Asia Pacific downstream news

China is predicted to account for 48% of the global propylene capacity additions by 2030.

Lotte Chemical, LG Chem and YNCC are set to restart their naphtha crackers in December and January.

Sinopec Corp’s Qilu refinery has resumed operations after a more than three-month overhaul.

The Hinduja Group’s Gulf Oil International Ltd has made an agreement to acquire the Ocean Tankers (PTE) Ltd facility assets in Singapore.

Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT) and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) have agreed to acquire Philippine Coastal Storage & Pipeline Corp. (PTSI), which owns a petroleum products import storage facility in the Philippines.

The five-year corrective maintenance contract includes the provision of maintenance and repairs for all mechanical and electronical instruments at the lube oil blending facility in Bangkok.

Kaijin Blue Sky Energy is building a facility in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, using LyondellBasell's polypropylene technology.

The Höegh Giant floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) will be deployed at H-Energy’s Jaigarh LNG regasification terminal for 10 years, starting its delivery in 1Q21.

The deals were struck with Sanmenxia Aoke Chemical Industry Co., Ltd, based in Sanmenxia City, and ABB Engineering Shanghai.

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group has selected Johnson Matthey as its collaboration partner for its latest methanol project.