Röhm has inaugurated its Bay City MMA plant in Texas, USA. With this, the company’s proprietary Lima technology has been operating at full industrial scale for the first time worldwide.

WPU has selected Sulzer to provide its Pyrocon technology and engineering services for its new chemical recycling facility in the Netherlands. With a capacity to process up to 80,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste per year, the new site is located next to Vitol’s VPR refinery in the Port of Rotterdam.

Under a non-exclusive license agreement between Highchem Shanghai and Asahi Kasei, Highchem Shanghai will produce and sell the novel acetonitrile-containing electrolyte based on Asahi Kasei’s technology, in China.

Covestro has successfully completed the acquisition of two former Vencorex production sites for HDI derivatives in Rayong, Thailand, and Freeport, Texas, USA. With this move, Covestro expands its production footprint for HDI derivatives in both the regions.

Eni is opening up its supercomputing infrastructure and making its computational capacity, specialist expertise and advanced tools available to companies, start-ups and research centres with an aim to support the development of artificial intelligence solutions and digital innovation.

Rasmus Errboe, Group President and CEO of Ørsted has recently become the Chair of Wind Europe. He calls for action on Europe's competitiveness, energy security, and electrification.

Eli Lilly has entered into a definitive agreement with Merida Biosciences to acquire the firm for 2.88 billion dollars. Merida is developing biologics engineered to selectively degrade pathogenic autoantibodies, the disease-causing agents behind a range of immune-mediated conditions.

Uniper has entered into contracts with Afry, Carbon Clean, Siemens Energy and Topsoe to begin the next development phase for its e-methanol production facility – NorthStarH2 in Östersund, Sweden.

Under an agreement signed between Eni and Energy X's Chilean subsidiary company Black Giant, Eni will acquire a 25 % stake in Black Giant. Eni will also obtain a seat on the Board of Directors of Black Giant and the option to offtake up to 25 % of the total LCE production.

Located in Marl, Germany, Evonik’s new plant has begun production of a high-performance membrane which plays a crucial role in the production of more cost-efficient green hydrogen. The unit has the capacity to produce membranes for an electrolysis capacity of up to 2.5 gigawatts per year.