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19 March 2025
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Attock Refinery plans to add desulphurisation capacity
Pakistan’s Attock Refinery Ltd plans to establish a new 50,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) deep-conversion refinery. The company’s recently release annual report says that the refinery addition depends upon “sustainable enhanced supplies of local crude… and necessary support from the government side.” The expansion plan is part of an upgrade to meet Euro-V fuel specifications, […]
Port-based green methanol plant
Construction work has begun on what is claimed to be India's first port-based green methanol plant at the Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla, Gujarat state.
Avenira secures Wonarah phosphate offtake
Australian phosphate developer Avenira has signed a four-year agreement to supply 500,000 wet metric tonnes per year of phosphate rock from its proposed Wonarah project in the Northern Territory to Hebang Biotechnology (Hong Kong) Investment Limited.
Additional zinc-lead capacity
The Phase I development of the Zhugongtang lead-zinc mine in Hezhang County, Guizhou Province, is entering its final construction stretch. Full-line wet commissioning is scheduled to commence on 30 September, marking the official start of the trial production phase. Formal operational acceptance and commercial production are targeted by the end of 2026, following successful completion of performance testing and all necessary rectification work.
LS MnM targets battery-materials growth with smelter-derived sulphuric acid
South Korean metals producer LS MnM plans to use sulphuric acid recovered from copper-smelting operations to process nickel and cobalt for battery materials, linking its existing metals business with its expansion into the electric-vehicle supply chain. The company captures sulphur dioxide generated at its Onsan Smelter and converts it into sulphuric acid. LS MnM’s sulphuric-acid facilities have annual capacity of 1.925 million t/a, according to the company, providing a potential internal reagent source for hydrometallurgical processing.