http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/new-insulation-board-containing-expandable-polystyrene-containing-recycled-material-used-in-pilot-project-by-abg-basf-and-sto/ In a recently completed pilot project, BASF, together with the housing society ABG FRANKFURT HOLDING and the manufacturer of external thermal insulation composite systems Sto, successfully used an insulation board based on expandable polystyrene (EPS) containing recycled material. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/digital-exclusive-the-implementation-and-automation-of-an-alarm-management-system-in-a-complex-control-environment-at-knpc-s-mina-al-ahmadi-refinery/ With the recent advancements in technology and availability of control support applications, the role of an alarm management system (ALMS) has taken a center stage to fulfill the requirements of safe and enhanced operations. This article details how refinery personnel implemented an ALMS at KNPC's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait, especially with the facility's complex control rooms and multiple distributed control systems. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/basf-sika-launch-epoxy-hardener-for-sustainable-solutions-in-the-construction-industry/ BASF and Sika have jointly developed a new amine building block for curing epoxy resins, which is now commercially available under BASF’s Baxxodur® EC 151 brand. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/tecnicas-reunidas-will-carry-out-the-engineering-services-to-develop-one-of-europe-s-largest-green-methanol-plant/ REOLUM has awarded a consortium formed by Técnicas Reunidas and Siemens Energy the front-end engineering design of the La Robla Green project, which aims to develop what will be one of Europe’s largest renewable methanol plants in the municipality of La Robla, Spain. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/abb-signs-agreement-with-dow-as-the-automation-partner-to-support-path2zero-ethylene-complex-in-canada/ ABB has signed a Leveraged Procurement Agreement to support as the automation partner for Dow’s Path2Zero project at Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta, Canada. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/hif-global-awarded-first-us-approval-for-e-fuels-design-pathway/ HIF Global announced that it has been awarded the first U.S. approval for an e-Fuels pathway. The Tier II Design Pathway Certification, granted under the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB) Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program, strengthens the market for e-Fuels production.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/wastefuel-and-itc-commence-front-end-engineering-design-on-world-scale-green-methanol-facility-in-ankara-turkey/ WasteFuel, a U.S.-based next-generation bioenergy company, and ITC, a leading Turkish integrated waste management company, announced a partnership to commence the front-end engineering design on a green methanol biorefinery located in Ankara, Turkey—the first green methanol facility in Anatolia and one of the largest of its kind in the world.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/morocco-approves-green-hydrogen-projects-worth-325-b/ A Moroccan government committee approved green hydrogen projects aiming to produce ammonia, steel and industrial fuel worth a total of 319 billion dirhams ($32.5 B). http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/digital-exclusive-optimize-plant-design-in-the-hydrocarbon-processing-industry-with-advanced-cad-tools/ Hydrocarbon processing transforms crude oil and natural gas into valuable products such as petrochemicals and fuels. These transformations occur in hydrocarbon processing plants popularly known as refineries, which comprise different processing systems that must work together to ensure efficiency and safety. These systems include electrical, air, cooling, compression and flaring, just to name a few. System components must be installed so they maximize efficiency without hindering production. This article will explore the evolution of computer-aided design (CAD) technology, its advantages and uses throughout the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI). http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/marathon-to-begin-planned-maintenance-at-robinson-illinois-refinery/ The refinery's primary crude unit, which processes both sweet and sour crude, will be down for maintenance, including heat exchanger work. The plant's 85,000-bpd diesel hydrotreater unit, 65,000-bpd vacuum distillation unit and 28,000-bpd hydrocracker unit will also undergo turnaround.