http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Executive Viewpoint: FCC propylene production, catalysts technologies and new solutions https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/march-2024/columns/executive-viewpoint-fcc-propylene-production-catalysts-technologies-and-new-solutions/ Welcome to Hydrocarbon Processing’s new Executive Series. In this enhanced video platform, the editors speak with the operators and technology leaders and suppliers that are optimizing the global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI). Global Project Data: Spotlight on petrochemicals https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/march-2024/trends-and-resources/global-project-data-spotlight-on-petrochemicals/ Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure (GEI) database is tracking more than 1,100 active projects in the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI). Global refinery capacity totaling 3.6 MM bpd at high-risk of closure https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/global-refinery-capacity-totaling-36-mm-bpd-at-high-risk-of-closure/ As much as 3.6 MM bpd of global refinery capacity has been assessed as being under high-risk of closure, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest refinery closure threat analysis.  More than 20% of global oil refining capacity at risk, analysis finds https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/more-than-20-of-global-oil-refining-capacity-at-risk-analysis-finds/ More than a fifth of global oil refining capacity is at risk of closure, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie found in analysis published, as gasoline margins weaken and the pressure to reduce carbon emissions mounts. SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals advances major ethylene project with Lummus technologies and services https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/sabic-fujian-petrochemicals-advances-major-ethylene-project-with-lummus-technologies-and-services/ Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced that SABIC Fujian Petrochemical Co., Ltd.'s grassroots complex in Fujian Province, China, will leverage Lummus' ethylene and co-monomer technologies. Global energy giants commit to accelerated transition to low-carbon future https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/global-energy-giants-commit-to-accelerated-transition-to-low-carbon-future/ At CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston, Texas, executives met to network and discuss strategies for scaling technologies of the future. In a panel moderated by Atul Arya, Senior Vice President and Chief Energy Strategist at S&P Global, the panelists discussed the large-scale deployment of various technologies over the next several decades, including renewables, carbon capture, utilization and storage, hydrogen and much more. Audubon launches unprecedented vapor recovery & reuse system for EPA compliance https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/audubon-launches-unprecedented-vapor-recovery-reuse-system-for-epa-compliance/ Audubon Engineering Company introduced its patented Vapor Upcycle System as a sustainable-energy solution for capturing and reusing hazardous air pollutants. Koch Modular to expand state-of-the-art pilot plant in Houston, TX (U.S.) https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/koch-modular-to-expand-state-of-the-art-pilot-plant-in-houston-tx-us/ Koch Modular announced the expansion of its Houston, Texas (U.S.) pilot plant which will improve Koch Modular's analytical lab and testing capabilities to address customers' demand in industries spanning chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, biotech, food, flavor and fragrance. Dow introduces new polyolefin elastomer-based leather alternative for the automotive market https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/dow-introduces-new-polyolefin-elastomer-based-leather-alternative-for-the-automotive-market/ Dow has formulated a breakthrough option of polyolefin elastomers based artificial leather - a solution to address the automotive industry’s need to shift towards increasingly animal-free product alternatives to leather. ABB and Cap Clean Energy collaborate to help SAF production take off https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/abb-and-cap-clean-energy-collaborate-to-help-saf-production-take-off/ ABB has signed an agreement with Cap Clean Energy to collaborate on SAF production sites in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.