Downstream news
Olin and Huntsman shareholders approve transformative merger of equals
Olin Corp. and Huntsman Corp. have announced that their respective shareholders have approved the proposals necessary to complete the companies' previously announced all-stock merger of equals.
ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell among potential buyers of Shell’s US chemicals assets
Shell is looking to sell its US chemical assets, with reports that it could fetch up to US$8 billion, with interest expressed from ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell, the Financial Times has reported.
Axens supplies gasoline desulfurisation unit to Raízen in Argentina
Axens and Raízen have announced the start-up of a Prime-G+® FCC gasoline desulfurisation unit at Raízen’s refinery in Argentina, marking the 300th Prime-G+ unit licensed worldwide in 25 years.
Mantel raises strategic investment to scale commercial carbon capture deployment
Mantel has announced a new strategic investment from Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) and Azimut Investments to scale carbon capture across heavy industry.
Aduro selects Saipem for HCT facility at Chemelot
Aduro Clean Technologies has announced the selection of Saipem for Early Works and Services supporting the development of Aduro's planned First-of-a-Kind Hydrochemolytic™ Technology Facility at Chemelot in the Netherlands.
Shell develop terminal expansion with Therma Cebu Energy
Shell Pilipinas Corp. is progressing with a terminal expansion in Cebu, strategically located in the Visayas, the Philippines, to strengthen the availability of energy products and enhance supply chain resilience.
EIA: Dangote refinery drives increase in petroleum shipments from Nigeria
Seaborne petroleum product exports from Nigeria have grown seven-fold since 2023, playing an increasing role in the international market for petroleum products at a time when supplies from other areas have been constrained, the EIA has reported.
GlobalData: Asia to spearhead global upcoming conventional refineries growth additions by 2030
Asia is expected to lead global conventional refinery capacity additions during 2026 to 2030, supported by a large pipeline of new build and expansion projects, GlobalData has reported.
Haldia Petrochemicals set to inaugurate phenol and acetone facility
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. is set to inaugurate its new phenol and acetone manufacturing facility in October 2026, West Bengal, India, according to various media outlets.
Lessons learned
In the August issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Luis Alberto Torres-Morales, Jorge Luis Cabrera-Amador, and Leandro Ruiz-Ruiz, Braskem Idesa, alongside Ian Buttridge and David Lin, GTI Solutions, discuss how optimised demethanisers design can reduce methane slip and improve energy efficiency, with a particular focus on two retrofit projects.