Asia Pacific downstream news

Linde has announced it is advancing its partnership with Wanhua Chemical Group with an additional investment of €108 million in China.

Clariant Catalysts has announced it is expanding its presence in China after opening its new office in Yinchuan.

CPC Taoyuan has started up its sulfur recovery units with technology supplied by DuPont Clean Technologies to help reduce the environmental impact.

VTTI has announced it has acquired a 51% interest in a greenfield terminal project in Pakistan.

IFC and Excelerate Energy have announced they have secured the financing for Bangladesh's first LNG project in order to expand energy access.

Fuel Tech has announced it has been awarded air pollution control orders totalling US$5 million.

IndianOil and LanzaTech have signed a Statement of Intent to construct the world’s first refinery off gas-to-bioethanol production facility in India.

CB&I has announced that it has been awarded a material supply contract for an ethylene expansion project.

Vitol has announced it has increased its shareholding in Hascol Petroleum Limited, Pakistan, to 25%.

Essar has announced it will complete the Rs 86 000 crore Essar Oil stake sale to Rosneft and Trafigura-UCP consortium.