Downstream petrochemical news

Dutch manufacturer Hadro has been welcomed into the KLINGER Group, strengthening KLINGER’s instrumentation portfolio.

Uncompetitive European energy and carbon costs have pushed INEOS Phenol to announce their intent to permanently close the Gladbeck site in Germany.

Petrobras has produced the first batch of ARLA 32 at Ansa, in Araucária, Brazil.

Kumho Mitsui Chemicals has begun the operation of a chlor-alkali plant using thyssenkrupp nucera technology.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth is set to demonstrate technology for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage at Osaka-Kansai Expo.

SEFE has entered into a partnership with SOCAR (Azerbaijan) to import up to 15 TWh of natural gas per year.

BASF has started up a new world-scale plant for hexamethylenediamine in Chalampé, France.

INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe has launched a new advanced recycled plastic production product at its Lavera site in Southern France.

Kisuma has introduced Setogem™ RD, a dual-function nucleator and acid scavenger molecule for polypropylenes.

Deliveries of oil products from Exolum terminals to the Spanish market increased by 2.7% in May 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.