Downstream news
API updates fire protection standard for refineries
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has announced the publication of Addendum 1 to API RP 2001, 10th Edition, ‘Fire Protection in Refineries.’
BASF invests in increasing production capacity of insulation material
BASF is strengthening its styrene value chain at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany by expanding the production capacity of Neopor® by 50 000 tpy.
IGS acquires thermal spray business from Liquidmetal Industrial Solutions
Integrated Global Services Inc. (IGS) has announced the acquisition of the engineered coatings and materials business of Liquidmetal Industrial Solutions.
ProSep strikes deal to drive refinery optimisation
ProSep has announced a new contract for testing with a Poland-based multinational oil refiner.
Hydrocarbon Engineering Spotlight with Sulzer
Luis Hoffmann and Emmanuelle Chauveau, Sulzer Chemtech, join us to discuss their article that featured in the October 2024 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, titled ‘The next step in dissolution recycling’.
Neste and Braskem to collaborate
Neste and Braskem announce agreement on supply of renewable and recycled feedstocks for polymers and chemicals production.
Infinity Recycling, LyondellBasell and CPChem invest in Alterra to accelerate advanced recycling
Alterra has announced the first closing of its latest equity investment round with funding from Infinity Recycling, LyondellBasell and Chevron Phillips Chemical.
Double Zero Holdings and SJ Environmental collaborate to transform natural gas into blue hydrogen
Double Zero Holdings and SJ Environmental have announced a partnership aimed at converting stranded natural gas into blue hydrogen.
Universal Fuel Technologies raises US$3 million to reduce SAF costs
With the demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) expected to increase tenfold by 2030, Universal Fuel Technologies (Unifuel) has closed US$3 million in funding for its Flexiforming technology that cuts SAF production costs by up to 50%.
BGEN signs five-year contract with INEOS O&P UK
BGEN has announced that it has signed a five-year contract with the petrochemical manufacturer, INEOS O&P UK.