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Shell is considering selling off chemical assets in Europe and the U.S.

Shell is considering a potential sale of its chemicals assets in Europe and the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The energy group has hired Morgan Stanley to conduct a strategic review of its chemicals operations, the report said.

Indonesia plans to use sovereign wealth fund to boost coal gasification projects

Indonesia seeks to boost coal gasification projects using funding from its newly launched sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia, as well as plans to increase its fuel storage capacity and build a refinery with capacity of 500,000 barrels per day to ensure energy security

ADNOC and OMV to create $60+ billion global polyolefins champion

Axens, SOREMA sign partnership for providing advanced plastic recycling integrated solutions

Axens and SOREMA announced their cooperation for providing integrated solutions for advanced (chemical, physical) recycling of plastic wastes. This cooperation enables Axens and SOREMA the ability to provide their clients with integrated and optimized solutions, maximizing the yield and revenues from the waste feedstock to the recycled plastic.

Huntsman Polyurethanes secures ISCC+ Certification for TPU production sites

Huntsman announced that its Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) manufacturing sites in Jinshan, China, and Osnabrück, Germany, have successfully secured ISCC+ Certification – the globally recognized standard for sustainability and traceability in supply chains.

Refinery closures and rising consumption will reduce U.S. petroleum inventories in 2026

In 2026, the U.S. EIA forecast that inventories of the three largest transportation fuels in the United States—motor gasoline, distillate fuel oil and jet fuel—will fall to their lowest levels since 2000

Taiyo Oil selects Honeywell UOP's ethanol-to-jet technology for 200-MMlpy SAF plant in Japan

Taiyo Oil Co., Ltd. has chosen Honeywell UOP's Ethanol-to-Jet technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel at its Okinawa Operations in Japan. This facility will have a production target of 200 MMlpy.

Digital Feature: The reality of FuelEU in numbers

Today, many owners and managers are concerned with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), designed to reduce emissions produced by shipping. However, the author's company's projections show that the impact of FuelEU will eclipse that of the ETS around 2035 and dwarf it beyond that. Business as usual is therefore no longer an option, and progressive decisions must be made to deal with this challenge.

Parker Hannifin joins iHAPC project to test H2 and argon for cleaner and more energy-efficient engine technologies

Led by the University of Vaasa and supported by Wärtsilä under the WISE (Wide and Intelligent Sustainable Energy) program, the project will develop and test a prototype engine that uses hydrogen and argon to achieve a significant efficiency boost.

Thai SCG Chemicals unit seeks Vietnam tariffs as operations at new complex remain suspended

Vietnam's Long Son Petrochemicals, a unit of Thailand's SCG Chemicals, is lobbying Vietnam to impose tariffs on imported polyethylene and polypropylene, as operations at its new $5.4 billion petrochemical complex remain suspended due to low margins.