Asia Pacific downstream news
Grace licenses process technology to Dongguan Grand Resource
W. R. Grace & Co. has licensed its UNIPOL PP Process Technology to Dongguan Grand Resource.
Neste and All Nippon Airways sign sustainable aviation fuel supply agreement
The partnership represents Neste’s first sustainable aviation fuel supply to an Asian airline.
Lummus Technology awarded contract for large-scale polypropylene unit in Brunei
Lummus Technology's Novolen business has been awarded a contract by Hengyi Industries for a large-scale polypropylene unit in Brunei.
Sinopec Qilu refinery starts up DuPont alkylation unit
The STRATCO alkylation unit at the Sinopec Qilu refinery in Zibo, Shandong Province, China, has successfully completed its performance test.
JERA starts LNG bunkering business
JERA Co., Inc. has started an LNG bunkering business in the Chubu region of Japan.
AVEVA and SCG collaborate on Digital Reliability Platform
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.
GlobalData: China to dominate Asia and Oceania’s refinery capacity growth by 2024
China is expected to lead Asia and Oceania’s refinery capacity growth, contributing around 71% of the region’s total capacity growth by 2024.
GlobalData: China to lead global polyvinyl chloride capacity additions 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 starts up TDAE processing line in Indonesia
Sulzer has delivered a customised mass transfer solution to PT Enerco RPO Internasional’s grassroots plant in Batam, Indonesia.
Sinopec begins ethylene production at Zhanjiang refinery
Sinopec has started operation of a 800 000 tpy ethylene facility at its Zhanjiang refinery.