Europe

Covestro and Fraunhofer UMSICHT sign contract for groundbreaking smart pyrolysis recycling pilot plant

BASF introduces BDO, THF, PolyTHF and NMP product variants with reduced product carbon footprint

Iverson eFuels to discontinue green ammonia project in Norway due to grid capacity

U.S. fuel exports see slight uptick in 2025

Hungary's MOL says capacity tests on Adria pipeline to start next week

Hungary and Slovakia are keen to keep supplies coming from Russia and have exemptions from current European Union sanctions.

EU countries give final approval to 2040 climate target for 90% emissions cut

Amcor partners with DCM to introduce recycle-ready fertilizer packaging

KBR awarded 10-yr global catalyst supply contract for Indorama

MOL, Slovnaft file formal complaint with European Commission over alleged abuse of monopoly position by JANAF

On 27 January 2026, crude oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline were interrupted. The pipeline has been out of service since then, significantly increasing the dependence of landlocked Central and Eastern European refineries on the Adria pipeline as the only viable route.

Russia prepared to divert oil to India as Middle East conflict disrupts flows

India is vulnerable to supply shocks, with crude stocks covering only about 25 days of demand, while refiners hold similarly limited inventories of gasoil, gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas.