Downstream news

SIAD Americas LLC has been selected to provide an air separation unit for the Pacifico Mexinol ultra-low carbon methanol project in Sinaloa, Mexico.

Braskem S.A. has announced it will increase the ethane base capacity of its petrochemical plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by 220 000 tpy of ethylene and equivalent volumes of polyethylene.

Baker Hughes has announced an award from Technip Energies to supply a steam turbine generator along with critical centrifugal compression equipment for the Blue Point Number One Ammonia Project in Modeste, Louisiana, US.

Crystaphase has been named a Partner in Collaboration award winner in Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s 10th Annual Supplier Recognition Awards.

Plug Power has partnered with Edgewood Renewables to build a renewable fuels facility in Nevada, US, utilising renewable natural gas and low-carbon hydrogen.

The pace of capacity additions for US biofuel production slowed in 2024, with production capacity increasing by a modest 3% from the start of 2024 to the start of 2025, according to the EIA’s latest biofuels production capacity reports.

Oman Tank Terminal Co. (OTTCO), a subsidiary of OQ Group, and Royal Vopak have signed a shareholder agreement to establish a new company in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, Oman (SEZAD).

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. and Polyplastics Co. Ltd have announced that the companies have entered into a contract regarding marketing operations for engineering plastics products.

Petrobras has finalised all contract signings to resume construction of Train 2 of the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST) processing units in the city of Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Emily Ruhl and Michael Krela, Koch-Glitsch, join us to discuss the evolution of distillation tray valves, highlighting how design advancements have improved capacity, efficiency, and operational flexibility.