Asia Pacific downstream news

The STRATCO alkylation unit will enable Hengyi Industries to generate low-sulfur, high-octane, low-Rvp alkylate with zero olefins that meets the criteria of the China VI standard.

The new entity has a crude refining capacity of 300 000 bpd and is due to start a new 800 000 tpy ethylene complex in September at the Zhongke plant.

China is expected to contribute about 89% of the region’s total capacity growth by 2024.

The refinery in Vietnam is looking to seek a replacement for shrinking domestic Bach Ho output.

The plant, located in northwestern China, began 45 days of maintenance on 1 July.

The company has started up a fifth purified terephthalic acid line on Changxing Island in Dalian, China.

Covid-19 and a pessimistic economic outlook will have a near-term impact on oil demand and the refining sector in Asia Pacific. But in the long-run, demand continues to be robust driven by a future demand for mobility and petrochemicals.

The civil works is part of a project to transform the existing oil refinery in Sriracha into an environmental-friendly facility that will produce higher quality transportation fuels.

UOP's modular natural gas processing technology is to be used in the development of a 900 million ft3/d offshore gas purification plant in the Kasawari gas field.

Both companies will explore the option to invest in hydrogen production and filling facilities, and further the use of hydrogen in industrial applications, particularly mobility.