Europe downstream news

Maire Tecnimont Group’s NextChem has been awarded an Engineering contract for a biojet plant in France.

Vitol Aviation, a fuel supplier at Heathrow, UK, is making Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ available ahead of the G7 Summit to be held from 11 to 13 June 2021.

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction has signed a contract with Zeeland Refinery, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Lukoil, to provide a carbon capture and liquefaction solution in the Netherlands.

Eurotank Amsterdam is investing in the conversion of its gas oil tanks, making them suitable for storing biofuels, mixed biofuels and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), following a successful pilot project.

Aspen Technology Inc. has announced that Shell Catalysts & Technologies is implementing Aspen Schedule Explorer software in multiple plants throughout North America and Europe.

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a biogas liquefaction plant to Norway-based Biokraft, a subsidiary of the Scandinavian Biogas Group and a major player in the global biogas market.

NextChem and MYTILINEOS’ Renewable and Storage Development Business Unit (RSD BU) have signed an agreement to develop engineering activities for the implementation of a green hydrogen plant via electrolysis in Italy. 

Air France-KLM, Total, Groupe ADP and Airbus have joined forces to carry out the first long-haul flight powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced in France.

Liquid Wind AB (Liquid Wind) has awarded Worley a front-end engineering design (FEED) services and cost estimate contract for its renewable methanol facility called FlagshipONE in Örnsköldsvik, Northern Sweden.

UNICAT Catalyst Technologies LLC, a portfolio company of White Deer Energy, a US private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Jemmtec Ltd, trading as Magma Group, a UK based specialist in ceramics and catalyst manufacturing and related services.