Cracking
South Korea petrochemical overhaul likely to shut small, stand-alone naphtha crackers
Small and stand-alone naphtha crackers are likely to shut while some plants could merge as part of an overhaul of South Korea's oversupplied petrochemical sector, which will cut naphtha demand at the world's largest importer of the fuel.
Sumitomo Chemical achieves scale-up of its process for producing propylene directly from ethanol
Sumitomo Chemical has constructed and begun operation of a pilot facility at the Sodegaura site of its Chiba Works for its new proprietary process to produce propylene directly from ethanol.
TotalEnergies Texas (U.S.) refinery begins small crude unit overhaul
TotalEnergies began a planned 60-day overhaul on the small crude distillation unit (CDU), along with a reformer and hydrotreaters at its 238,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery.
China's petrochemical sector set to expand even as losses deepen
A key segment of China's petrochemical sector is set to expand by almost half between now and 2028 even as growing competition in the broader refining sector slashes profits.
Consortium selected by NEDO to develop SCC probability evaluation tools for fuel ammonia storage tank and transportation equipment
ClassNK announced that a consortium was selected by NEDO to promote the development of stress corrosion cracking probability evaluation tools for fuel ammonia storage tank and transportation equipment.
South Korea's YNCC to shut No. 3 ethylene cracker on poor market conditions
The length of the shutdown at the cracker in Yeosu, with a capacity of 470,000 metric tpy, is unclear.
Europe's chemical industry seeks a lifeboat to stay in business
Europe's petrochemical industry is unravelling under a wave of plant closures after years of losses and a rapid expansion of global capacity led by China.
Technip Energies' develops low-emission furnace design to reduce the carbon footprint of ethylene production
Technip Energies has developed the low-emission furnace (LEF) design, a groundbreaking technology aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of ethylene production.
Russia`s Tatneft launches new hydrocracking unit on TANECO refinery
Russian mid-sized oil producer Tatneft has launched a new hydrocracking unit at its TANECO refinery.
Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, Gidara Energy and Samsung E&A form SAF technology alliance
Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A announced the formation of a strategic technology alliance to bring a groundbreaking end-to-end global solution to market for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass and municipal solid waste.
- NAPCOR releases 2024 PET recycling report highlighting system efficiency gains and continued strength of PET circularity 12/12
- OQ courts other partners for petrochemical complex in Oman as SABIC drops out 12/12
- Brazil's BNDES approves $71 MM for carbon storage project 12/12
- Cuba on edge as U.S. seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk 12/12
- China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030 12/12
- Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak 12/12
