Downstream news

Hydrite Chemical Co has acquired SERVCO, allowing them to more effectively service customers in the Southwestern portion of the United States.

OG&A BioSpecialties LLC has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for a 1000 bpd commercial biowax and bioester production plant.

Wantong Petrochemical will use Honeywell’s hydrotreating catalyst to produce ultra-low sulfur diesel.

Total is entering a partnership with Borealis and Nova with the aim of building an ethane steam cracker and a new polyethylene unit on the Gulf Coast.

ExxonMobil has announced it has completed its new Isopar production unit at Fawley, in Hampshire, UK.

Alliance Bio-Products, Inc. has announced the filing of 506(c) to raise funds for its new cellulosic ethanol production plant.

Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd (LNGLY) has announced that its subsidiary, Magnolia LNG, has signed on a new site lease agreement.

Hempel has inaugurated a new factory in Mina Abdullah in Kuwait, strengthening its position as a coatings supplier in the Middle East.

Wageningen University & Research has announced it has achieved a breakthrough in organic acid production using a biotechnological method.

DLA Piper is advising Sinopec on its acquisition of Chevron's downstream oil business' in South Africa and Botswana.