Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 04 January 2026

HPCL commissions RUF at its 15 MMTPA Visakh refinery

With the commissioning of RUF, the Nelson Complexity Index of Visakh Refinery improves to 11.6

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 30 December 2025

India’s petrochemical industry 'faces import pressure amid capacity expansion plans'

Polypropylene capacity alone is expected to rise 1.8x between FY25–FY30, outpacing projected demand growth of 1.4x and potentially eliminating import dependence by FY30

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 25 December 2025

bp to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $10.1 billion

The deal is expected to generate approximately $6.0 billion in net proceeds for bp

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 24 December 2025

HMEL to invest Rs. 2,600 crore for polypropylene downstream, fine chemical projects

The refinery currently fulfills approximately 14% of India's polypropylene demand

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 23 December 2025

Petrobras secures multi-billion dollar supply deals with Braskem

Prices are pegged to the international naphtha benchmark, with minimum monthly volumes and the option to negotiate additional quantities

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 23 December 2025

L&T bags BPCL order worth up to Rs. 10,000 crore for India's largest polyethylene unit

BPCL's Bina Petrochemicals & Refinery Expansion Project aims to set up a petrochemical complex and enhance refinery capacity from 7.8 MMTPA to ~11 MMTPA

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 22 December 2025

Orlen acquires control of key petrochemical unit in deal with Synthos

ORLEN aims to strengthen its petrochemical value chain and ensure long-term operational transparency

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 22 December 2025

LOTTE Chemical pledges ₩247.3 billion to boost SME partners

The company has positioned itself as a long-time leader in shared growth with SMEs

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 December 2025

Tamilnadu Petroproducts expands LAB plant capacity by 21%

Announces shutdown of LAB plant for capacity expansion

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 11 December 2025

Alpek seals merger with Controladora Alpek, streamlining market presence

Controladora Alpek has been dissolved and delisted from the Mexican Stock Exchange,

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 10 December 2025

Petronet LNG secures Rs. 12,000 crore loan for petrochemicals project

The loan shall be utilised towards financing the petrochemicals project of 750 KTPA of Propane Dehydrogenation

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 08 December 2025

ExxonMobil, Aramco and Samref ink agreement for potential Samref refinery upgrade, new petrochemical complex

The companies will explore capital investments to upgrade and diversify production

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 04 December 2025

ONGC and Petronet LNG ink 15-years deal for ethane services

Petronet LNG is developing a new, first-of-its-kind third jetty and an ethane storage tank with a capacity of around 170,000 cubic meters

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 27 November 2025

Engineers India bags major order for petrochem plant from Dangote Group

Dangote plans to increase the polypropene production from 830,000 TPA to 2.4 million TPA

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 November 2025

DuPont breaks ground Molykote lubricants plant in China

The investment comes as Molykote responds to soaring demand for advanced lubricants across China

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 November 2025

NSRP and PVFCCo unite to power Vietnam’s petrochemical future

Both companies will collaborate closely on sharing market intelligence and exploring trading opportunities for chemical products

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 November 2025

Shin-Etsu Chemical develops recyclable thermoplastic silicone

This innovation is part of the company’s silicon chemistry-driven initiative

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 10 November 2025

TA’ZIZ ropes in Chinese firm to build world-scale PVC facility in Ruwais

The project aims at boosting UAE’s industrial growth and generate local jobs

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 29 October 2025

Texas New Materials to build 200,000 MTPA polyacrylamide plant in Texas

The facility will incorporate advanced process technologies to reduce environmental impact and improve efficiency

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 28 October 2025

BPCL inks MoUs with OIL, NRL and FACT to expand refining, petchem and green energy portfolios

BPCL and OIL Sign non-binding MoU for Rs. 1 lakh crore to build Ramayapatnam greenfield refinery & petrochemical

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