UNSPSC 12161611: Hydrocracking catalyst

Hydrocracking is a catalytic chemical process used in petroleum refineries for converting the high-boiling hydrocarbons in petroleum to low-boiling products such as gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel and diesel oil. HCU is converting the heavy, low value VGO into lighter, high value products (Naphta, Kerosene, Diesel) and is in most cases one of the moneymaker(s) in a refinery.

UNSPSC 12161611 Hydrocracking catalyst is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its taxonomy scope. The most recent opportunities posted under this code involve water infrastructure work—well drilling, pump installation, well rehabilitation, well abandonment, and wastewater pump station maintenance—that falls outside the hydrocarbon refining catalyst classification. State and local issuing bodies in the dataset include municipalities (City of DeBary, City of Albany, City of Reynolds, City of Wrens, City of Pascagoula, City of Lubbock, City of Ocala, City of Austin), counties (Gwinnett County, Seminole County, Sarasota County, Escambia County, San Bernardino County, Hillsborough County, Boulder County, Union County), state departments and boards (Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), and water and utility districts (Hilldale Water District). The code shows active procurement concentrated in Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, Colorado, Texas, Illinois, and Oregon.

Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy's Gilbert Orphan Well Plugging project in Kent County (IFB, proposals due October 12, 2026) for plugging and site restoration of a single orphan gas well; the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's plugging, remediation, and reclamation services for nine orphaned oil and gas wells in Jasper and Jones Counties (IFB, bids due December 18, 2026, mandatory pre-bid October 22, 2026); the City of Albany's Bid Ref. 27-032 Well No. 21 Rehabilitation (sealed bids, due November 16, 2026); and Boulder County Parks and Open Space's Alexander Dawson & Mayhoffer Well Development, a stock water well installation project on two agricultural properties (RFP, proposals due September 4, 2026, total contract value $350,000). The code does not reflect procurement activity in hydrocracking catalysts or related refining inputs; the alignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and the recent state and local opportunities is nominal at best, suggesting the code assignment may be a data classification error or the code experiences minimal authentic demand in the state and local market.