Oil refinery news
BASF makes products with chemically recycled plastics
BASF has for the first time manufactured products based on chemically recycled plastic waste.
Bio-on and Gruppo Hera collaborate on carbon dioxide-to-bioplastics undertaking
The new company, Lux-on, aims to use carbon dioxide as a raw material for producing PHA biopolymers.
Neste makes major renewable products investment in Singapore
The investment of approximately €1.4 billion will increase the company’s overall Singapore capacity by up to 1.3 million tpy.
Alfa Laval to divest parts of heat exchanger business
Umbrella agreement with the LU-VE Group will see the sale of the majority of Alfa Laval’s Greenhouse division.
President López Obrador announces Mexican National Refining Plan
The refineries of Minatitlán, Salamanca, Tula, Cadereyta, Madero and Salina Cruz will be rehabilitated, and a new one built in Dos Bocas, Tabasco.
Matrix Service awarded ionic alkylation unit construction at Chevron refinery
The first ionic alkylation unit in the US will be installed at the Salt Lake City, Utah facility.
Pertamina ready to work on the Bontang refinery project
PT Pertamina (Persero) and Overseas Oil & Gas (OOG) are committed to running the grass root refinery (GRR) project or the construction of a new refinery in Bontang.
Thousands of Rotork electric actuators installed at Chinese oil refinery
More than 2500 Rotork IQ3 electric actuators have been installed at a Chinese oil refinery and petrochemical complex.
SABIC signs MoU with PLASTIC ENERGY for recycled feedstock
The companies will build a plant to refine and upgrade a feedstock made from low quality, mixed plastic waste.
Saudi Aramco announces energy megaproject, SPARK
The King Salman Energy Park will target exploration, production, refining, petrochemicals, conventional power and water production and treatment.