http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Five mega-trends reshaping the global energy and resources landscape in 2025 http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/five-mega-trends-reshaping-the-global-energy-and-resources-landscape-in-2025/ SK Energy secures in-house access to feedstock to create Korea's first vertical integration for waste plastics recycling http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/sk-energy-secures-in-house-access-to-feedstock-to-create-koreas-first-vertical-integration-for-waste-plastics-recycling/ deugro delivers final shipment for INEOS Project One http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/deugro-delivers-final-shipment-for-ineos-project-one/ Hitachi secures order for additional centrifugal compressors for Aster Chemicals and Energy's ethylene export expansion project http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/hitachi-secures-order-for-additional-centrifugal-compressors-for-aster-chemicals-and-energys-ethylene-export-expansion-project/ This project is a part of Aster's initiative to double its ethylene export capacity and strengthen Singapore's role as an energy and petrochemical hub in Southeast Asia. INEOS to invest €250 MM in Lavera cracker modernization project in France http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/ineos-to-invest-250-mm-in-lavera-cracker-modernization-project-in-france/ Siam Cement to invest an additional $500 MM in Long Son chemical complex http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/siam-cement-to-invest-an-additional-500-mm-in-long-son-chemical-complex/ ExxonMobil to close Scottish chemicals plant in 2026 amid market uncertainty http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/exxonmobil-to-close-scottish-chemicals-plant-in-2026-amid-market-uncertainty/ European chemicals producers, the European Union's fourth-biggest exporting sector after machinery, automotive and pharmaceuticals, have come under pressure from soaring energy costs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and aging infrastructure, deepening their reliance on imports of key feedstocks such as ethylene and propylene. TA'ZIZ signs supply deal with the Sanmar Group to export chemicals to Egypt and India http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/taziz-signs-supply-deal-with-the-sanmar-group-to-export-chemicals-to-egypt-and-india/ Clariant to provide CLARITY™ Prime digital services to SECCO Petrochemicals' 900,000-tpy ethylene plant http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/clariant-to-provide-clarity-prime-digital-services-to-secco-petrochemicals-900-000-tpy-ethylene-plant/ Westlake Polyethylene achieves ISCC PLUS Certification at Sulphur, Louisiana (U.S.) site http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/11/westlake-polyethylene-achieves-iscc-plus-certification-at-sulphur-louisiana-us-site/