http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/south-korea-to-announce-plan-to-restructure-petrochemical-sector-facing-grave-situation/ South Korea's government will announce a plan this month to restructure the country's petrochemical sector, which is in a "grave" situation, Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/dow-forecasts-sales-below-estimates-slashes-dividend-as-downturn-takes-a-toll/ Dow halved its dividend and forecast third-quarter revenue below analysts' expectations as the chemicals maker navigates a prolonged downturn in the industry, sending its shares down nearly 10% in premarket trading. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/german-chemical-lobby-vci-sees-no-sector-recovery-before-2026/ Germany's chemical industry lobby VCI does not expect a sector upswing before 2026, even though the rapid downtrend the chemical-pharmaceutical industry has seen in recent years seems to be over. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/deugro-completes-another-equipment-shipment-for-ineos-project-one-project-in-belgium/ As part of its ongoing deliveries for INEOS Project One—one of the most energy-efficient and raw-material-efficient olefin complexes in Europe— deugro successfully completed yet another shipment from the UAE and Oman to the Port of Antwerp, Belgium. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/lyondellbasells-polyolefin-technologies-selected-by-shccig-yulin-for-petrochemicals-complex-in-china/ LyondellBasell announced that SHCCIG Yulin Chemical Co., Ltd. will license four key technologies for a major new petrochemical complex in Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/germanys-vci-says-chemical-sector-sales-grew-18-in-q1-of-this-year/ Quarterly sales in Germany's chemical industry grew 1.8% from last year, helped by higher demand and pull-forward effects from U.S. customers stocking up http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/04/dow-chemical-delays-construction-on-multi-billion-dollar-path2zero-project-in-fort-saskatchewan-alberta-canada/ After a reported Q1 loss, Dow Chemical plans to launch an action plan to further reduce spending and deliver $6 B in cash support. The plan includes delaying construction on the company's multi-billion-dollar Path2Zero project in Alberta, Canada. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/04/indian-oil-corp-to-build-71-b-dual-feed-cracker-in-odisha-state/ Indian Oil Corp will build a $7.1-B, 1.5-MMtpy dual-feed naphtha cracker near its Paradip refinery in Eastern Odisha state, http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/04/lummus-completes-successful-startup-of-electric-heater-demonstration-unit/ Lummus Technology announced the successful startup of its SRT-e™ commercial demonstration unit. The milestone validates the heating system components and controls at a commercial scale. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/march-2025/trends-and-resources/scaling-pyrolysis-a-critical-step-toward-plastic-circularity/ Pyrolysis has potential to process hard-to-recycle plastics and expand the scope of recycling, but scaling up pyrolysis to meet global demand remains a significant challenge. From technical optimization to creating market confidence, addressing these barriers is essential if pyrolysis is to reduce plastic pollution and advance circularity.