Under a MOU signed between Haldor Topsoe and Acron, both the companies will work together to develop technologies focussed on reducing greenhouse gas emissions at Acron’s existing production sites and developing potential projects for new green products.

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Frank van den Boomen from Covestro and Rene Neijts from Dow are the newly elected members to the Namur Board. Boomen has succeeded Thorsten Dreier for Covestro and Neijts has been appointed by Dow after the retirement of Mr. Oehlert.

Led by Enagás and Acciona, the Power to Green Hydrogen Mallorca Project is developed on the island of Mallorca in Spain. The company aims to reduce CO2 emissions on the island by up to 21,000 tons annually after full implementation of its green hydrogen ecosystem.

BASF has plans to increase the production capacity of its hindered amine light stabilizers in Pontecchio Marconi, Italy and Lampertheim, Germany. The move is expected to meet the growing demand for sustainable solutions across the globe.

Vattenfall has inaugurated a new biofuel heat plant – Carpe Futurum in Uppsala, Sweden. With a heating capacity of 110 MW, the project is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 200,000 tons per year.

Under the terms of the agreement between Sulzer and China’s Yangzhou Huitong Biological New Material, Sulzer will deliver technology as well as key equipment for the company’s polylactic acid production facility.

Under a 61-million-dollar deal, Reliance New Energy has acquired all the assets of Lithium Werks. The takeover will help the company to develop an end-to-end battery manufacturing and supply ecosystem for Indian markets.

The German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) has stated that the industry's expectations from the beginning of the year for the business outlook in 2022 have been overturned due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It further mentions that 70 % of companies are facing major problems in their business with the explosion of energy prices and also warned that an import ban on Russian natural gas would lead to massive consequences for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry.