http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing L&T Energy GreenTech partners with Japan’s ITOCHU for 300,000-tpy green ammonia project http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/lt-energy-greentech-partners-with-japan-s-itochu-for-300-000-tpy-green-ammonia-project/ L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd (LTEG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with ITOCHU Corporation of Japan to develop and commercialize a 300,000-tpy green ammonia project at Kandla in Gujarat, India. VINCI wins major contract for innovative biofuels plant in Spain http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/vinci-wins-major-contract-for-innovative-biofuels-plant-in-spain/ Moeve and Apical have awarded Grupo Cobra and Masa - both subsidiaries of Cobra IS – the electrical, piping and industrial mechanical works of the largest second-generation biofuels plant in Spain. Chevron Phillips Chemical completes low-viscosity PAO expansion in Belgium http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/chevron-phillips-chemical-completes-low-viscosity-pao-expansion-in-belgium/ Chevron Phillips Chemical has successfully completed the expansion of its low-viscosity polyalphaolefins production unit in Beringen, Belgium, significantly boosting its manufacturing capacity in Europe. Indonesia's Pertamina delivers first used cooking oil aviation fuel http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/indonesias-pertamina-delivers-first-used-cooking-oil-aviation-fuel/ PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional, the refinery unit of Indonesian state energy company Pertamina, has started its first shipments of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made partly from used cooking oil India's HMEL plans to shut refinery for 40-day maintenance, sources say http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/indias-hmel-plans-to-shut-refinery-for-40-day-maintenance-sources-say/ India's HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) plans to shut its Bathinda oil refinery in the northern Punjab state for about 40 days from early November for maintenance Imperial Oil completes renewable diesel facility at Strathcona refinery (Canada) http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/imperial-oil-completes-renewable-diesel-facility-at-strathcona-refinery-canada/ Imperial Oil has completed construction of a renewable diesel facility at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Canada, a milestone for Canadian operations. OC Global signs MoU with Passo Fundo for greenfield ammonia plant in Brazil http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/oc-global-signs-mou-with-passo-fundo-for-greenfield-ammonia-plant-in-brazil/ Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Passo Fundo, Brazil, concerning support for the construction of an onsite green ammonia plant. Argentina's YPF to invest $400 MM in sustainable jet fuel venture http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/argentinas-ypf-to-invest-400-mm-in-sustainable-jet-fuel-venture/ Argentine state oil firm YPF will invest around $400 MM as part of a new JV to produce and sell sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Consortium selected by NEDO to develop SCC probability evaluation tools for fuel ammonia storage tank and transportation equipment http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/consortium-selected-by-nedo-to-develop-scc-probability-evaluation-tools-for-fuel-ammonia-storage-tank-and-transportation-equipment/ ClassNK announced that a consortium was selected by NEDO to promote the development of stress corrosion cracking probability evaluation tools for fuel ammonia storage tank and transportation equipment. Clariant advances plastics stabilizer technology with expanded production and new applications http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/clariant-advances-plastics-stabilizer-technology-with-expanded-production-and-new-applications/ Clariant increases production capacity for Nylostab™ S-EED stabilizer with second production line in Cangzhou, China