Downstream news

Livia Fallet and Renate Ruitenberg, Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company, USA, explain how connecting chemistry and advanced data analytics can help to minimise operational risks in cooling water systems.

Jeff Heath, Matrix Applied Technologies, USA, discusses the risks of adopting welded aluminium internal floating roofs prematurely.

Ekaterina Kalinenko, Euro Petroleum Consultants, Russia, examines how Russia’s downstream industry is faring while developing strategies for the future.

Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, predicts hope for the tanks and terminals sector in the Middle East and North Africa, following the disruption caused by COVID-19.

MOL Group has released a short video detailing the complex transportation of giant equipment to its polyol complex in Hungary.

The sale of Mega Lubricants is to John W. Stone Oil Distributor, LLC for US$22.4 million.

The AFPM recently conducted a Q&A with its Senior Director of Petrochemicals, Rob Benedict, to discuss the petrochemical industry’s role in reducing plastic waste.

Global methanol capacity could potentially increase from 148.44 million tpy in 2019 to 310.94 million tpy in 2030.

Lotte Chemical, LG Chem and YNCC are set to restart their naphtha crackers in December and January.

The first cargo of crude oil from the Oryx Concession in Chad arrived in Taiwan at the Dalin Refinery earlier this month.