Europe downstream news

In its efforts to scale-up chemical recycling, Neste has successfully concluded another series of industrial-scale processing runs with increasing volumes of liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland.

Miro Cavkov, Euro Petroleum Consultants (EPC), Bulgaria, explains why modern refineries need to adopt a diverse approach on their journey to reaching sustainability goals.

Air Liquide has announced that it will build, own and operate a world-scale carbon capture unit in the industrial basin of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, leveraging its proprietary Cryocap™ technology.

LOT Polish Airlines and SkyNRG have joined forces to advance the aviation industry’s sustainability efforts.

LyondellBasell (LYB) has been selected to receive a €40 million grant from the EU Innovation Fund.

MAIRE has announced that NextChem has signed an agreement with Saras S.p.A for an engineering design study to accelerate the decarbonisation of Saras’ refinery in Sarroch, Sardinia.

Servomex has been awarded the EcoVadis Gold Rating for sustainable business practices for the second year in a row.

The next major turnaround at Neste’s refinery in Porvoo, Finland, is scheduled for April - June 2024.

As Europe heads into its first winter after banning petroleum product imports from Russia, diesel imports from alternative trade partners look likely, reports the EIA.

Kellas Midstream and SSE Thermal (SSE), have formed a joint venture (JV) that will see SSE acquire a 50% share in H2NorthEast, Kellas’ blue hydrogen project on Teesside.