Europe downstream news

The former Vopak Terminal Amsterdam Westport has been rebranding to Evos Amsterdam following its acquisition by First State Investments.

Neste has supplied Lufthansa with sustainable aviation fuel as part of the companies’ collaboration for sustainable aviation.

Vopak has completed the divestment of its terminals in Amsterdam and Hamburg.

BASF has announced that it plans to expand its ethylene oxide and derivatives complex at its Verbund site in Antwerp.

BIAXPLEN has acquired a 50% stake in the European BOPP film producer Manucor.

Bilfinger UK has been awarded a seven-year maintenance contract by ExxonMobil for its Fife Ethylene Plant.

Wärtsilä and Q Power have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to support the development of renewable fuels.

Michelin, IFPEN, and Axens have announced plans to construct an industrial-scale bio-butadiene plant in France.

Eni has opened its Gela biorefinery, capable of processing 750 000 tpy of used vegetable oil, animal fat, algae and by-products into biofuel.

The second such license deal, ORLEN Poludnie will use Clariant technology for the production of cellulosic ethanol.