Downstream petrochemical news

BASF has commissioned the steam cracker at its newly built Verbund site in Zhanjiang in South China as scheduled.

Borouge Plc has announced the completion of a proof of concept for AI-powered autonomous operations at its Ruwais facility, UAE, delivered in collaboration with Honeywell.

L&T’s Hydrocarbon Onshore business vertical (L&T Onshore) has won a major order from Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) for a polyethylene swing unit in India.

NEXTCHEM has agreed to acquire 100% of Ballestra Group, composed of Ballestra S.P.A. (Italy), Buss Chemtech Ag (Switzerland), and Ballestra Engineering and Projects Pvt (India).

Tasnee has announced the planned periodic maintenance shutdown at the Saudi Ethylene and Polyethylene Co. (SEPC), which will coincide with the extended shutdown related to the ethylene cracker expansion project.

Clariant has announced the continued performance of its high-efficiency CATOFIN catalyst and heat-generating material (HGM) at Ningxia Runfeng New Material Technology Co. Ltd’s PDH unit.

Aarti Industries has announced it has secured multiple long-term supply contracts for key chemical commodities, including methanol and toluene, with manufacturers and suppliers across GCC countries and Southeast Asia.

INEOS has announced a major £150 million investment to underpin the long-term future of its Grangemouth site in Scotland, one of the UK’s most important industrial assets.

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. has announced that its’ affiliate Kumho Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has decided to further increase the capacity of its production facilities for methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI).

Clean Planet Technologies has secured US and Saudi patents for its pyrolysis-oil upgrading process, strengthening the UK’s plastics-to-SAF innovation push.