Asia Pacific downstream news

MAIRE has announced that Nextchem, through its subsidiary KT Tech, has been awarded a contract for early engineering works and proprietary equipment supply for an SAF plant under development in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has announced that it has acquired certification under the ISCC PLUS system for ACTCOL™ produced at its Nagoya Works in January 2026, certifying sustainable products.

BASF has announced the official inauguration of its newly built Verbund site in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province in southern China.

A strong manufacturing sector prompts China to account for more than a third of global plastics consumption, according to GlobalData.

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

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.

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.

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

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

JERA Co., Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea Gas Corp. with the aim of strengthening energy security in Japan and the Republic of Korea.