Downstream contract news

BASF and Heidelberg University will continue to jointly operate the Catalysis Research Laboratory (CaRLa) for a further five years.

Transition Industries LLC announced at COP28 that it has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corp. (IFC) to jointly develop its methanol production facility.

Alfa Laval is partnering with Outokumpu to cut carbon emissions and enable a shift from regular stainless steel, to steel with half the original carbon footprint.

Repsol has begun supplying sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Atlas Air for use in all its flights with its customer Inditex from Zaragoza Airport, Spain.

The first test flight to demonstrate the potential for converting methanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has taken place in Dubai, UAE, on the sidelines of COP28.

Lummus Technology has signed a strategic supply agreement with NET Power Inc. to design and supply recuperative heat exchangers (HXR).

Rio Tinto will replace its entire fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, US, from 2024.

Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. and Yokogawa have joined forces to promote the digitalisation of operations at refineries owned by Cosmo Oil.

Infinium and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst have announced a US$75 million project equity investment commitment to support Infinium’s eFuels project.

Neste and ENOC Group have agreed to collaborate to explore the possibilities of supplying and purchasing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Dubai and the wider Middle East North Africa (MENA) region.