Petrochemicals
Proman Stena Bulk holds naming ceremony for new methanol-powered tankers
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between leading tanker company Stena Bulk and the leading methanol producer Proman, has formally christened Stena Provident and Stena Progressive, the final two vessels in its initial six-strong methanol-fueled tanker fleet.
The Royal Australian Air Force’s aerobatic display team Roulettes flies on SAF for the first time supported by Neste, Viva Energy and Vitol
During the Williamtown Air Show in Australia, the Roulettes, the Royal Australian Air Force's aerobatic display team, performed a first public display using Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
Sri Lanka to ok Sinopec's $4.5-B refinery proposal
Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-B refinery, the South Asian Island nation's energy minister said on Saturday.
BASF shares rise on report ADNOC exploring Wintershall Dea deal
Shares in chemicals giant BASF rose after a report that ADNOC is exploring an acquisition of the German group's energy business Wintershall Dea.
Samsung Engineering commences Sarawak H2biscus green H2/ammonia FEED project in Malaysia
Samsung Engineering-along with Lotte Chemical, Korea National Oil Corp. and SEDC Energy-had a kick-off meeting, launching the FEED phase for the H2biscus green H2/ammonia project in Malaysia.
China oil demand growth poised to slow to around 4% in H1 2024
China's oil demand growth likely to ease in H1 2024 to around 4% with resurgent consumption from the aviation and petrochemical sectors offset by weaker diesel usage.
Maersk to buy 500,000 tpy of bio-methanol/e-methanol from China's Goldwind
Danish shipping group Maersk has agreed to buy 500,000 tpy of bio-methanol and e-methanol from China's Goldwind starting in 2026.
Braskem receives grant from REMADE for its polymer recycling technology
Braskem's polymer recycling technology research partnership has been awarded a $504,000 Research, Demonstration, and Development (RD&D) grant from the Reducing Embodied Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute
Clariant’s catalyst chosen for Shenghong’s new world-scale biodegradable plastics project
Clariant announced that its SynDane 3142 LA catalyst will be used in Jiangsu Shenghong Petrochemical Co., Ltd's maleic anhydride production plant in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China.
thyssenkrupp to supply processing tech for Australian urea unit
thyssenkrupp Fertilizer Technology has signed a contract with Saipem to license a urea granulation unit in Karratha, Western Australia.
- Ketjen introduces new breakthrough catalyst that mitigates the effects of iron poisoning in FCCUs 8/20
- Sumitomo Chemical achieves scale-up of its process for producing propylene directly from ethanol 8/20
- EcoCortec, Jakob Schober GmbH awarded sustainability award for closed-loop circular films solution 8/20
- Addverb reinvents its factory automation development with Siemens Xcelerator 8/20
- Sanctions-hit Indian refiner Nayara turns to ‘dark fleet’ 8/20
- EIA: Crude and gasoline inventories fall, distillates rise 8/20
