With an aim to diversify from oil & gas – the gold of the Middle East – toward sustainability, the region is undergoing a bold and transformational shift. The plastics circular economy is one such initiative steadily gaining momentum across the Gulf. It not only addresses pressing environmental concerns but also unlocks new economic opportunities while reinforcing national visions such as Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the UAE’s Circular Economy Policy, and Türkiye’s National Circular Economy Strategy.

Clariant, Borealis and Sintef have successfully demonstrated Clariant's advanced pyrolysis oil upgrading technology for circular plastics. The move marks a major breakthrough in advancing circular economy solutions for the plastics industry.

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.

The 150,000 pph High-Pressure Saturated Steam Boiler and the 110,000 pph High-Pressure Superheated Steam Boiler are two of the most robust and versatile trailer-mounted boilers for chemical processing applications in Nationwide Boiler’s rental fleet.

With a hefty investment of 111 million euros, Neste has successfully commissioned its new upgrading facility for liquified waste plastic (LWP) at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. Claimed to be the world’s largest LWP upgrading facility, the plant is expected to process up to 150,000 tons of LPW annually.

With an aim to enable additional U.S. drug product manufacturing, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Sanofi have decided to expand their strategic partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Thermo Fisher will acquire Sanofi’s steriles manufacturing site in New Jersey and will continue to manufacture therapies for Sanofi.

Total Energies has entered into a Nuclear Production Allocation contract with the EDF Group for a period of 12 years. Under this agreement, EDF will allocate to Total Energies a share of the output of its operating nuclear fleet which will help Total Energies to cover around 60 % of the electricity needs of its refining and chemicals sites in France.

Fluor and X energy have entered into a contract for an advanced nuclear project at Dow’s UCC Seadrift Operation in south Texas, USA. Under the terms of the contract, Fluor will initially deliver Front End Loading Stage 2 services for the project.

Fluid Components International’s FS10i Series compressed air flow meter is SIL-2 rated and helps to cut compressed air cost along with maintenance needs. The flow meter is ideally used in systems for blowing, bottling, cleaning, coating, conveying, cooling, molding, paint spray booths, packaging, pneumatic tooling, and wrapping.

Siemens has recently joined the Global Impact Coalition. This addition greatly strengthens the Global Impact Coalition’s growing network of global industry leaders committed to delivering tangible emissions reduction and circularity solutions through collaborative, cross-sector action.