Petrochemicals
China sets minimum size for new refiners as it caps overall capacity
China has set a minimum size for new oil refineries and will ban small crude processors that claim to be chemicals or bitumen producers under its plan to limit total capacity at 1-B metric tons by 2025.
ExxonMobil licenses fluid bed methanol-to-gasoline technology to Aramco for synthetic fuel demonstration plant in NEOM, Saudi Arabia
ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC has licensed its advanced fluid bed Methanol-to-Gasoline technology to Aramco for a demonstration scale unit to be located in NEOM’s Hydrogen Innovation and Development Center.
Mexico restricts imports of dozens of petroleum and petrochemical products
Mexico has put restrictions on the import of dozens of refined petroleum and petrochemical products to curb fuel theft and adulteration including certain types of gasoline and diesel, jet fuel and additives.
Stamicarbon secures contracts for ultra-low energy urea plant in China
Shandong Lianmeng Chemical Company awards licensing and equipment supply contracts for a grassroots urea melt and prilling plant in China to Stamicarbon, the nitrogen technology licensor of MAIRE Group.
Navigator CO2 Ventures cancels carbon-capture pipeline project in U.S. Midwest
Navigator CO2 Ventures has canceled its Heartland Greenway pipeline project aimed at capturing 15 Mmt of carbon dioxide annually from Midwest ethanol plants and storing it permanently underground citing "unpredictable" state regulatory processes.
Braskem boosts biopolymer development in Asia, opens Tokyo Representative Office
Braskem announced the opening of its Representative Office in Tokyo, Japan one of the key markets for Braskem's I'm greenT bio-based Polyethylene.
Vietnam seeks Saudi Aramco's investment in petrochemicals, oil refining
Vietnam is seeking investment from oil giant Saudi Aramco in its petrochemical and oil refinery projects, the Southeast Asian country's government said.
Unipar modernizes chlor-alkali plant in Brazil with BM2.7 technology from thyssenkrupp nucera
Unipar is modernizing its chlor-alkali plant at the Cubatão plant in Brazil by incorporating thyssenkrupp nucera electrolyzers.
China's Sinopec signs equity agreement for Kazakh polyethylene project
China's Sinopec has signed an equity agreement with Kazakh state-owned oil and gas firm KazMunayGas JSC for a 30% stake in a planned polyethylene project in Kazakhstan.
Inditex to use Maersk’s low-carbon fuels for maritime logistics
The world's biggest fashion retailer, Spain's Inditex, has agreed with the freight group Maersk to incorporate alternative fuels on all its inbound routes with the carrier as a way to reduce its global greenhouse gas footprint.
- Carbon capture tops agenda at GPAE Conference 2025 6/17
- INEOS to cease phenol production at German site, cites high European energy costs and CO2 tax policy 6/17
- Petrobras signs $892 MM in contracts to complete RNEST Train 2 refinery expansion 6/17
- China's May refinery throughput at 9-month low on plant overhauls (1) 6/17
- bp completes turnaround work at 250,000-bpd refinery in Washington (U.S.) 6/17
- Japan's Eneos restarts 77,000-bpd Kawasaki CDU after unplanned shutdown 6/17
