Europe downstream news

Borealis has announced two major investments in cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) production facilities at its site in Stenungsund, Sweden.

Moeve has joined Shell’s Avelia platform, which aims to scale SAF use by connecting parties within the supply chain and provide a more commercially viable solution for decarbonising aviation.

BASF and funds managed by Carlyle have entered into a binding agreement relating to BASF’s automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinish coatings, and surface treatment businesses (BASF Coatings).

Uniper and Five Bioenergy have signed a seven-year biomethane purchase agreement from three of Spain’s largest biomethane plants, which are located in Murcia, Spain.

Eni has launched the authorisation process for the Environmental Impact Assessment (VIA) to transform its industrial site in Priolo, Sicily, Italy, a new biorefinery and chemical recycling plant for plastics.

Integra Plastics AD, Bulgaria, a member of the Borealis group, is converting its production facility to produce polypropylene starting in October 2025.

Chevron Phillips Chemical have officially inaugurated the expansion of the polyalphaolefin (PAO) production unit in Beringen, Belgium.

The MultiPHLY hydrogen project has reached a milestone with the start-up of a multi-megawatt electrolyser at Neste’s refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Technip Energies has been awarded two engineering services contracts by Repsol for the development of the Ecoplanta project, a waste-to-methanol facility to be built in El Morell, Spain.

Plug Power has delivered its first 10 MW electrolyser for a 100 MW green hydrogen project at Galp’s Sines Refinery, Portugal.