Asia/Pacific
Mitsui Chemicals studying use of ethanol to make petrochemicals
Mitsui Chemicals is studying the use of ethanol as a feedstock in its naphtha crackers to improve competitiveness amid oversupply in the global petrochemical sector
Lotte Chemical to start operating Indonesia cracker in H2 2025
The new cracker which has the capacity to produce 1 MMtpy of ethylene is part of a $3.95 billion project at Cilegon, in Indonesia's Banten province.
hte, Mitsubishi Chemical partner to screen MMA oxidation catalysts
hte signed a contract with Mitsubishi Chemical to provide research services for the screening of MMA oxidation catalysts. The research project included an accelerated aging study, with the aim to qualify a catalyst with extended lifetime properties for the commercial operations.
With U.S. trade war, China now top buyer for Canadian crude on Trans Mountain pipeline
China has emerged as the top customer for Canadian oil shipped on the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline, ship tracking data showed, as a U.S. trade war has shifted crude flows in the year since the pipeline started operating.
Asia's refined fuel imports drop, but margins still hold
Asia's imports of key refined fuels such as gasoline and diesel fell to the lowest in four years in April, driven by a combination of refinery maintenance and weaker demand in the top-importing region.
SP Chemicals plans to raise ethane use at eastern China petchem plant
SP Chemicals is studying plans to increase ethane use as feedstock at its petrochemical complex in eastern China's Jiangsu province to up to 90% from 75%, its CEO Chan Hian Siang said on Thursday.
Japan's oil refiners scale back decarbonization efforts, refocus on fossil fuels
Japanese oil companies are scaling back decarbonization initiatives, including hydrogen and ammonia projects, amid a global shift towards more stable and cost-effective fossil fuels.
U.S. and Europe drive global power emissions higher so far in 2025
The world's largest power polluter, China, made its biggest cut to power emissions since 2020 so far this year, but global power emissions have still held largely flat due to higher fossil fuel power generation in the United States and Europe.
U.S. imposes sanctions on companies it says sent Iranian oil to China
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on more than 20 companies in a network that it said has long sent Iranian oil to China, days after negotiators from Iran and the United States concluded a fourth round of nuclear talks.

- Mitsui Chemicals studying use of ethanol to make petrochemicals 5/16
- Lotte Chemical to start operating Indonesia cracker in H2 2025 5/16
- hte, Mitsubishi Chemical partner to screen MMA oxidation catalysts 5/16
- U.S. EPA to rule on backlog of small refinery biofuel exemption requests 5/16
- Some Brazil sugar mills weighing switch to ethanol 5/16
- AFPM honors top refining and petrochemical facilities 5/16