Asia Pacific downstream news

TGE Shanghai has signed a tank EPC contract with Guangdong Huizhou LNG Co. Ltd.

Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical Co. Ltd. will use again LyondellBasell Lupotech T high-pressure polyethylene technology at their facility located in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, China.

Technip Energies has announced that the Bora LyondellBasell Petrochemical Co. Ltd’s 1000 tpy ethylene plant reached performance guarantees.

According to GlobalData, Asia is expected to lead the global polypropylene capacity additions with a capacity of 40.32 million tpy by 2025.

BASF will expand its mobile emissions catalysts production plant in Chennai, India. The double-digit million Euro investment will nearly double the company’s catalysts production capacity for the heavy-duty on- and off-road segment.

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) has initiated China's first megaton carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) project, the Sinopec Qilu-Shengli oilfield CCUS.

According to GlobalData, Africa is expected to register the highest refinery vacuum distillation units (VDU) capacity additions globally during 2021 to 2025, contributing around 33% of the total capacity additions by 2025.

Crown LNG has entered into an agreement with Aker Solutions as the main contractor to deliver a gravity-based structure (GBS) in concrete for Crown’s offshore LNG terminal at Kakinada, India.

India Glycols Ltd and Clariant have completed the creation of their 49 – 51% joint venture (JV) for renewable ethylene oxide (EO) derivatives after receiving all necessary regulatory approvals.

Maire Tecnimont Group is expanding its footprint in India with a US$170 million EPCC contract by Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOCL).