http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/01/shell-cnooc-take-fid-on-16-mmtpy-petrochemical-complex-expansion-in-china/ CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited (CSPC), a joint venture between Shell Nanhai B.V. and CNOOC Petrochemicals Investment Ltd, has taken a final investment decision to expand its petrochemical complex in Daya Bay, Huizhou, south China. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/01/clariant-to-fight-14-b-euro-ethylene-lawsuit-from-basf/ Swiss chemicals group Clariant said it will defend itself against a claim from German rival BASF seeking 1.4 billion euros ($1.44 billion) in damages over allegations that it broke competition law in the ethylene purchasing market. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/01/vioneo-to-use-honeywell-uops-methanol-to-olefins-technology-for-antwerp-plant/ Vioneo will use Honeywell's advanced methanol-to-olefins conversion technology to produce plastics without the need for traditional feedstock made from fossil fuels http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/01/solvay-and-hankook-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-for-circular-silica/ Solvay and Hankook announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development of circular silica coming from biosourced and waste sourcing for tire production. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/01/borouge-reaffirms-commitment-to-local-manufacturing-with-new-industry-supply-agreements/ Borouge Plc has signed a series of commercial agreements to expand its market presence in the UAE. The agreements strengthen Borouge’s contribution to ‘Make it in the Emirates’ initiative by supporting local manufacturing and driving economic diversification. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/december-2024/refining-and-petrochemical-integration/revolutionize-the-integrated-refining-and-petrochemical-industries-with-digital-twin-models/ Today’s refining and petrochemical complexes are increasingly adopting digital model technologies. One such tool, digital twins, has proven to be an excellent solution for the design and operational stages. With digital twin models, plants can achieve optimized business sustainability, improving environmental impacts, asset performance and financial criteria.  http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/12/digital-exclusive-sponsored-nxre-a-novel-recycling-technology-to-support-the-plastics-industry-in-creating-efficient-and-effective-circular-value-chains/ This article details MyRemono's NXReTM technology, a novel, patented and highly efficient continuous depolymerization technology, offering a valuable solution to enhance plastics recycling, reduce the consumption of fossil-based materials and address some of the main issues affecting mechanical recycling processes. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/12/dow-chemical-innventure-to-collaborate-on-waste-to-value-platform/ The collaboration aims to enable globally scalable, cost-effective conversion of mixed wastes to petrochemical feedstocks. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/12/technip-energies-lanzatech-awarded-us-doe-funding-for-breakthrough-co2-to-ethylene-technology/ The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has committed up to $200 MM in federal funding for Technip Energies and LanzaTech's Project SECURE. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/12/basf-and-research-partners-collaborate-to-optimize-mechanical-recycling-of-plastics/ BASF has teamed up with Endress+Hauser, TechnoCompound and the Universities of Bayreuth and Jena to study how the mechanical recycling of plastics can be improved. With funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the SpecReK project aims to reliably and precisely identify the composition of plastic waste during the recycling process and thus improve the quality of recycled plastics.