Asia Pacific downstream news

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.

Pertamina will use Honeywell UOP technologies to produce biofuels at its Plaju and Cilacap refineries in Indonesia.

The recent uptick in industrial/ business activities and gradual re-opening of economies are set to strengthen the demand for polymers.

The new facility will be primarily responsible for producing the CATOFIN catalyst for propane dehydrogenation, which is used in the production of olefins such as propylene.

Cellier Activity, of ABB in France, has been awarded a contract to install new blending technologies and process control system at the Marunda Lube Oil Blending Plant in Jakarta.

Hengyi is planning to add a 280 000 bpd crude oil refinery and a 2 million tpy paraxylene unit at its complex in Palau Muara Besar.

Zhenhua Petrochemical Co. Ltd will use Honeywell UOP’s C3 Oleflex technology for propane dehydrogenation.