16 September 2021 Furnace explodes at IOC’s Barauni refinery: Update A furnace exploded at IOC's 120,000 b/d Barauni refinery in Bihar, India, today when a burner in one of the furnaces of an atmospheric vacuum distillation unit (AVU) was being lit, the company said. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
16 September 2021 China's CATL, BASF to partner in battery CAM China's largest power battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) said today that it has established a strategic partnership with German chemicals firm BASF in the field of battery materials solutions. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
16 September 2021 CHS Myrtle Grove still without power US cooperative CHS's grain export terminal in Myrtle Grove, Louisiana, is still without power more than two weeks after Hurricane Ida made landfall in the region. Filter: Agriculture Fertilizer North America More filters
16 September 2021 US signals end to Citgo protection by June 2022 The US government may be turning a Venezuela policy corner by signaling a possible end to its protection of US refiner Citgo from creditors in first half 2022. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
16 September 2021 Uniper targets green hydrogen production in UK German energy firm Uniper and consortium partners have secured funding from the UK government to produce hydrogen at the port of Immingham by 2025. Filter: Fertilizer Europe More filters
16 September 2021 Credit financing woes building for EU metals sector Growing difficulties accessing credit financing are exacerbating concerns about metal supply shortages in Europe, hampering the import of material needed to fully replenish inventories and lending further support to regional prices. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
16 September 2021 Nuspec Oil to offer bio-bright stock in 2022 British manufacturer Nuspec Oil is developing a bio-based, biodegradable and non-toxic alternative to paraffinic bright stock made from rapeseed oil. Filter: Oil products Europe More filters
16 September 2021 Evonik catalyst FM a concern for EU biodiesel output German chemical firm Evonik has declared force majeure on deliveries of sodium methylate solution — a catalyst used to produce biodiesel — last week, adding to market concerns about the fuel's availability in Europe. Filter: Bioenergy Europe More filters
16 September 2021 Furnace explodes at IOC’s Barauni refinery A furnace exploded at IOC's 120,000 b/d Barauni refinery in Bihar, India, today when a burner in one of the furnaces of an atmospheric vacuum distillation unit (AVU) was being lit, the company said. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
16 September 2021 Shell to build 820,000 t/yr biorefinery Shell will build a biorefinery with production capacity of 820,000 t/yr in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, it said today. Filter: Bioenergy Oil products Europe More filters
16 September 2021 Hezbollah-brokered Iranian gasoil arrives in Lebanon The first convoy of tanker trucks carrying Hezbollah-brokered Iranian gasoil crossed from Syria into Lebanon this morning, and is headed to the city of Baalbek, state-owned news agency NNA said earlier today. Filter: Oil products Middle East More filters
16 September 2021 India domestic air traffic up for third month in August India's domestic air traffic rose for a third consecutive month in August, after some movement restrictions were eased. Filter: Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
16 September 2021 Iraq signs deal for new 70,000 b/d northern refinery Swedish firm Seab and Turkish conglomerate Limak Holding have signed an initial agreement to invest in a new 70,000 b/d refinery in northern Iraq. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Middle East More filters
16 September 2021 China's XTC to build Sichuan Li-ion CAM plant China's largest lithium-ion battery cathode active material (CAM) manufacturer XTC New Energy Materials plans to build a production complex for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and lithium nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) oxide in Ya‘an city in southwest China's Sichuan province to keep pace with the rapid Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
16 September 2021 India’s JSW Steel issues sustainability-linked bond Indian private-sector steel producer JSW Steel has raised $1bn through a bond issuance, which included a tranche issued as a sustainability-linked bond (SLB). Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
