http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing 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. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/orlen-unipetrol-to-shut-ethylene-unit-at-litvinov-plant-for-several-days/ The ethylene unit at Orlen Unipetrol's Litvinov plant in the Czech Republic must be shut for several days due to a technical fault, the company said in a statement. 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. 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 http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/astm-announced-proposed-standard-for-a-rapid-diagnostic-fuel-quality-test-procedure/ ASTM International is developing a proposed standard (WK95172) that describes a rapid diagnostic fuel quality test procedure that measures the levels of microbial contamination in fuel or fuel-associated water samples. 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. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/digital-exclusive-how-companders-can-support-industrial-decarbonization/ This article presents three scenarios that illuminate how a compander can take a central role in increasing operational efficiency and recovering waste energy. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/indorama-ventures-reaches-150-billion-pet-recycling-milestone-reaffirming-its-commitment-to-a-circular-economy/ With more than 20 recycling facilities across 11 countries, supported by strong business partnerships and optimized operations, Indorama Ventures collectively recycles 789 bottles every second — transforming used PET into high-quality recycled PET (rPET) resins and other circular materials. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/solidec-raises-oversubscribed-2-mm-pre-seed-round-to-reinvent-chemical-manufacturing/ Solidec's breakthrough approach to chemical manufacturing replaces centralized infrastructure with modular, efficient onsite production using only air, water, and electricity. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/solvay-reduces-scope-3-emissions-in-soda-ash-and-bicarbonate-production-in-france/ Solvay has taken a new step to reduce scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by incorporating biogenic CO₂ - provided by Air Products - into its soda ash and bicarbonate production plant in Dombasle, France.