Adnoc and Occidental have entered into a strategic collaboration agreement under which both the firms will explore the development of carbon dioxide capture and storage hubs in the UAE and United States.

Ionway, a newly established joint venture of Umicore and Powerco, has plans to build its first cathode active material (Cam) production plant in Nysa, Poland. With this move, the joint venture aims to scale up the EU footprint in the e-mobility business and expand its annual production capacity to 160 GWh by the end of the decade.

Hithium’s battery production facility in Xiamen, China has been certified as carbon neutral. By 2035, the company aims to achieve carbon neutrality throughout its industry chain.

Dupont has introduced its first ion exchange resin – the Dupont Amberlite P2X110 for green hydrogen production. With this, the firm aims to support the trend of decarbonization.

Air Liquide has given up its minority stake of 19 % in Hydrogenics Corporation, a fuel cell and hydrogen production technologies provider, to Cummins who owns 81 % of the company.

Under an agreement signed between both the parties, BASF will gain long-term access to Qore’s bio-based BDO which is made from renewable feedstock. With this, BASF aims to expand its portfolio with bio-based BDO derivatives, including polytetrahydrofuran and tetrahydrofuran.

Wacker has started the construction of several new production lines with an aim to expand its specialty silicone manufacturing capacities in China. With this, the firm will manufacture functional silicone fluids, silicone emulsions and silicone elastomer gels.

Hydrogenpro has successfully delivered a 5,5 MW electrolyzer to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Takasago Hydrogen Park which is claimed to be the world’s first validation center for hydrogen technology.

Alfa Laval has launched two new mixproof valves – the Alfa Laval Unique Mixproof CIP and Unique Mixproof Process. The Unique Mixproof CIP is a double-seat valve that safely and efficiently manages the flow of cleaning media during cleaning-in-place while the Unique Mixproof Process, a compact version of proven Alfa Laval double-seat valves, is configurable and available in various sizes to meet the manufacturers’ requirements.

The consortium includes Exxonmobil, Cyclyx International, Sealed Air, and Ahold Delhaize USA. Exxonmobil’s Exxtend technology has been used for the project for breaking down plastic waste into its molecular building blocks in order to produce new plastic for food-grade packaging.