Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced that it has completed the commissioning of a specialised coker unit as part of its Carbon Black and Coker Project. The development comes as the company moves ahead with its downstream strategy to increase the production of petrochemical products to supply it to growth markets in Asia including China. This coker will allow Adnoc Refining to recover highly specialised grades of carbon black and calcined coke that is used in industries. “The commissioning of the coker project, along with the production of the first Green coke created in the UAE, will improve Adnoc Refining’s margins by maximising value from every barrel of crude oil that we refine,” said Jasem Ali Al Sayegh, CEO of Adnoc Refining, a subsidiary of Adnoc. Adnoc Refining can produce 40,600 tons of two different grades of Carbon black per year, and 430,000 tons of high value anode grade calcined coke through the Carbon Black & Coker Project