• 2014 July 3 13:20

  ExxonMobil to invest 1 billion dollars in its refinery in the port of Antwerp

  

  American oil giant ExxonMobil to invest more than 1 billion dollars in its refinery in the port of Antwerp, the company said in its press release.

  The existing ExxonMobil refinery in Antwerp is one of the company’s best in terms of cost and energy efficiency. The new refinery will convert heavy, high-sulphur remainder fractions into cleaner oil products and transport fuel such as diesel and fuel oil for shipping. This will enable ExxonMobil to extend its product range in Antwerp and strengthen its worldwide competitive position. This is not the first time that ExxonMobil has expanded its facilities in Antwerp by investing in innovative technology: over the past decade the company has sunk more than 2 billion dollars in Antwerp to meet European demand for fuels and other oil products.

  But the venture by ExxonMobil in the port of Antwerp is only the latest in an impressive series of investments made here by the oil and chemical industry in recent years. As a major integrated petrochemical cluster the port of Antwerp has many advantages when it comes to developing industrial activities into profitable investments. The financing decisions by companies such as Total, Praxair, Evonik Industries and others show that the chemical industry believes strongly in the unique multifunctional capabilities offered by the port. Not only is Antwerp the main hub of the West-European pipeline network, but thanks to its strategic location in the heart of the European centres of production and consumption the port also offers a superbly organised logistics platform with numerous transport connections to the hinterland.

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