The 12th Achemasia was ceremonially opened on October 14, 2025, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai Hongqiao. Under the motto "International Sustainable Chemical Production," this year's exhibition brought together 265 companies from 14 countries and regions, along with 10,000 participants from 61 countries and regions.

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has released an update on the ongoing investigation into Accurate Energetic Systems’ explosion incident at its explosives manufacturing facility in McEwen, Tennessee. The incident which occurred on October 10, 2025 killed 16 people and injured many others while destroying the building 602 at AES site.

Shintech has announced a 3.4-billion-dollar investment to develop a second ethylene unit and a fourth chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride monomer unit at its existing Iberville Parish facility in Louisiana, USA.

BASF has started up the world’s first production plant for catalysts based on the X3D technology at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. Compared to conventional catalysts, 3D printed catalysts help to reduce costs, lower emissions and increase efficiency.

Industrial plants are increasingly using smart and advanced technologies such as autonomous drones and autonomous robots to monitor plant operations, carry out internal plant inspections, enable predictive maintenance, track emissions as well as ensure the safety of their plant personnel. Combined, these innovations could revolutionize industrial plant monitoring and safety like never before.

The oil and gas industry places extreme demands on pumps: in subsea oil production, powerful water-injection pumps are indispensable. But how well do we understand the flow processes inside the units? A pump specialist relies on piezoelectric pressure sensors to gain insight.

On IFAT 2026 Shimadzu presents a unified approach to environmental and water testing that prioritises automation, ease of use and uptime to help laboratories make faster, better‑supported decisions.

Enfinium has announced the deployment of Wasteer’s AI technology across all of its operational energy from waste facilities in the UK. The AI technology will enable the identification of non-compliant waste from Enfinium’s energy from waste facilities.

Total Energies and Holcim have inaugurated Europe’s largest floating solar power plant in Obourg, Belgium. With a capacity of 31 MW, the plant’s renewable energy will be consumed by Holcim’s industrial facilities.

BASF has started up the world’s first production plant for catalysts based on the X3D technology at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. Compared to conventional catalysts, 3D printed catalysts help to reduce costs, lower emissions and increase efficiency.

Total Energies has commenced production at France’s first advanced plastic recycling plant. Located at the company’s Grandpuits site in Paris, the facility boasts of an annual capacity of 15,000 tons.

KBR has secured a project management and technical services contract from Zallaf Exploration, Production and Refining of Oil and Gas Company for the South Refinery project in Ubari, Libya.

Clariant is expanding its Clear lake facility site in Texas, USA to include manufacturing of pharmaceutical grade polyethylene glycol excipients specifically for its North American customers.

Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs) are among the most sophisticated drug-device combination products in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Their performance depends on the interaction between powder formulation, micro-dosing accuracy, and the assembly of complex components. Each step requires tight process control to ensure dose consistency, patient safety, and regulatory compliance.

Lonza has plans to divest its Capsules & Health Ingredients business to Lone Star for an enterprise value of 3 billion dollars. The transaction is considered as the most significant step to complete Lonza’s strategic portfolio transformation to a pure-play CDMO.

For years, CSL Behring has consistently relied on dynamic process simulation linked to live production data. The result: more robust operations, faster ramp-ups, rolling maintenance instead of major shutdowns, and measurably higher productivity. For the biotech company, process simulation is now a mandatory requirement in major investment tenders.

Reliance Industries has signed a long term 3-billion-dollar Supply and Purchase Agreement with South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corporation for the supply of green ammonia over a 15-year period beginning from the second half of FY2029.

With an aim to strengthen their cooperation in the development and deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Axens has entered into a MOU with Airbus. Under this MOU, both the parties will jointly explore how to support wider SAF deployment by aligning advocacy efforts, engaging with key stakeholders, and identifying potential opportunities where coordinated action could accelerate project development worldwide.

CBSP has chosen Thyssenkrupp Uhde’s Envinox technology for two of its nitric acid production facilities in Australia. In 2025, Thyssenkrupp Uhde’s technology was successfully installed and commissioned at CSBP’s nitric acid ammonium nitrate 3 plant.

Siemens and Caphenia have teamed up to accelerate the production of sustainable aviation fuel. Under the partnership Siemens will provide digitalization and automation solutions for Caphenia’s plasma technology which converts bio-methane into synthesis gas.

The oil and gas industry places extreme demands on pumps: in subsea oil production, powerful water-injection pumps are indispensable. But how well do we understand the flow processes inside the units? A pump specialist relies on piezoelectric pressure sensors to gain insight.

With its Omega, KSB is launching a new generation of its Omega water pump on the market. The axially split volute casing pumps are designed for handling water as well as fluids with a low solids content.

Plastindia makes New Delhi the center of the plastics world on the subcontinent in February – and for the first time since the acquisition of Sikora, Maag is present on-site together with its new subsidiary.

With the SIL version of the Tigron actuator, Auma presents an explosion-proof electric actuator for the highest safety requirements up to SIL 3. Up to four different safety functions allow the actuator to be flexibly configured for a wide range of requirements.

Oko-tech has been developing wastewater treatment systems for industry and waste management for over 30 years. As an independent system provider, the company delivers efficient, compliant, and sustainable solutions for a wide range of wastewater streams and liquid waste.

In December 2025 eleven custom-designed water treatment units have been dispatched to Ukraine. The units are a central part of so-called Sun Wagons, which aim to provide access to clean drinking water and energy for Ukrainians in war-affected areas.

Few industries are as diverse as the water and environmental sector. Keller Pressure sensors are used in a wide variety of applications in this sector. For example, they are utilized to determine flow rates and regulate water levels.

At this year Ifat-Fair, Vega will demonstrate how modern level and pressure measurement technology helps keep processes consistently stable and efficient. Interactive demonstrations will showcase the performance of the sensors under realistic operating conditions.