Asia Pacific downstream news

Wood has secured a $50 million contract extension to provide maintenance solutions at Ampol’s Lytton refinery in Brisbane, Australia.

AVTL has announced a positive final investment decision (FID) to build a greenfield terminal in the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) port in Mumbai, India.

Clariant has unveiled advancements in its stabiliser portfolio, combining expanded production capacity in China with applications that enhance performance in artificial turf applications and medical sectors.

SAMSUNG E&A has received a letter of award for the FEED contract for the Indonesia INPEX Abadi Onshore LNG project from INPEX Masela Ltd.

ADNOC Gas plc has announced the signing of a heads of agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd to supply 0.5 million tpy of LNG for a 10-year term.

Johnson Matthey has announced that three methanol production trains of Inner Mongolia Baofeng Coal-based New Materials Co., Ltd, have been commissioned.

Clariant Catalysts has announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Shanghai Electric to jointly foster innovation in sustainable energy solutions.

Following a slowdown in 2025, growth in global demand for natural gas is expected to rise in 2026, according to the IEA’s 2Q25 Gas Market Report.

BASF and AltaGas have signed a long-term commercial agreement for the supply of butane via AltaGas and Royal Vopak's Ridley Island Energy Export Facility (REEF) commencing in 2027.

Licella has announced strategic funding from Diamond Edge Ventures (DEV), the corporate venture capital arm of Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG), a Japanese chemical company, under a Business and Capital Alliance Agreement.