Under the agreement, Air Liquide will offer a technology licence as well as basic engineering for a hydrogen production unit which will be installed on the Balikpapan refinery site in Indonesia.

CB&I announced that it has been awarded a contract using their alkylation technology in Indonesia as well as a technology and development contract for a residue upgrading complex in Sweden.

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Due to the fire at Gazprom Neft’s oil refinery, an entire unit which is responsible for producing more than half of the plant’s gasoline output was shut. Also, post the incident, no casualties were reported at the plant.

Stora Enso has increased its ownership up to 100 % in the Sweden-based company Cellutech AB. The company specialises in the development of new materials and applications based on cellulose, micro-fibrillated cellulose (MFC) and other wood-based components.

Solvay taps into the fast growing Chinese epichlorohydrin market: The company's affiliate Vinythai plans the construction of a new facility for bio–based epichlorohydrin in Taixing, PR China. China's epichlorohydrin market is expected to grow on average by 8% per year, becoming the largest single market in the world, analysts believe.

Daniele Ferrari, CEO of Versalis (Eni) and President of Plastics Europe was elected President of Cefic, effective immediately, at Cefic’s annual General Assembly.

Under the long-term agreement, Praxair will construct two vacuum pressure swing adsorption plants at the facility and also utilise its proprietary HOB technology for increasing syngas yield from the gasification process.

Phillips 66 and Renewable Energy Group (REG) announced plans for the construction of a large-scale renewable diesel plant on the US West Coast. The plant would utilize REG’s proprietary Bio Synfining technology for the production of renewable diesel fuel. Planned feedstocks include a mix of waste fats, oils and greases, including regionally-sourced vegetable oils, animal fats and used cooking oil.

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