Asia Pacific downstream news

Brenntag has been appointed as Neste’s new base oils distributor in Greater China.

Bestgrand Chemical Group has successfully started-up a wet gas sulfuric acid plant in China, with a production capacity of 300 000 tpy of sulfuric acid.

CB&I has been awarded a technology and material supply contract for an ethylene plant in Thailand.

Haldor Topsoe and JITRI have formed a joint R&D company to accelerate development of innovative technologies for Chinese market.

Linde has established a S$30 million Asia Pacific digitalisation hub to accelerate and extend its digital transformation capabilities.

Arkema has announced a 25% expansion in its global polyamide 12 polymers production capacities to support customer demand in Asia.

Analysis of the planned delayed coking units capacity of refineries has suggested that the Jieyang refinery in China has the highest planned DCU capacity globally.

The partnership with Dongming Petrochemical will allow BP to expand retail business in China.

CNOOC Orient Petrochemicals Co. Ltd has commissioned a DuPont wet scrubbing system at its oil refinery on Hainan Island, China.

Honeywell UOP has inaugurated a new production line for coal-to-chemicals catalysts in China.