Europe downstream news

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.

Honeywell has licensed its renewable fuels technology to St1 Nordic for the production of diesel and jet fuel in Sweden.

Two new power lines and a substation will be constructed by CLH to supply its facility in Arahal.

Sulzer GTC will provide pygas processing technologies for SIBUR’s Kstovo olefins production plant in Russia.