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China and India Continues to Drive Asia’s Refinery CDU Capacity

comments: “Strong economic growth
and rising demand for petrochemicals
and petroleum products are the pri-
mary drivers for refinery capacity ad-
ditions in China.”While China seems
to be leader GlobalData expects India
to be the second-highest contributor to
Asia’s refinery CDU capacity additions
with a total of 1.6 million bpd by 2026.
The Barmer and Nagapattinam II refin-
eries account for the entire new-build
capacity additions in the country, each
with a capacity of 180 000 bpd. Also
with the strong central political ad-
ministration the growth is expected to
make its mark. Bhargavi adds: “Large
hina is expected to dominate 2.8 million bpd would be from new- investments by state-owned refining
CAsia’s refinery crude distillation build projects, and the rest from ex- companies, and upgradation of refin-
unit (CDU) capacity additions, con- pansion projects. In China, eight new- ing technologies are expected to boost
tributing about half of the regions’ total build CDU refineries are likely to start refinery capacity and reduce costs in
CDU capacity additions between 2022 operations by 2026, of which five are India.” Indonesia is expected to add
and 2026, says GlobalData, a leading planned with identified development the third-largest refinery CDU capac-
data and analytics company. GlobalDa- plans, and the remaining three are ear- ity additions in Asia with 526 000 bpd
ta’s report, ‘Global Capacity and Capi- ly-stage announced refineries. Yulong by 2026. The Java Island refinery is
tal Expenditure Outlook for Refineries, and Jieyang are the largest new-build the largest refinery in the country ex-
2022–2026’ reveals that China is ex- refineries, each with a CDU capacity pected to start operations by 2026. It
pected to witness a total CDU capacity of 400 000 bpd. Bhargavi Gandham, has a capacity of 100 000 bpd and is
additions of 3.4 million bpd, of which Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, expected to start operations in 2025.

Australia Under Fire for Shipping Plastic Trash as ‘Fuel’

form of fuel, a spokesperson for Min- destination for the rich world’s waste.
ister for the Environment Sussan Ley “Australians were very proud and ex-
confirmed in response to Reuters’ ques- cited when the government announced
tions. The licence granted to Cleana- its world-first ‘waste export ban’,”
way Waste Management Limited and said Jane Bremmer, plastic advisor to
ResourceCo Pty Ltd., which has not the International Pollutants Elimina-
previously been reported, is the first tion Network (IPEN). Waste-derived
confirmation that Australia will ship fuels such as PEF – a shredded and
plastic trash under the classification compressed mix of trash like plastic,
of Processed Engineered Fuel (PEF). wood and metal – are used as a cheap
ays after the Recycling and Waste Environmental groups said Australia alternative to coal by cement compa-
DReduction Act came into effect had misled the public and ensured its nies and incinerators, which promote
on July 1 last year, Australia granted waste would continue to pollute devel- its use as a way of reducing fossil fuel
a licence to its largest waste-to-energy oping countries, especially in South- consumption. Some scientists and en-
facility to export plastic waste in the east Asia which has become the main vironmentalists say burning plastic as a

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