Asia Pacific downstream news

The STRATCO alkylation unit at the Sinopec Qilu refinery in Zibo, Shandong Province, China, has successfully completed its performance test.

JERA Co., Inc. has started an LNG bunkering business in the Chubu region of Japan.

The Digital Reliability Platform is an asset performance management solution to predict equipment health, monitor performance, and enable advanced maintenance across its operations to eliminate unplanned downtime.

China is expected to lead Asia and Oceania’s refinery capacity growth, contributing around 71% of the region’s total capacity growth by 2024.

The global polyvinyl chloride capacity is poised to see considerable growth by 2024, potentially increasing from 56.13 million tpy in 2019 to 65.60 million tpy in 2024.

Sulzer has delivered a customised mass transfer solution to PT Enerco RPO Internasional’s grassroots plant in Batam, Indonesia.

Sinopec has started operation of a 800 000 tpy ethylene facility at its Zhanjiang refinery.

Axens’ contribution to producing BS-VI-compliant fuels significantly improves air quality in India.

The warehouse, with a total storage capacity of 2 million m3, is located in the eastern Chinese port city of Rizhao.

Enclosed Ground Flare technology has been installed at the company's petrochemical complex in Cilegon, Indonesia, to minimise the social and environmental impacts of plant operations.