Induction furnaces are used mainly for remelting and alloying and have very limited refining capabilities; in other words, they are not used for carbon, phosphorus, or sulfur removal.
China has been actively investing in greater refining capabilities in the Persian Gulf, although in a sign of diversifying interests, they have also been cooperating with Kuwait on agricultural sustainability and with Saudi Arabia on telecommunications infrastructure.
The 21 refineries in the area represent 27.5% of the total refining capability in the U.S., Platt's energy news service reported.
The 21 refineries closed by the storm represent 27.5% of the total refining capability in the U.S., Platt's energy news service reported Another 5% remains out of commission in the aftermath of Katrrina.
Hugo Chavez is already bringing Venezuela's considerable refining capabilities to bear: In September, Caracas pledged to supply Iran with 20,000 barrels of gasoline a day".
Because of its modest refining capabilities, most of Mexico's refined products are imported from U.S. and other refineries that process Mexican oil.
"It can expand significantly. He told Forbes.com that the oil company, Russia's second-biggest, would be looking at acquiring assets in Europe to expand its retail and refining capabilities.
Even the majors, which have both drilling and refining capabilities, are not immune to refining's tight margins.
i360 has been operating since 2009, building its capabilities in data analytics and modeling, refining its own voter file, and building mobile apps for volunteers going door to door.
Once again, this opens a challenge for planning (Morgan 2009; Dezio and Marino 2016), that is called to renew and refine its capabilities, pathways and methods in order to deal with the food as a catalyst and activating factor of synergies.
But for the companies racing to develop and sell it, the technology can also function as a double-edged sword, in which pushes to refine its capabilities can be seen as potentially dangerous or morally fraught.
