Petrochemicals
YECC awards ECI Group licensing contract for 150,000-tpy copolymer plant
ECI Group has signed a licensing agreement with Shaanxi Yanchang China Coal Yulin Energy & Chemical Co., Ltd. (YECC) to deliver a 150,000-tpy copolymer plant project, using ECI Group’s proprietary hybrid reactor technology.
MOL invests in HIF Global to decarbonize mobility industry with synthetic fuels
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL), through its wholly-owned subsidiary MOL Clean Energy, US. LLC, has decided to invest in HIF Global LLC (HIF), a company developing and operating e-fuels projects globally.
Russia's Gazprom Neftekhim petrochemical plant announces major maintenance
Russia's Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil processing, petrochemical and fertilizer complex located in the Bashkortostan region has announced major maintenance.
ABP awards CONSER tech licensing contract for 50,000-tpy maleic anhydride plant in Oman
MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary CONSER, has been awarded by Al Baleed Petrochemical Company the technology licensing, the process design package and catalyst supply for a 50,000-tpy maleic anhydride plant in the Salalah Free Zone, Oman.
UPM Biochemicals and Södra accelerate the commercialization of innovative lignin-based solutions
UPM is growing its portfolio of sustainable lignin solutions over the past years. UPM BioPiva™ is a range of cost-effective, non-toxic and high-purity kraft lignin products used in renewable adhesives and binders as a replacement for fossil-based chemicals.
China's newest refiner Yulong starts up crude unit
China's Shandong Yulong Petrochemical on Friday began starting up one of two new 200,000-bpd crude units in eastern China, marking the refinery's official launch after four years of construction.
Sinopec and Técnicas Reunidas JV awarded large petrochemical unit in Kazakhstan
A consortium led by KazMunayGas, Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil and gas company, has awarded the development of a steam cracker to a JV formed by the Chinese group Sinopec and the Spanish company Técnicas Reunidas.
Cybersecurity: A discussion on the EU's NIS2 Directive with ABB's Global Cybersecurity Lead Tobias Nitzsche
Hydrocarbon Processing sat down with Tobias Nitzsche, Global Cyber Security Practice Lead, ABB, to discuss the European Union’s (EU’s) NIS2 Directive—the EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity—and how it will affect the hydrocarbon processing industry.
IOCL selects Univation's UNIPOL tech for Paradip petrochemical complex
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. has selected Univation's UNIPOL™ PE process technology for a 650,000-tpy polyethylene line at IOCL's Paradip Petrochemical Complex site in Paradip, India.
Stamicarbon awarded technology and PDP contracts for urea plant in Egypt
MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary Stamicarbon, has been awarded the licensing and the process design package for the upgrade and expansion of El Delta Company for Fertilizer and Chemical Industries’ urea plant in Talkha, Egypt.

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