Ecopetrol Enters the Business of Sulfur Solidification to Supply the Market of Colombia and Europe

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Ecopetrol's acting president, Juan Carlos Hurtado Parra, announced the commissioning of a sulfur solidification plant at the Cartagena Refinery, a project aimed at expanding production capacity and opening new international markets. The new infrastructure transforms liquid sulfur—a byproduct of the refining process—into solid sulfur in the form of pellets, facilitating its storage, transport, and sale under safer and more sustainable standards. …

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Juan Carlos Hurtado, president in charge of Ecopetrol. Image: Ecopetrol Ecopetrol pointed out that the Cartagena Refinery (Reficar), put into operation the first sulfur wet pelletizing plant in Colombia, which strengthens the efficiency of the refining process, diversification of new businesses and environmental sustainability, according to the company. The plant would allow the transformation of liquid sulfur into solid. This would facilitate t…