Naphtha news

All news on Naphtha (also known as Naphtha (petroleum), hydrotreated heavy, VM&P Naphtha, Petroleum Naphtha, Ligroin, and Petroleum ether): plants, production capacities, investments and involved companies.

15 July 2026

Axens to build France’s first industrial-scale Jetanol™ SAF unit

50,000 t/y SAF plant using advanced bioethanol and Jetanol™ technology; production targeted for 2030 to boost French/European SAF supply and meet ReFuelEU targets.
10 June 2026

Evonik advances chemical recycling with Purocel adsorbents and modular units

Improves pyrolysis-oil quality for steam crackers by removing chlorine, nitrogen and silicon; specific adsorbents cut chlorides up to threefold and modular columns enable flexible plant integration.
29 May 2026

Velocys, Tetracore sign MOU to evaluate modular GTL in Nigeria

MOU to assess modular Fischer-Tropsch microFTL for Atakobo GTL in Ogun State - convert ~55 MMSCFD (~5,000 BPD) into diesel, Jet-A1 and naphtha to support domestic fuel supply.
28 May 2026

SkyNRG and KLM start construction of Netherlands' first dedicated SAF plant

Construction begins on DSL-01. First commercial-scale SAF plant to secure non‑recourse financing; aims for ~100,000 t/yr by 2028 via HEFA from low‑quality feedstocks, >100 jobs and €16M JTF support.
8 May 2026

Petrobras RNEST sets April diesel S‑10 record — 385 million L

Upgrades (2025 revamp) raised capacity to 130 kb/d, lifting refined‑fuel output ~60% y/y; R$12bn to finish train‑2 to reach 260 kb/d by 2029, boosting energy security and cutting imports.
10 April 2026

WPU (Vitol) to build 80,000 t/yr chemical plastics recycling plant in Rotterdam

Uses batch pyrolysis to turn end-of-life plastics into pyrolysis oil as naphtha substitute; tech proven at a 20k t/yr Denmark plant; ties into VPR and Vopak storage.

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