Downstream petrochemical news

Asia is poised to dominate the global petrochemicals projects landscape, representing for nearly two-thirds of the projects slated to commence operations by the end of the decade, according to GlobalData.

Braskem S.A. has announced it will increase the ethane base capacity of its petrochemical plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by 220 000 tpy of ethylene and equivalent volumes of polyethylene.

NEXTCHEM and Uzkimyosanoat JSC have signed an agreement on a potential collaboration to develop a carbon capture project in Uzbekistan.

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. and Polyplastics Co. Ltd have announced that the companies have entered into a contract regarding marketing operations for engineering plastics products.

Suez Canal Authority has signed a strategic partnership contract with Anchorage Investments to build a petrochemicals complex in Ain Sokha, Egypt, with US$2 billion in investments for the first phase.

BASF has announced a strategic collaboration with International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) to accelerate the development of IFF’s Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials™ technology platform.

Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan Inc. have announced the commencement of a binding open season for transportation service on the Western Gateway Pipeline, a newly proposed refined products pipeline system for key downstream markets.

Repsol has launched its own intelligent agent construction platform, highlighting the use of agent-based artificial intelligence (AI) and multi-agent systems.

At the 7th National Alkane Dehydrogenation Industry Innovation and Development Forum in Ningbo, China, on 26 August 2025, Rezel Catalysts Corp. announced the successful first industrial application of its independently developed chromium-based fixed-bed propane dehydrogenation (PDH) catalyst.

Burckhardt Compressions has secured a major equipment order for a new chemicals storage facility in the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone, located in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, UAE.