Solvay has plans to separate the existing company into two different companies – Solvay and Syensqo. For this, the company has already announced its future board of directors.

Under a corporate frame agreement, Expro will deliver well testing services for Equinor in the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The scope of work includes well flow management and production optimization services.

Carbios has secured building and operating permits for developing the world’s first Pet biorecycling plant in Longlaville, France. The unit will be located adjacent to Indorama Ventures’ existing Pet production plant.

Borealis has closed the acquisition deal of Rialti, an Italy-based company specialized in the production of sustainable polypropylene compounds with a focus on mechanically recycled PP feedstock from post-industrial and post-consumer waste. With this, Borealis aims to expand its PP compounding business and increase its volume of PP compounds based on mechanical recyclates.

The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) is cooperating with Namibia in research for a hydrogen pilot plant and refueling station. With this, both the parties aim at jointly collecting scientific insights for upscaling green hydrogen technologies.

Fluid Components International has introduced the advanced FS10i Series compressed air flow meters which helps to improve productivity as well as the overall process quality. The compressed air flow meters are also capable of reducing system energy costs.

Sumitomo Chemical has already begun the construction of a pilot facility in Japan to demonstrate a new environmentally-friendly process for producing propylene directly from ethanol. The pilot unit is expected to be completed by the first half of 2025.

Maag Group has announced new services in Malaysia for Maag Ettlinger melt filters. The move is in line with the company’s plan to grow capacity in strategic markets where it expects strong long-term demand.

The startup firm is a producer of non-petroleum-based leather alternative for car interiors. By investing in NFW, Asahi Kasei aims to support global automotive OEMs to reduce the environmental burden of automobiles.

Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded a feasibility study for an e-fuel project in Finland. The company plans to integrate its standardized and modularized carbon capture units into the e-fuel process at a waste-to-energy facility.