Asia/Pacific
GEA achieves further milestones with Pre2Fuel: Excellent performance in Bremfield's pretreatment plant in Malaysia
At Bremfield Sdn Bhd biodiesel plant in Klang, Malaysia, which processes used cooking oil (UCO) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) into biofuel, Pre2Fuel has now enabled further technological and economic milestones to be achieved.
Bangladesh secures diesel supplies amid major energy disruptions
The South Asian nation of 175 MM people, which relies on imports for roughly 95% of its energy needs, has imposed fuel rationing for vehicles, restrictions on diesel sales and closed universities as the war on Iran causes severe disruption to Middle East oil exports.
Taiwan's Formosa Petchem issues force majeure as Iran war disrupts feedstock delivery
For refined fuel products such as diesel, jet fuel and gasoline, the company is still proceeding with its export deliveries for March and April, although there is likely to be no spot availability for April.
Asia refineries, petchem firms cut runs as Middle East conflict disrupts feedstock supplies
Asian steam crackers, which source more than 60% of their naphtha feedstock from the Middle East, have been quick to declare force majeure on petrochemical supplies to customers.
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- Philippines receives rare Iranian crude cargo after wartime disruption 5/29
- Gazprom and Sibur resume talks on possible ethane project to supply additional feedstock to the Kazanorgsintez petrochemicals plant 5/29
- European Commission debates policy shift to protect industry from China 5/29
- Mitsui seeks LNG investments to meet power demand from data centers 5/29
- Kenyan government backs Gulf fuel supply deals after opposition criticism 5/29
