Asia Pacific downstream news

The new plants join two existing ASUs, also built and operated by Linde, to support phase I and II of Wanhua Chemical's integrated chemical site and production centre in Yantai, China.

The decision was made following an extensive review of operations at Australia’s smallest refinery, which commenced operation in 1949.

The technologies will be used at Shandong Yulong's planned petrochemical complex in Longkou, Shandong Province, China.

Hengyi Industries Sdn. Bhd., has selected Univation Technologies’ UNIPOL PE Process for its world-scale 600 000 tpy polyethylene plant to be located in Palau Muara Besar, Brunei.

The joint venture will construct a new propylene oxide and styrene monomer unit in Zhenhai Ningbo, China.

The first cargo of gas delivered under BP’s new terminal usage agreement at the Guangdong Dapeng LNG Company Limited (GDLNG) import terminal in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, arrived on 24 January.

Air Liquide’s first contract with BASF in the Yeosu National Industrial Complex was signed 20 years ago.

Global acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene capacity is poised to register a total growth of 19% from 11.36 million tpy in 2019 to 13.49 million tpy in 2024, according to GlobalData.

Annual throughput stood at 674.41 million t in 2020, or about 13.45 million bpd, up roughly 410 000 bpd from 2019, data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows.

Callidus burners reduced Hengli’s emissions, improving air quality and helping to eliminate causes of acid rain.