Europe
OCI to acquire Netherlands methanol firm BioMCN
BioMCN is one of Europe’s largest methanol producers and owns two methanol plants, of which one is operational (production capacity of 440,000 tpy) and one mothballed (430,000 tpy).
Sasol commissions South Africa waxes expansion
Marketed through Sasol Performance Chemicals, hard waxes, medium waxes, liquid paraffins and waxy oils are applied to a variety of industrial applications.
Emerson Process Management acquires software group Energy Solutions
ESI’s integrated suite of operational management applications for pipeline modeling, leak detection and scheduling, together with their commercial applications for transactional accounting and inventory management, are recognized for improving both operational efficiency and financial profitability.
Europe’s downstream industry remains resilient
The European hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) is a complex set of refineries and petrochemical facilities distributed among several nations, all of which are critical to the international trading and economy of the EU.
Overcoming the challenges of the ‘great crew change’
The hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) is facing a daunting challenge in the near future: In the next five to seven years, approximately 50% of the workforce will retire in what many are calling the ‘great crew change.’ The next generation of engineers, operators, technicians and skilled workers must step up to continue the pursuit of technological innovations and industry growth.
HP Editorial Comment: Convergence of trends supports HPI opportunities
The downstream industry is halfway through 2015 and the second decade of the new millennium. Great changes have occurred over the past 12 months and five years. Change is not necessarily negative; in fact, it can be a welcome event.
HP Global: Outlook for UK chemical industry still optimistic
The recovery following the Great Recession has been long and hard for both the UK economy and its chemical industry. The chemical and pharmaceutical industry in the UK has not expanded on an annual ba..
HP News
UAE FCC catalyst manufacturing facility completes Phase 1W. R. Grace & Co. and JV partner Al Dahra Agriculture Co. marked the commissioning of a new catalyst logistics silo terminal (pictured) and the..
HP Industry Metrics
US refinery utilization rates have returned to summer operating levels. Crude oil pricing supports higher cracking margins for gasoline in US and European markets. Asian margins fell as increasing sup..
Mexichem to expand German specialty PVC plant
Vestolit will build a new production line with an annual capacity of 40,000 metric tons of paste (emulsion) PVC. The line will combine the established leading polymerization technology with a newly-developed, energy-efficient, drying technology.
- hte conducts research for JGC to advance decarbonization by identifying suitable catalysts for ammonia cracking 6/26
- TES and CPC Finland to develop 500-MW e-NG project in Finland 6/26
- Borouge to develop AI-powered autonomous UAE operations to accelerate growth and value creation 6/25
- Ch0C gas boiler: A French consortium innovates for industrial decarbonization 6/25
- Taiwanese container ship operator to install WinGD's methanol engines across more than 30 vessels 6/25
- EIA: U.S. crude and fuel inventories fall on higher demand 6/25
