Project Management

HPCL aims to start crude unit at 9-MMtpy Rajasthan refinery (India) in October

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. announced that it plans to begin crude processing at its 9-MMtpy Rajasthan (India) refinery in October of this year. The company has also announced that it hopes to start petrochemicals production in January 2026. 

Nuberg EPC, EDL sign technical collaboration agreement across several industries

Nuberg EPC and EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft mbH (a Pörner Group Company) have signed a Technical Collaboration Agreement to explore engineering and sustainable development opportunities across industries including fuel oil refineries, petrochemical industries, green hydrogen derivatives and sustainable process technologies to accelerate technological excellence and environmental responsibility.

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.

Topsoe’s technology chosen by Zhongneng Yida for 400,000-tpy SAF plant in China

Carbon Clean announces successful test of CycloneCC C1 technology at commercial scale

Carbon Clean has announced today the successful factory testing of the world’s largest Rotating Packed Bed (RPB) of this size for carbon capture.

INEOS, Royal Wagenborg launch the first European-built offshore CO2 carrier for carbon capture and storage

The launch and naming of Carbon Destroyer 1 marks a defining moment in the development of Project Greensand and the EU’s first commercial -scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain.

Emerson's Aspen Technology business releases new software with expanded AI capabilities, enhanced visualization and simplified workflows

Emerson announced a new release of the flagship software of its Aspen Technology business. The release introduces a significant expansion of industrial AI capabilities, enhances user experience, provides new capabilities to accelerate progress toward sustainability goals and improves operational performance. 

LanzaJet and BioD announce feasibility study for SAF plant in Colombia

LanzaJet and BioD announced the launch of a feasibility study to develop the first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant in Colombia, setting a milestone as one of the pioneering SAF production initiatives in the Latin American region.