Gerhard Schubert has expanded its proprietary Care monitoring solution ‘Connection for Analytics, Reporting and Efficiency’. The upgraded platform enables the standard-compliant calculation of key OEE figures for packaging machines, leaner processes thanks to decentralized data management as well as customized presentation of content.

The new biomethane plant Bionorrois is Total Energies’ 8th biomethane production unit in France. Cristal Union which is a partner in the project and 10 % shareholder will provide beet pulp to the biomethane plant.

Honeywell’s Ecofining technology has been selected by the St1 Refinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel. The Gothenburg plant is expected to produce 200,000 tons of renewable fuels annually and can utilize flexible feedstocks, including used cooking oil, animal fats, and tall oil fatty acids from paper and pulp mills.

With an investment of around 20 million dollars, Arkema has plans to expand its PVDF production site in Calvert City, Kentucky by 15 %. The project is in line with the company’s goal of increasing its global PVDF footprint.

Accelera's advanced Hylyzer PEM electrolyzer technology will be used for BP's Lingen green hydrogen project in Germany. Once fully commissioned, the 100 MW electrolyzer system is expected to produce up to 11,000 tons of green hydrogen per year.

With the new plant, BASF India aims to increase the production capacity of microcellular polyurethane. Located in Dahej, India, the plant is expected to be operational in the second half of 2026.

A new study by Renewable Carbon Initiative and the Biobased Industries Consortium has mentioned that biomass can meet 20 % of carbon demand in the chemicals sector by 2050 without compromising food and feed supply.

KBR’s proprietary H2act ammonia cracking technology has been selected by Hanwha Impact Corporation for its hydrogen plant in Korea. Under the terms of the agreement, KBR will provide technology licensing, proprietary engineering design and equipment, and services for the 214 metric tons per day hydrogen unit.

Artificial intelligence is becoming a game changer in the fields of healthcare, life sciences, and electronics, and Merck in Darmstadt wants to be at the forefront of this revolution. “The journey has only just begun,” says CEO Belen Garijo. Here’s where Merck is already using AI and what plans the company has.

MOL Group has produced a diesel fuel containing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil and Sustainable Aviation Fuel at the refinery of Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia. The diesel fuel was successfully tested by the Hungarian Isotoptech Zrt laboratory which confirmed that it contains the required ratio of HVO.