15 julho 2020 China’s Zhejiang Petrochemical starts new PDH unit Major private-sector Chinese refiner and petrochemical firm Zhejiang Petrochemical (ZPC) produced propylene from its new propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant today. Filter: GLP/LGN Petroquímicos Asia-Pacific More filters
15 julho 2020 Taiwan’s Mailiao refinery complex hit by fire Taiwanese private-sector firm Formosa Petrochemical's 540,000 b/d Mailiao refinery complex has been hit by a fire at a residual desulphurisation (RDS) unit. Filter: Derivados de petróleo Petroquímicos Asia-Pacific More filters
15 julho 2020 China to promote NEVs in rural areas China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) will launch a campaign to promote the use of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in rural areas, as part of the country's rural revitalisation strategy. Filter: Metais Asia-Pacific More filters
15 julho 2020 Another gas explosion at a Queensland coal mine A gas explosion at the 3.5mn t/yr Carborough Downs coking coal mine in Australia's Queensland state has led to the closure of an area of the mine while the mines inspector investigates, as safety concerns rise across the industry. Filter: Carvão Asia-Pacific More filters
15 julho 2020 China’s air passenger traffic inches up in June China's air passenger traffic in June rose from May as travel demand picked up in the country and other Asia-Pacific nations. Filter: Derivados de petróleo Asia-Pacific More filters
15 julho 2020 Japan’s ABS resin demand, exports drop in June Japan's acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin demand fell in June from a year earlier because of lower domestic consumption and exports. Filter: Petroquímicos Asia-Pacific More filters
15 julho 2020 Origin Energy to book $790mn-845mn impairment charge Australian upstream producer and utility Origin Energy expects to book an impairment charge of A$1.16bn-1.24bn ($790mn-845mn) in its 2019-20 fiscal year to 30 June following a write-down of the value of its gas assets after it lowered its long term oil price forecasts. Filter: Gás natural/GNL Asia-Pacific More filters
15 julho 2020 Korea’s Hyundai targets 1mn EV sales by 2025 South Korea's Hyundai Motor aims to increase its sales of electric vehicles (EVs) more than 11-fold by 2025 under a plan to become one of the world's dominant automakers in the fast-growing segment. Filter: Metais Asia-Pacific More filters
14 julho 2020 DomRep converts oil-based power to gas: Update Adds appointment of incoming energy and mines minister. Filter: Energia elétrica Gás natural/GNL Latin America and Caribbean More filters
14 julho 2020 Petrobras HVO diesel opens rivalry with biodiesel Brazilian state-controlled Petrobras completed refinery tests on its patented hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) production technology, setting off a rivalry with the country's biodiesel producers. Filter: Bioenergia Latin America and Caribbean More filters
14 julho 2020 Biden backs shift to zero-GHG grid Former vice president Joe Biden is calling for using only zero-emissions sources of electricity to supply the US grid as part of a plan to slash the country's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Filter: Energia elétrica Emissões North America More filters
14 julho 2020 US HRC: HRC hits 2020 low on soft demand Hot-rolled coil (HRC) spot prices hit their lowest levels for the year as spot demand weakened further in the last week after ferrous scrap prices declined and many mills were reported to have short lead times. Filter: Metais North America More filters
14 julho 2020 DomRep converts more oil-based power to gas Dominican Republic independent power producer (IPP) CESPM has converted its 300MW San Pedro de Macoris oil-fired plant to burn natural gas, bringing to 750MW the volume of oil-to-gas conversions promoted by the outgoing government. Filter: Energia elétrica Gás natural/GNL Latin America and Caribbean More filters
14 julho 2020 EU fines three ethylene buyers over collusion The European Commission has fined three companies a total of €260mn for breaching EU antitrust rules by co-ordinating their approach to negotiating the price of ethylene purchases. Filter: Petroquímicos Europe More filters
14 julho 2020 Moly scrap flows to traders amid low consumer demand US molybdenum processors have increasingly turned to making sales to traders at lower prices for vacuum-grade scrap because of mounting pressure to generate cash amid low consumer demand. Filter: Metais North America More filters
