http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/chinas-petrochemical-sector-set-to-expand-even-as-losses-deepen/ A key segment of China's petrochemical sector is set to expand by almost half between now and 2028 even as growing competition in the broader refining sector slashes profits. http://admin.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://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/south-koreas-yncc-to-shut-no-3-ethylene-cracker-on-poor-market-conditions/ The length of the shutdown at the cracker in Yeosu, with a capacity of 470,000 metric tpy, is unclear. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/europes-chemical-industry-seeks-a-lifeboat-to-stay-in-business/ Europe's petrochemical industry is unravelling under a wave of plant closures after years of losses and a rapid expansion of global capacity led by China. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/technip-energies-develops-low-emission-furnace-design-to-reduce-the-carbon-footprint-of-ethylene-production/ Technip Energies has developed the low-emission furnace (LEF) design, a groundbreaking technology aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of ethylene production. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/russia-s-tatneft-launches-new-hydrocracking-unit-on-taneco-refinery/ Russian mid-sized oil producer Tatneft has launched a new hydrocracking unit at its TANECO refinery. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/honeywell-johnson-matthey-gidara-energy-and-samsung-ea-form-saf-technology-alliance/ Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A announced the formation of a strategic technology alliance to bring a groundbreaking end-to-end global solution to market for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass and municipal solid waste. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/ineos-4-b-project-one-ethane-cracker-in-antwerp-reaches-70-completion/ Construction is progressing at full pace, with major equipment, including giant furnaces and modular plant components, already installed. Civil works are nearing completion, and utility integration is well underway. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/irving-oil-invests-100-mm-in-saint-john-refinery-upgrade/ Irving Oil said on Thursday it plans to invest $100 MM to upgrade a key crude oil processing unit at its 320,000-bpd Saint John facility in New Brunswick, Canada's largest refinery. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/may-2025/process-optimization/emulsion-breaker-increases-refinery-profitability-and-treating-performance/ This article details a novel emulsion breaker that was used at Reliance Industries Ltd.'s Jamnagar refinery in India.