http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/gauging-the-likely-trump-effect-on-us-energy-and-power-sectors/ President-elect Donald Trump's support for the fossil fuel sector and climate skepticism have sparked dismay throughout the global climate tracking community, and fears that his policies may reverse global energy transition momentum. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/mol-group-kazmunaygas-partner-on-exploring-petrochemical-production/ MOL Group and Kazakhstani national oil company KazMunayGas have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly explore opportunities in the oil, gas and petrochemicals sector. This agreement builds on the successful JV in Kazakhstan, where MOL, KMG and Sinopec have been producing gas and gas condensate at the Rozhkovskoye field.   http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/solvay-uses-waste-wood-to-power-soda-ash-and-bicarbonate-plant-in-germany/ Solvay announced the official inauguration of the second biomass boiler at its Rheinberg soda ash and bicarbonate plant in Germany, phasing out the use of thermal coal for energy use at the site. With the commissioning of this new boiler, Rheinberg became the world’s first soda ash plant powered by locally sourced waste wood. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/syensqo-expands-us-production-capacity-for-advanced-polymers/ Syensqo has significantly increased its U.S. production capacity for its Udel polysulfones sulfone advanced polymers used in critical health, water and energy applications. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/celanese-henkel-collaborate-to-offer-adhesives-made-from-captured-co2-emissions/ Henkel Corporation and Celanese Corporation will partner to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon capture-based materials. Henkel will utilize captured CO2 from Fairway Methanol's CCU project in Texas to produce water-based adhesives. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/aramco-rongsheng-petrochemical-sign-framework-agreement-for-sasref-petrochemicals-expansion-project/ Aramco, Aramco affiliate Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company (SASREF), and an affiliate of Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (Rongsheng Petrochemical) have signed a Development Framework Agreement in Beijing, China, that paves the way for an expansion project at SASREF in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/ineos-gnfc-sign-mou-to-build-a-new-world-scale-acetic-acid-unit-in-india/ INEOS Acetyls and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the feasibility to build a new world scale, 600,000-tpy acetic acid plant at GNFC's site in Bharuch, Gujarat, India. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/firefly-partners-with-waste-giant-sanepar-strengthening-global-feedstock-access/ Firefly Green Fuels, a British sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) developer, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sanepar, one of Brazil’s largest water and sanitation companies. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/synata-bio-s-sylonto-project-awarded-45-mm-ndrc-grant/ Synata Bio, a U.S. company delivering turnkey carbon utilization technology to transform onsite waste gases into ethanol, has been awarded a $4.5-MM grant (RMB 32 MM) from China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for its Sylonto project. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/lukoil-to-launch-gas-chemical-complex-gas-processing-unit-in-stavropol-in-2029/ PJSC Lukoil plans to commission a gas chemical complex (GCC) and a gas processing unit (GPU-2) at its Stavrolen facility, a 100% subsidiary of Lukoil in Budyonnovsk, Stavropol region, by 2029.