Hoekstra, G.
George Hoekstra is President of Hoekstra Trading LLC, which conducts multi-client research projects on topics with high profit impacts in the refining business, including pilot plant testing, field testing and market research. Hoekstra Trading is the only company that does multi-client independent catalyst testing programs on refining catalysts. Prior to founding Hoekstra Trading, he worked 35 yr for Amoco and bp in refinery process research and technology management. He earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University, and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago.
Business Trends: Tier 3 gasoline production: The value of flexibility in volatile fuel markets
Despite the forecasted trend of declining demand for transportation fuels, many markets still depend heavily on these crude oil derivatives to sustain economic activity.
Business Trends: Tier 3 gasoline production: Challenges and opportunities for refiners
One of the biggest challenges to the crude oil refining industry over the past decades is the development of technologies capable of reducing the environmental impact of crude oil derivatives, while also raising their performance.
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