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Venezuela restarts Carbon refinery's FCCU after a year out of service

Venezuela's second largest refinery, Cardon, restarted its fluid catalytic cracker which had been out of service for more than a year due to a failure and lack of raw materials

Petrobras doubles processing capacity at UPGN in Boaventura Energy Complex

The second module of the natural gas processing unit of the Boaventura Energy Complex, located in Itaboraí, has begun commercial operations. In addition to the first module, inaugurated last year, the unit's total processing capacity reaches 21 million m³/day.

BASF partners with Plug Power to deploy purification solutions in their advanced hydrogen liquefaction plants

BASF announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement with Plug Power, positioning BASF’s advanced DeOxo catalysts as an offer within Plug Power’s hydrogen liquefaction plants globally to enhance their market offerings, improving reliability and cost efficiency.

TotalEnergies seeks permit for $16-B green hydrogen/ammonia project in Chile

The project, run by the Chilean subsidiary TEC H2 MAG, is expected to begin operations in 2030 and includes a wind farm, seven electrolysis centers for green hydrogen, a desalination plant, an ammonia plant and maritime infrastructure for shipping.

U.S. sustainable aviation fuel production takes off as new capacity comes online

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production is growing in the U.S. as new capacity comes online. U.S. production of Other Biofuels, the category the U.S. EIA uses to capture SAF, approximately doubled from December 2024 to February 2025.

BASF’s Intermediates division converts European amines portfolio to 100% renewable electricity

The transition starts in May 2025 and will apply to all amines produced at the European production sites in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.

Koppö Energia Oy to license thyssenkrupp Uhde technology for Finnish e-methanol plant

Koppö Energia Oy has chosen uhde® green methanol technology and ordered a front-end engineering design (FEED) from thyssenkrupp Uhde. The planned e-methanol plant is part of a power-to-x (P2X) project developed by Koppö Energia in Kristinestad, Finland.

SunGas Renewables' $2-B Beaver Lake Renewable Energy Project enters final stage of development

SunGas Renewables Inc. announced the start of front-end engineering design (FEED), marking the beginning of the final stage of development for its flagship project, Beaver Lake Renewable Energy.

Vioneo appoints Wood to design world’s first industrial scale fossil-free plastics facility

Vioneo has awarded Wood a contract to deliver the front-end engineering design for its revolutionary plant which will produce fossil-free plastics using green methanol.

Versalis starts up new recycled polymer production plant at Porto Marghera

Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, has opened a new plant in Porto Marghera for the production of plastics made wholly or partially from mechanically recycled raw materials. This project marks another key milestone in the company’s commitment to promoting a more circular and environmentally sustainable economy through technological innovation and post-consumer plastics recycling.

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