Europe downstream news

thyssenkrupp Uhde Africa and Wismut GmbH have been appointed to execute a pre-feasibility for study for a Renewable Underground Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage (RUPHES) project on a specific site with a South African mining company.

Mammoet has completed the first lift using its innovative FOCUS30 crane; helping to reduce disruption during scheduled turnaround activity at a refinery in the UK.

Ardian, a private investment house, via its infrastructure business, and FiveT Hydrogen, a clean-hydrogen enabling investment platform, have announced a partnership to create Hy24, an equally owned joint venture.

Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. has announced that its subsidiary KT – Kinetics Technology S.p.A. has been awarded an EPC lump sum-turn key contract by LOTOS Oil, concerning the expansion of the Gdansk Refinery.

INEOS Grangemouth has announced planned further investment of over £1 billion towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions at its site to net zero by 2045.

TotalEnergies and Air Liquide are joining forces to decarbonise hydrogen production at TotalEnergies’ Normandy platform in France.

bp and Brightmark have signed an MOU to jointly evaluate opportunities for development of the next generation of plastic waste renewal plants in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

Huntsman Corp. has announced that its Performance Products division plans to further expand its manufacturing facility in Petfurdo, Hungary, to meet the growing demand for polyurethane catalysts and specialty amines.

Neste is providing companies in Finland with a service for monitoring transport fuel emissions, as a Neste industry survey has shown that renewable diesel is increasingly being used in the public sector and for goods transport.

Port of Rotterdam Authority, Koole Terminals, Chiyoda Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. have joined forces for a study for commercial-scale hydrogen imports.