http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/june-2025/petrochemical-technologies/large-scale-advanced-pyrolysis-technology-development-a-proven-route-to-chemical-recycling-and-steam-cracker-integration/ This article highlights the key advancements in developing the author’s company’s advanced pyrolysis technology, focusing on improvements in scale-up, heating efficiency, process optimization and product recovery.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/canadian-court-orders-nova-chemicals-to-pay-dow-an-additional-12-billion-judgment/ The Court of King's Bench of Alberta, Canada has issued a judgment ordering NOVA Chemicals Corporation to pay Dow an additional amount of CAD$1.62 billion (equivalent to approximately USD $1.2 billion) in damages. The judgment, signed on June 10, 2025, relates to losses Dow incurred from the companies' jointly owned ethylene asset in Joffre, Alberta, Canada. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/shell-reports-june-4-fire-at-ethylene-cracker-plant-in-pennsylvania-us/ Shell on Friday said a fire occurred on June 4 at its ethylene cracker plant in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, and the furnace unit involved remained offline pending an investigation. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/braskem-to-commercially-implement-ardent-s-olefin-separation-technology/ Braskem and Ardent Process Technologies announced the successful completion of their joint development program for an innovative olefin-paraffin separation technology, marking a significant advancement in polyolefin production efficiency. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/european-chemical-industry-pessimistic-for-2025-recovery-not-until-2026-says-new-report/ After a sobering business year in 2024 ("lost year"), the leading European chemical companies are still not forecasting any significant recovery for 2025. A cautiously positive development is only expected in the second half of the year - provided that a global trade war or a lack of economic recovery do not thwart the forecast. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/us-ethane-exports-to-china-hit-new-roadblock-with-license-requirement/ Chinese purchases of U.S. ethane, a key petrochemical feedstock, face fresh uncertainty after the U.S. Commerce Department told exporters to seek licenses to export to China http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/may-2025/petrochemical-technologies/overview-on-low-density-polyethylene-manufacturing-technologies/ This article provides an overview of low-density polyethylene manufacturing technologies. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/sibur-sinopecs-amur-gcc-expects-to-produce-first-polyethylene-in-q3-2026/ The Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC), which is 60% owned by Russian petrochemical group SIBUR and 40% by China's Sinopec, expects to produce its first polyethylene in the third quarter of 2026. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/nigerias-dangote-refinery-agrees-to-export-polypropylene-with-vinmar/ Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals said it will partner with Vinmar Group, an international petrochemicals distribution company, to bring Dangote polypropylene to global markets. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/hpcl-aims-to-start-crude-unit-at-9-mmtpy-rajasthan-refinery-india-in-october/ Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. announced that it plans to begin crude processing at its 9-MMtpy Rajasthan (India) refinery in October of this year. The company has also announced that it hopes to start petrochemicals production in January 2026.