PPG has plans to divest its architectural coatings business in the U.S. and Canada to American Industrial Partners for a whooping amount of 550 million dollars. The transaction is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025.

Invista has decided to continue hexamethylene diamine production at its Orange site in Texas, USA after announcing to end its adiponitrile and hexamethylene diamine operations at the site last year.

Chevron Phillips Chemical has awarded an Engineering and Procurement contract to Technip Energies for the supply of a proprietary Low Emission Cracking Furnace in an existing olefins unit at its facility in Sweeny, Texas.

Pilkington Italy has booked a new order for a second Gea Denox plant at its San Salvo site in Italy after installing one earlier at the site. The new Gea gas cleaning plant claims to reduce emissions for Nox down to 500 mg/Nm during energy-intensive glass production.

BASF has introduced Ultramid Low PCF and Ultramid Zero PCF within its polyamide value chain in Europe. Ultramid Zero PCF is the first polyamide 6 in the industry to achieve a CO2 footprint of net zero while Ultramid Low PCF is produced using electricity from renewable energy sources and low-emission steam.

The Rudong site in China is BASF Agricultural Solutions’ first CO2-emission-free production site. The site has modified its existing heating system from fossil-based steam to renewable energy.

Air Products Membrane Solutions has plans to expand its manufacturing and logistics center in Maryland Heights, Missouri. The new manufacturing facility is expected to be in production by the end of 2025.

The ‘Chbika’ project aims to develop 1 GW of onshore solar and wind capacities that will power the production of green hydrogen through the electrolysis of desalinated seawater and lead to the production of 200,000 tons per year of green ammonia for the European market. The project will constitute the first phase of a development program which is aimed at creating a world-scale green hydrogen production hub.

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as well as Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) is picking up steam and can be considered as revolutionary solutions that can help hard-to-abate industries to reduce their carbon emissions in the short-to-long term. Both CCS and CCU will play a vital role for these industries as they prepare to reach their goals of meeting net zero emissions by 2050.

The new analytical services provide accurate detection of a wide range of PFAS compounds. The services will assist water and wastewater operators to assess contamination levels and monitor progress of their treatment systems.