Downstream news

The Cabinda Refinery was inaugurated 1 September 2025 by the Angolan President, João Lourenço, and expects to produce fuel by year-end.

Vioneo has awarded a major contract to ECI Group for a project that will deliver a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant to operate using an entirely fossil-free feedstock in Belgium.

Bondalti Chemicals has started operation of its chlor-alkali production facility in Estarreja, Portugal, with Asahi Kasei’s electrolyser system.

This article summarises field-proven strategies to enhance efficiency and reliability in syngas plants. It highlights best practices such as robotic convection cleaning, high-emissivity ceramic coatings, SCR fouling solutions, and corrosion-resistant thermal sprays, that reduce energy use by up to 15%, cut emissions, and extend equipment life.

Green Plains Inc. has announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with POET to sell its Rives, Tennessee-based, US, ethanol plant, for US$190 million in cash.

DNV has invested significantly to upgrade its Spadeadam research and development (R&D) facility, UK, to support de-risking the energy transition.

Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical have established an LLP to achieve carbon neutrality and production capacity optimisation for two ethylene manufacturing facilities in Western Japan.

Baker Hughes has announced a long-term service agreement award from BP for its Tangguh LNG plant in Papua Barat, Indonesia.

Universal Fuel Technologies’ (Unifuel) ethanol-to-jet SAF has been accepted into the ASTM D4054 Clearinghouse, which supports the technical evaluation of new aviation fuels for qualification.

Anton Tvelenev, KBR, examines how economic decline and geopolitical pressures have affected the global ethylene market, and considers what is to come for the industry.