Europe downstream news

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.

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.

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.

After pioneering research developed over a decade at the University of Oxford, OXCCU has been awarded a grant through the UK government’s Advanced Fuels Fund.

LyondellBasell has made the Final Investment Decision (FID) to build the company's first industrial-scale catalytic advanced recycling demonstration plant at its Wesseling, Germany, site.

Gabriel Buffin, Bijay Barik and Laurent Watripont, Axens, discuss how isomerisation can open up a world of opportunities for a more sustainable refining industry.

Glenfarne Energy Transition has announced that the company’s Texas LNG project has selected Baker Hughes to supply gas compression technology equipment for its LNG export terminal.

Liquid Wind has strengthened its partnership with pan-European decarbonisation leaders to include plans of developing and marketing 10 additional eMethanol facilities in the Nordics by 2027.

Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, sheds light on the urgent need for European energy and petrochemical suppliers to adapt in the face of market upheaval.

Neste, a producer of renewable fuels from waste and residues, has acquired 29% of the shares of Neste Demeter B.V., increasing Neste’s ownership to 80% of the company.