Downstream petrochemical news
Technip Energies secures contract for Long Son Petrochemicals project
Technip Energies has been awarded a contract by Long Son Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. (LSP) for its Long Son Petrochemicals Enhancement (LSPE) project, located on Long Son Island, Vietnam.
thyssenkrupp Uhde to build low-emission polyester plant for KÖKSAN
thyssenkrupp Uhde’s subsidiary, Uhde Inventa-Fischer, has signed a contract with the Turkish packaging producer KÖKSAN for the delivery of a PET production plant.
BASF and Avery Dennison to launch acrylates based on renewable electricity
BASF is launching Butyl acrylate RE and 2-Ethylhexylacrylate RE, two new products that are manufactured at BASF’s Freeport, Texas site, US, with attributed electricity from renewable sources.
OMV and XRG complete transactions to create Borouge International
OMV and XRG, ADNOC’s international investment arm, have announced the formation of Borouge Group International AG, to operate under the brand name Borouge International.
EIA: NGL liquids exports reached record highs in 2025
NGL exports reached 3.1 million bpd in 2025, growing 7% from the previous year, NGL plant production increasing every year since 2005.
TotalEnergies and EDF sign agreement for low-carbon electricity supply
TotalEnergies and EDF have sign a long-term partnership to secure low-carbon electricity supply for TotalEnergies’ refining and chemicals sites in France.
Mitsui Chemicals acquires ISCC PLUS Certification
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has announced that it has acquired certification under the ISCC PLUS system for ACTCOL™ produced at its Nagoya Works in January 2026, certifying sustainable products.
BASF inaugurates Verbund site in China
BASF has announced the official inauguration of its newly built Verbund site in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province in southern China.
GlobalData: China to dominate the global plastics demand in 2026
A strong manufacturing sector prompts China to account for more than a third of global plastics consumption, according to GlobalData.
Nextchem secures feasibility studies for two plastic upcycling projects
MAIRE has announced that Nextchem has been awarded two feasibility studies in Southern Africa and Southeast Asia dedicated to mechanical upcycling and compounding plants.