start crude unit at 9-MMtpy Rajasthan refinery (India) in October
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. announced that it plans to begin crude processing at its 9-MMtpy Rajasthan (India) refinery in October of this year. The company has also announced that it hopes to start petrochemicals production in January 2026.
Indonesia's Pertamina refinery unit plans 30-day shutdown of Dumai plant in October
The refining unit of Indonesian state energy company Pertamina plans a 30-day shut down of its Dumai refinery in October, chief executive Taufik Aditiyawarman said.
Fuji Oil cancels Japanese biofuels plant due to high construction costs
Fuji Oil has decided to cancel plans to build a biofuels manufacturing plant at the Sodegaura refinery in Chiba, Japan, due to higher-than-expected construction costs.
Nuberg EPC, EDL sign technical collaboration agreement across several industries
Nuberg EPC and EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft mbH (a Pörner Group Company) have signed a Technical Collaboration Agreement to explore engineering and sustainable development opportunities across industries including fuel oil refineries, petrochemical industries, green hydrogen derivatives and sustainable process technologies to accelerate technological excellence and environmental responsibility.
Mitsui Chemicals studying use of ethanol to make petrochemicals
Mitsui Chemicals is studying the use of ethanol as a feedstock in its naphtha crackers to improve competitiveness amid oversupply in the global petrochemical sector
Lotte Chemical to start operating Indonesia cracker in H2 2025
The new cracker which has the capacity to produce 1 MMtpy of ethylene is part of a $3.95 billion project at Cilegon, in Indonesia's Banten province.
- NAPCOR releases 2024 PET recycling report highlighting system efficiency gains and continued strength of PET circularity 12/12
- OQ courts other partners for petrochemical complex in Oman as SABIC drops out 12/12
- Brazil's BNDES approves $71 MM for carbon storage project 12/12
- Cuba on edge as U.S. seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk 12/12
- China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030 12/12
- Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak 12/12
