Downstream news
Air Liquide to construct air separation unit in Tianjin
The unit will support the growth of the chemical and steel industries in the Tianjin basin.
CNOOC completes performance testing of DuPont hydrotreating unit
The IsoTherming VGO hydrotreater at CNOOC's Huizhou Refinery is designed to process 51 419 bpsd (2600 kmta) of a vacuum gasoil feedstock as feed for the FCC unit.
Hempel holds groundbreaking ceremony for new factory
With an annual production capacity of 200 000 t, Hempel’s new factory in Yangtze International Chemical Industrial Park in Zhangjiagang will be the company’s largest production site in the region.
CLH acquires 15 liquid product storage terminals in Europe
CLH has acquired the liquid product storage facilities of Inter Terminals in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands.
LEWA Nikkiso Russia becomes Nikkiso Industrial Russia
Effective 1 October 2020, LEWA Nikkiso Russia will be consolidated into the Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries Group under the name Nikkiso Industrial Russia.
Burckhardt Compression successfully issued a CHF 100 million bond
The bond is primarily intended to finance the recently announced acquisition of the remaining 40% stake in Shenyang Yuanda Compressor.
Voting on Petrobras refineries privatisation postponed
Voting on the sale of Petrobras' refineries has been postponed by Brazil's Supreme Court, without setting a new deadline.
Senex Energy to supply gas to Gladstone’s Northern Oil Refinery
The company will supply up to 2.5 petajoules of natural gas under the initial two and a half year agreement.
Indian Oil Corp. reviewing refinery expansion plans
The review is due to a gradual rise in use of cleaner fuels and changing demand patterns in India.
Scrubbers climate impact assessed
Wärtsilä has issued a press release referring its customers to a recent report from CE Delft regarding the climate impact of exhaust gas cleaning.