Asia Pacific downstream news
Honeywell UOP commissions second propylene plant for Zhejiang Satellite
Honeywell UOP’s catalytic dehydrogenation technology is being used in a 450 000 tpy petrochemicals unit in China belonging to Zhejiang Satellite.
Mayer Brown represents CLP Power in Hong Kong offshore LNG terminal project
Mayer Brown has advised CLP Power Hong Kong Limited in connection with the Hong Kong Offshore LNG terminal project, which involves the use FSRU technology for the first time in Hong Kong.
Black & Veatch appoint new leader of Floating Offshore Solutions team
Black & Veatch appoint new leader of its global Floating Offshore Solutions team
Grace licenses polypropylene technology to Datong Coal Mine Group
Grace has licensed its UNIPOL polypropylene technology to Datong Coal Mine Group for a 430 000 tpy polypropylene facility in China.
Linde starts up new gas production facility
Linde has started up its new gas production facility in Singapore, supplying industrial gases to Evonik Industries’ methionine complex.
Chevron Lummus Global awarded contract for IndianOil refinery
Chevron Lummus Global has been awarded a licence and engineering contract for a lubricants base oil plant at IndianOil’s Haldia Refinery.
Evonik and thyssenkrupp Industrial sign petrochemical agreements in China
Evonik and thyssenkrupp Industrial will license HPPO technology for the production of propylene oxide to Qixiang Tengda in China.
BASF to expand tert-Butylamine capacity with new plant in China
BASF plans to build a second tert-Butylamine plant in Nanjing, China, increasing its global capacity by 30%.
China to lead growth in global liquids storage capacity by 2023
GlobalData has reported that China will drive global liquids storage capacity growth by 2023, adding 135 million bbl.
China to replace Japan as top LNG importer by 2022
Wood Mackenzie forecasts that China will import more LNG than Japan as early as 2022, making it the largest importer in the world.