Downstream contract news

Bondalti Chemicals has started operation of its chlor-alkali production facility in Estarreja, Portugal, with Asahi Kasei’s electrolyser system.

Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical have established an LLP to achieve carbon neutrality and production capacity optimisation for two ethylene manufacturing facilities in Western Japan.

Baker Hughes has announced a long-term service agreement award from BP for its Tangguh LNG plant in Papua Barat, Indonesia.

Syzygy Plasmonics will use Honeywell UOP Fischer-Tropsch (FT) UnicrackingTM technology to make SAF from dairy waste and renewable energy at an electrified biogas-to-SAF facility, Uruguay.

Sempra Infrastructure and EQT Corp. have announced a SPA for the supply of 2 million tpy of LNG offtake from the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 development project in Jefferson County, Texas, US.

Borouge is set to collaborate with Yokogawa to conduct a proof-of-concept for AI-powered autonomous control room operations at Borouge’s Ruwais facility in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Trafigura has signed a long-term agreement to supply LNG to Korea Gas Corp.

thyssenkrupp Uhde has completed the pre front-end engineering design (FEED) phase for the Portland Renewable Fuels Project in collaboration with HAMR Energy, Australia.

Wood is set to provide project management consultancy (PMC) services to develop Turkey’s largest polypropylene plant and associated terminal facility as part of the Ceyhan project.

Finnish technology company Liquid Sun has launched an eSAF production pilot with ABB, Finnair, Fortum, and Finavia.