Asia Pacific downstream news
Hengyi planning expansion of petrochemical complex in Brunei
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 to use Honeywell technology to boost proylene production
Zhenhua Petrochemical Co. Ltd will use Honeywell UOP’s C3 Oleflex technology for propane dehydrogenation.
Clariant enters catalyst R&D partnership with Tianjin University
The partnership will establish the “Clariant-TJU Academy”.
Chandra Asi MTBE and B1 plants begin operating
The methyl tert-butyl ether and Butene 1 plants are the first of their kind in Indonesia, according to the company.
Jiatong Energy to use INVISTA technology for dual PTA lines
The two lines, which will use INVISTA’s latest P8 PTA technology, will be installed in Rudong, Nantong City, Jiangsu province, China.
Shanghai Huayi to use Honeywell technology to produce propylene
The company will use C3 Oleflex™ technology for propane dehydrogenation for the production of 750 000 t of polymer-grade propylene at its plant in Qinzhou, Guangxi, China.
DuPont Clean Technologies to supply alkylation technology for Brunei refinery
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.
Sinopec merges two refineries in Guangdong
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.
GlobalData: China to dominate Asian refinery fluid catalytic cracking units capacity growth by 2024
China is expected to contribute about 89% of the region’s total capacity growth by 2024.
Dung Quat refinery processes first batch of Sokol crude
The refinery in Vietnam is looking to seek a replacement for shrinking domestic Bach Ho output.