In a push to strengthen regional energy ties and reduce reliance on imports, Hungary’s MOL Group and Turkish Petroleum have launched their first joint exploration venture, laying the groundwork for broader cooperation from Central Europe to North Africa.

Zhongneng Yida will implement Topsoe’s Hydroflex technology at a planned SAF facility in Hebei province. The plant is designed to produce 400,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel annually from used cooking oil, with distribution aimed at both European and Chinese markets.

Covestro has successfully completed the modernization of its Toluene Diisocyanate plant in Dormagen, Germany. The unit consumes 80 % less energy than conventional processes, thus, achieving a CO2 reduction of 22,000 tons per year.

Under a joint development and cost sharing agreement, Aramco, Total Energies and the Saudi Investment Recycling Company have plans to explore the development of a sustainable aviation unit in Saudi Arabia.

Endress+Hauser Flow’s calibration laboratory has been accredited in compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 since 1994. From this moment onwards, the flowmeter manufacturer has not only reinforced its capabilities and core competences but has also confirmed its position as a market leader consistently providing services of excellence.

OMV has launched an innovative plant that can process up to 16,000 metric tons of hard-to-recycle mixed plastic waste annually. The company’s proprietary Reoil technology will be used for this purpose and is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 34 % compared to plastic waste incineration.

Total Energies and its partners, Equinor and Shell, have decided to begin phase 2 of the Northern Lights development post a final investment decision. The development of this phase is expected to increase the project transport and storage capacity from 1.5 million to more than 5 million tons of CO2 per year from 2028.

With an aim to serve the growing APAC market, Kemira has plans to make a multi-million Euro investment in multiple production line expansion of strength chemical agents for paper, board and tissue at its Wellgrow site in Thailand.

BASF Coatings has increased its production capacity for polyester and polyurethane resin at its Caojing plant in Shanghai, China with an aim to meet the growing demand for automotives in the Asia Pacific region.

Invenergy’s first clean hydrogen project, the Sauk Valley Hydrogen facility in Rock Falls, Illinois, USA has reached commercial operations. The project is expected to produce up to 40 metric tons of clean hydrogen annually with the capacity to store up to 400 kilograms of clean hydrogen on site.