Asia Pacific downstream news

W. R. Grace & Co. has licensed its UNIPOL® PP process technology to the new MTO gas chemical complex, located in the Bukhara region of Uzbekistan, to Enter Engineering.

Uzbekistan GTL LLC has issued an update on the current state of the construction of its complex for the production of synthetic liquid fuel in the region.

Shell Catalysts & Technologies will supply ethylene oxide catalyst to Jiangsu Dynamic Chemical, and will provide technical services utilising Shell’s upstream and downstream expertise.

Chevron and Hokkaido Gas Co. Ltd have signed a new agreement for the delivery of LNG from Chevron’s global LNG portfolio to the Hokkaido area, Japan.

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL) has acquired a 50% equity stake in HPCL Shapoorji Energy Private Ltd (HSEPL) from S P Ports Private Ltd.

Puma Bitumen has announced the opening of its latest bitumen terminal in Chennai, India. The new terminal will produce up to 40 000 tpy of asphalt to support infrastructure growth in the country.

Clariant’s additives business aims to support the needs of China’s growth industries, with new facilities to foster R&D and joint application technology developments at the One Clariant Campus (OCC).

Lummus Technology has announced an award for its ethylbenzene technology from a customer in Jiangsu Province, China.

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) has signed an agreement with Qatar Petroleum to purchase 2 million tpy of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for a term of 10 years.

Lotte GS Chemical Corp. has selected Honeywell technology for its phenol and acetone production at its petrochemicals facility in Yeosu, Korea.