http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/march-2025/special-focus-petrochemical-technologies/the-case-for-investing-in-acetic-acid/ This article dives into the acetic acid market, as well as processing technologies for its production. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/kazmunaygas-starts-building-polyethylene-plant-with-sinopec-sibur/ The plant will have a pyrolysis unit which will use the technology of the U.S.-based Lummus, an ethylene polymerization unit using the technology of Chevron Phillips Chemical and Univation Technologies, as well as a butene unit using Axens technology http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/lummus-successfully-starts-up-pfas-demo-unit-to-destroy-forever-chemicals/ Lummus Technology has started up its per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) destruction demonstration unit. The at-scale, commercial-ready system uses a combination of advanced technology to destroy PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals." http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/04/japans-maruzen-petrochemical-to-shut-ethylene-unit-in-chiba/ Japan's Maruzen Petrochemical, a unit of Cosmo Energy Holdings, will shut its ethylene unit in Chiba in the 2026/27 financial year and consolidate production at Keiyo Ethylene, its joint venture with Sumitomo Chemical, the companies said. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/dow-chemical-x-energy-to-advance-nuclear-project-at-dows-seadrift-chemicals-facility-us/ Dow Chemical and X-Energy Reactor Co. announced the submission of a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a proposed advanced nuclear project in Seadrift, Texas (U.S.) http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/ineos-enterprises-completes-the-sale-of-ineos-composites-to-kps-capital-partners-for-17-b/ INEOS Enterprises has completed the sale of its composites business to KPS Capital Partners for approximately €1.7 B. The composites business is a global leader in producing resins and gelcoats that are used to make strong, lightweight composite plastics found in everything from cars and boats to buildings and electronics. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/march-2025/heat-exchangemanagement/methods-for-increasing-the-heat-transfer-rate-on-steam-condensation-surfaces/ Traditional systems rely on filmwise condensation for heat transfer; however, for large energy consumers, dropwise condensation will help improve heat transfer efficiency and reduce steam consumption and carbon footprint. This can be achieved through water treatment technologies—specifically the dropwise condensation technology—that help facilities increase productivity and reliability while reducing energy consumption. 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.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/march-2025/special-focus-petrochemical-technologies/lldpehdpe-swing-technology-platform/ This article highlights and compares the various technology platforms available to provide technical insight into the selection of the best LLDPE/HDPE platform for a given facility. A high-level overview of the various technology platforms is provided based on open-source available data and the authors’ years of technical and operating experience.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/basf-starts-up-its-first-plant-for-recycled-polyamide-6/ BASF announced the start-up of the world’s first commercial loopamid® plant. The production facility at the Caojing site in Shanghai, China, has an annual capacity of 500 metric tons and marks an important step in the supply of sustainable products for the textile industry.