Europe downstream news
Vopak has updated its portfolio
Vopak has released a new update on its portfolio covering their EemsEnergyTerminal acquisition and sale of three chemical terminals.
MAN Energy Solutions to build reactor for renewable fuels
MAN Energy Solutions will provide reactor technology for CAPHENIA's renewable fuels production plant.
INEOS Aromatics to propose mothballing one of its PTA plants
INEOS Aromatics has announced its intention to mothball the smaller and older of two of its Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) units at its integrated PX and PTA production facility in Geel, Belgium.
Carbon Clean awarded Sustainable Markets Initiative 2023 Terra Carta Seal
The Sustainable Markets Initiative has announced that Carbon Clean has been awarded its 2023 Terra Carta Seal.
MAN Energy Solutions wins German Sustainability Award
At an award ceremony in Düsseldorf on 23 November 2023, MAN Energy Solutions won the 16th German Sustainability Award as one of the winners in the ‘Mechanical and Plant Engineering’ company category.
ABB upgrades Repsol butane plants
Repsol Butano has entered into an agreement with ABB to upgrade its distributed control systems (DCS) at 12 of the energy company’s butane factories across Spain.
HAROPA PORT and VERSO ENERGY sign agreement
HAROPA PORT and VERSO ENERGY have signed an agreement for the installation of a plant to produce low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic fuels.
BASF receives funding approval for electrolysis plant
With the approval of funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, BASF has taken a major step in its project aimed at decarbonising the chemical industry.
Rotterdam The Hague Airport accelerates sustainable fuel blending
Shell and Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTHA) have signed a long-term agreement to blend sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on all aircraft fuelled at the airport, starting in 2024.
LanzaJet, British Airways and Nova Pangaea Technologies secure funding
Project Speedbird – a partnership between LanzaJet, British Airways, and Nova Pangaea Technologies – has secured a total of £9 million from the UK government's Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) competition.