Refining

Sandvik Materials Technology will supply tubes for two heat exchangers used in a crude unit fractionator at a major refining company in the US Gulf Coast.

According to GlobalData, low-carbon hydrogen production in North America is to nearly triple by 2030, reaching 1.4 million tpy.

ClearSign Technologies Corp has received a verbal notification from ExxonMobil to put on hold the testing of its ClearSign Core process burners to be installed at the Baytown, Texas refinery.

ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC (ExxonMobil) has introduced ExxonMobil Renewable Diesel process technology (EMRD) to help meet the evolving needs for mobility, while utilising renewable feedstock.

Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) has been awarded a contract by Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.'s Gujarat refinery for a new 270 000 tpy catalytic dewaxing unit and hydrocracker revamp as part of IOCL's Petrochemical and Lube Integration Project (Lupech) in Gujarat, India.

Huntsman Corp. has announced that its Performance Products division plans to further expand its manufacturing facility in Petfurdo, Hungary, to meet the growing demand for polyurethane catalysts and specialty amines.

According to GlobalData, India is expected to register the second highest refinery vacuum distillation unit (VDU) capacity additions in Asia between 2021 and 2025 after China, contributing about 26% of the total capacity additions.

Arbor Renewable Gas LLC will use Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for producing renewable gasoline at a new facility in the Gulf Coast region.

PGNiG (Polish Oil and Gas Co.) have signed amendments to agreements with American companies Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC and Venture Global Plaquemines LLC to purchase another 2 million tpy of liquefied natural gas for 20 years.

Lummus Technology has announced that it has achieved successful plant acceptance from Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp. for the company’s cumene and phenol plant expansion in Ningbo, China.

Neste has signed a renewable power purchase agreement with Statkraft, who will begin the wind power deliveries to Neste's Porvoo refinery in Finland in mid-2022.

The precious metal recycler and refiner Sabin has created a new brand and website.

Starting with the Indian market, Tranter is launching a new app that helps customers work proactively with their heat exchanger maintenance and schedule service quickly.

KBR has announced that it has been awarded a feasibility study contract by PKN ORLEN to evaluate plastics recycling projects in Central Europe utilising KBR's Hydro-PRT technology.

Calumet has chosen Haldor Topsoe for a renewable diesel project in the Pacific Northwest.