Siemens is driving digital transformation: a new business unit pools key software areas contributing to digitalization of the process industry. Bart Moors, Head of the new unit and Head of Portfolio Management Dr. Uschi Mitsching are focusing on comprehensive support for customers and their plants across the entire lifecycle, regardless of where they join the digitalization journey.

KBR has secured a contract to support sustainable production of energy resources in Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will contribute to the delivery of Saudi Aramco’s Master Expansion Program and increase gas handling capacity at key regional locations.

EPC Engineering & Technologies has partnered with Avantium to commercialize the continuous polymerization of PEF (PEF cpol Technology). For this, Avantium and EPC will integrate their respective technologies and processes, together with the solid state polymerization of Polymetrix.

Dr. Christian Hower-Knobloch has been appointed as the new CEO of Weltec Holding. He will take over his role from May 1, 2025 and succeeds Jens Albartus.

SK Energy will begin commercial operations for sustainable aviation fuels at its new facility in South Korea next month. The facility will make use of the advanced co-processing technology as well as bio-feedstocks such as used cooking oil and animal fat to produce SAF and other low-carbon products.

The expansion of the petrochemical complex in Daya Bay, Huizhou, south China will include a third ethylene cracker as well as associated downstream derivatives units producing chemicals including linear alpha olefins.

Mitsui Chemicals has plans to expand production capacity for high refractive-index lens material in the background of growing demand for ophthalmic lenses.

Reolum has selected Johnson Matthey’s e-methanol technology for its La Robla Nueva Energia project in Spain which is claimed to be one of the largest e-methanol production plants in Europe.

Toray Plastics (China) Co. has plans to develop a new production plant for high-performance resin compounds in the Guangdong Province in China. The unit is expected to begin operations in April 2025.

Eneos has awarded an EPC contract to Chiyoda for a large-scale Direct Methylcyclohexane electrosynthesis demonstration plant. The unit is expected to identify obstacles for future social implementation of Green MCH production technology.