A new report titled ‘Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Global Capacities, Production and Trends 2025–2030’ has been compiled by nova-Institute. The report forecasts that the expansion of the global bio-based polymer market will be led by Europe and North America while Asia remains a major growth region.

The groundbreaking ceremony of the Pacifico Mexinol project in Mexico marks the start of one of the most significant global industrial investments in blue and ultra-low carbon methanol.

Anybotics has integrated Yokogawa’s Oprex Robot Management Core software with the software stack of Anybotics’ lineup of Anymal robots. With this, the two companies aim to develop new opportunities in the oil & gas, power, and metals industries.

On IFAT 2026 Shimadzu presents a unified approach to environmental and water testing that prioritises automation, ease of use and uptime to help laboratories make faster, better‑supported decisions.

A new safety video has recently been released by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. The video focuses on the investigation into the fatal combustible dust explosions and fires at the Didion Milling facility in Cambria, Wisconsin, USA that occurred on May 31, 2017.

Under an agreement with First Ammonia, Topsoe will provide its ammonia synthesis technology for the company’s green ammonia production facility in Victoria, Texas, USA. Commercial operations of the project is expected to begin in 2029.

Under a preliminary land reservation agreement signed between Taqa Morocco, Moeve and the Government of Morocco, the parties will work together to develop a large-scale project for the production of green ammonia and industrial fuel in Morocco.

Reliance Industries has signed a long term 3-billion-dollar Supply and Purchase Agreement with South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corporation for the supply of green ammonia over a 15-year period beginning from the second half of FY2029.

Technip Energies has won an EPCC contract by Skynrg for the development of a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel production facility in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The facility is expected to produce 100,000 tons of SAF per year by making use of use of the Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids pathway.

Water scarcity has long been recognized as one of the most pressing challenges in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The Iran–US war exposes the vulnerability of the region’s lifeline: desalination plants. With Gulf nations relying almost exclusively on these facilities for drinking water, any disruption caused by conflict threatens not only households but also industries and regional stability.