Europe downstream news

Haffner Energy and Luxaviation Group have announced a non-exclusive 15-year offtake agreement in Europe with fixed SAF volume and price terms.

Worley has been awarded a contract by Preem for FEED verification for the planned conversion of the ICR plant at the Lysekil refinery in Sweden.

BTG Bioliquids BV and NanosTech have signed an MOU to deliver a fully integrated solution to produce advanced, drop-in biofuels.

MAIRE has announced that NEXTCHEM has been awarded an engineering study contract by Altalto Ltd based on its proprietary technologies for a SAF plant in the UK.

Borealis has begun a major investment at its production location in Schwechat, Austria, with a new polypropylene (PP) compounding line expected to begin operations in the 2H26.

OMV Petrom is expanding its activity in the bitumen field, through two strategic partnerships with Romanian companies, aimed at expanding storage capacity for bitumen and to produce polymer modified bitumen.

Shell has announced that they will not continue with the construction of a biofuels plant in Pernis, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Vioneo has awarded a major contract to ECI Group for a project that will deliver a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant to operate using an entirely fossil-free feedstock in Belgium.

Bondalti Chemicals has started operation of its chlor-alkali production facility in Estarreja, Portugal, with Asahi Kasei’s electrolyser system.

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