TotalEnergies and Borealis are celebrating a significant milestone in their partnership with the start-up of the new 625,000 metric ton-per-year Borstar polyethylene (PE) unit at their Baystar joint venture (JV) in Bayport, Texas. This state-of-the-art unit, referred to as Bay 3, not only more than doubles the current production capacity but also utilizes the innovative […]
In a significant breakthrough for the Middle East and North Africa, TotalEnergies, Aramco, and SABIC have successfully converted plastic waste into ISCC+ certified circular polymers for the first time. This innovative process, which took place at the SATORP refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, involves turning plastic pyrolysis oil or plastic waste derived oil (PDO) into […]
Total has started production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its La Mède biorefinery and its Oudalle facility in France. While the $310 million La Mède biorefinery is located in Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, the Oudalle facility is located near Le Havre in Normandy. The French energy giant said that the biojet fuel, which is produced from used […]
French oil and gas giant Total said that it will invest over €500 million for modifying its Grandpuits crude oil refinery in Seine-et-Marne, France to producing biofuels and bioplastics. The new zero-crude platform of Total will concentrate on four new industrial activities. These include renewable diesel mainly for the use in the aviation industry, production […]
Corbion, a Dutch food and biochemicals company, and French energy company Total revealed plans to construct a new polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastics plant in France with an investment of around €200 million. The PLA bioplastics plant is planned to be built in Grandpuits through the Total Corbion PLA joint venture. Likely to have a capacity […]