Downstream news updates

MAIRE has announced that Nextchem has been awarded two feasibility studies in Southern Africa and Southeast Asia dedicated to mechanical upcycling and compounding plants.

Ketjen Corp. and Aramco have entered into a joint development agreement to co-develop, test, and deploy next-generation fluid catalytic cracking catalysts and additives.

SWEP has announced a strategic partnership with Microchannel Devices (MCD) which will expand SWEP’s market offering with MCD’s printed circuit heat exchangers (PCHE).

The UK government has pledged up to £9 million to support the future of the Mossmorran site and help protect Fife’s wider economy following the ethylene plant’s closure.

Venture Global, Inc. and Vitol have announced the execution of an agreement for the purchase of approximately 1.5 million tpy of US LNG from Venture Global for five years commencing in 2026.

Econotherm has announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply a heat pipe-based fired heater air-preheater to a major refiner in Thailand.

ADNOC and OMV have announced strong progress towards the formation of Borouge Group International AG, including the signing of an Asset Usage Agreement for the Borouge 4 (B4) production complex.

REZEL Catalysts Corp. has been awarded a contract to supply catalysts for a 600 000 t CATOFIN™ PDH unit operated by Lihuayi Weiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. in China.

SAFFiRE Renewables has selected ANDRITZ to supply key refining technology for its new pilot plant in Liberal, Kansas, US, that will convert agricultural residues into cellulosic ethanol.

Jérôme Lefrancois and David McGee, ENVEA Global, explore the advantages that Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy can offer for monitoring CO2 impurities in carbon capture applications.

EcoCeres Inc. has launched a sustainable aviation fuel pilot programme in China, codenamed Project Spark.

The US exported approximately 0.3 billion ft3/d of LNG to destinations in the Caribbean in 2025, according to the US Department of Energy’s LNG Exports and Re-Exports Details.

Shell Catalyst & Technologies has completed a successful warranty test run of the Shell Turbo Technologies at the Gbaran-Ubie Central Processing Facility (CPF) in Nigeria, operated by Renaissance Africa Energy Co. Ltd.

BASF has started up the world’s first production plant for catalysts based on X3D® technology at its Ludwigshafen site, Germany.

Missile attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City fundamentally alter the global gas market outlook, according to Wood Mackenzie analysis.

BP has reached an agreement to sell its Gelsenkirchen refinery and related businesses to Klesch Group, an independent European refiner.

Worley has received full notice to proceed from Venture Global under its reimbursable engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the second phase of its CP2 project.

Ebara Elliott Energy and NuScale Power Corp. (NuScale) have announced a collaborative research programme to demonstrate and field test a commercial scale high-temperature steam compressor to integrate NuScale Power Modules™ (NPM) with petrochemical plants needing process heat.

Abundia has announced that it has entered a multi-project licensing agreement with Topsoe to deploy its HydroFlex® technology for the upgrading process at Abundia's waste-plastics-to-renewable products recycling facility in Baytown, Texas, US.

TwinThread has announced the release of Perfect Batch, an AI-powered manufacturing analytics solution designed to optimise batch production processes by empowering manufacturers to standardise and consistently replicate their best performing or ‘golden batches.’

Baker Hughes has announced a substantial 60 month service award from Petrobras to support critical turbomachinery equipment for Brazil’s offshore operations as well as a major refinery.

Clariant have announced the completion of a collaborative pilot-scale project with Borealis and SINTEF, marking a significant milestone in advancing circular economy solutions for the plastics industry.

Technip Energies has signed an agreement with Verso Energy to acquire a minority equity stake in the DEZiR project, an eSAF plant located in Rouen, France.

thyssenkrupp nucera has been awarded the FEED study by Juno Joule for a 260 MW green hydrogen electrolysis project in India.