http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/sinopec-completes-its-involvement-in-kazakhstans-polyethylene-project/ Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov of the Republic of Kazakhstan convened a meeting with key leaders from major oil and gas chemical companies focusing on the establishment of an integrated gas chemical complex dedicated to polyethylene production. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/neste-premieres-at-chinaplas-showcasing-possibilities-of-bio-based-and-recycled-materials-for-plastics/ Together with its partners, Neste, a producer of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel and renewable feedstock for polymers and chemicals, will be showcasing plastic products made with Neste RE at this year’s Chinaplas in Shanghai from April 22 to 26. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/iocl-selects-lummus-cumene-technology/ Lummus Technology announced IndianOil Corp. Ltd. selected the Lummus/Versalis cumene technology for a 440 KTA unit in Paradip, India. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/technip-energies-and-anellotech-to-jointly-develop-sustainable-plastics-recycling/ Technip Energies and Anellotech, Inc. announced they have signed a global joint development agreement to work cooperatively to further develop and then license Anellotech’s Plas-TCat process, a one-step thermal-catalytic recycling technology that converts mixed plastic wastes back into its constituent basic chemicals, with a specific focus to benzene, toluene, and xylene that can be used to make most virgin plastics.  https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/neste-successfully-concludes-its-first-processing-run-with-pyrolysis-oil-from-discarded-tires/ In its efforts to advance chemical recycling, Neste has successfully conducted its first processing trial run with a new challenging raw material, liquefied discarded tires. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/nextchem-advances-plastic-upcycling-with-nx-replast-technology-boosting-the-circular-economy/ NextChem Tech has acquired an additional 34% stake in both MyReplast Industries S.r.l. and MyReplast S.r.l. from an existing stakeholder. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/basf-now-offering-polyamides-for-the-textile-industry-according-to-recycled-claim-standard/ Ultramid Ccycled, BASF's sustainable polyamide PA6 and PA6.6 product range, is now also certified as Recycled Claim Standard for textile applications. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/renewable-fuels-project-in-canada-begins-production/ A Fluor Corporation project reached a major milestone recently with the production startup of the Braya Renewable Fuels facility in Come by Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/solvay-inaugurates-new-blowing-agent-production-unit-in-rosignano-italy/ Solvay announced the opening of its groundbreaking Alve-One production unit in Rosignano, Italy. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/eni-to-sell-stakes-in-biofuel-bioplastic-units-by-end-of-2024/ Italian energy group Eni aims to sell by year-end minority stakes in its biofuel and bio-plastic units that could fetch around $1.47 B in total to speed up its energy transition.