Europe downstream news
Neste and Air BP ready to deliver sustainable aviation fuel to Sweden
Neste and Air BP have entered into an agreement to deliver sustainable aviation fuel to airline and airport customers in Sweden in 2019.
New appointment to Vecoplan’s management board
Michael Lambert has been appointed to Vecoplan’s management board to provide support to the CEO, Werner Berens.
From rust to robust for major Spanish refinery
Sulzer deploys automated welding to repair and protect distillation columns at a major refinery in Spain.
Trafigura enters into petrochemical trading joint venture
Trafigura Group is being joined by executives from the petrochemical industry in creating two new petrochemical trading entities.
MOL Group acquires Aurora Group
The signing of a sales-purchase agreement by MOL to acquire Aurora signals MOL’s entry into recycled plastic compounding.
Aramco signs supply arrangement with PKN Orlen
The agreement stipulates that Aramco will supply Arabian crude oil to the Polish oil refiner, PKN Orlen, in exchange for high sulfur fuel oil.
StocExpo celebrates 15 year anniversary
With a 10% rise in visitors, StocExpo celebrates another successful year.
LNG changing the UK gas supply mix
LNG imports are displacing gas interconnector imports in the UK, pushing gas prices to almost two-year lows.
Increased alkylethanolamines capacity planned for BASF site in Ludwigshafen
To meet growing customer demand, BASF will increase the capacity for alkylethanolamines by 20% at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
XL Group acquires Artisan Measurement & Control Ltd
Wiltshire-based AMC, specialists in liquid measurement and flow control, will operate as a division of XL Group.