The Portuguese multinational energy corporation Galp Energia has collaborated with the German multinational technology and engineering company Siemens to digitalize the GalpH2Park project in Sines, Portugal. Expected to be one of Europe's largest renewable hydrogen plants on completion, the project is scheduled to begin operating by the end of this year. The initiative represents a significant step in accelerating Europe's energy transition, combining advanced digital technologies with large-scale green hydrogen production to support industrial decarbonization and strengthen energy security. Christian Gückel, Vice President of Verticals Energy and Chemicals at Siemens shares more information about the mega project and also highlights the benefits of the core technology being used for the GalpH2Park project. Read on to know more…

Shintech has announced a 3.4-billion-dollar investment to develop a second ethylene unit and a fourth chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride monomer unit at its existing Iberville Parish facility in Louisiana, USA.

DIC Corporation has developed a new production facility for coatings suitable for direct food contact materials on the site of DIC Graphics’ plant in Jakarta, Indonesia. With an annual production target of 1,000 tonnes by fiscal year 2030 for markets in Asian countries, the facility is expected to meet the growing demand for sustainable packaging.

Demand for MDI is growing worldwide, particularly in Asia and the Middle East. Covestro aims to respond with a new large-scale plant in Shanghai and is also examining a further world-scale project in the United Arab Emirates.

The EU-India free trade agreement is expected to double EU goods exports to India by 2032. With a specific focus on the chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries, the trade deal highlights that India will eliminate current tariffs of up to 22 % on EU chemicals and 11 % on EU pharmaceuticals while the EU will also cut tariffs to zero on Indian chemical exports as well as offer Indian pharmaceutical and medical devices companies’ preferential access to the EU market. In this scenario, what do industry leaders in the chemical and pharma space have to say about the EU-India free trade deal? Read on to find out…

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.

BASF has started up the world’s first production plant for catalysts based on the X3D technology at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. Compared to conventional catalysts, 3D printed catalysts help to reduce costs, lower emissions and increase efficiency.

Nova Sustainable Fuels has awarded a contract to Thyssenkrupp Uhde for performing an integration and optimization study for its biomass-to-methanol project in Nova Scotia, Canada. The study aims to quantify the value of Thyssenkrupp Uhde’s integrated process for the production of over 450,000 metric tons of methanol per year.

Missile strikes on Qatar Energy’s facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City has slashed Qatar’s LNG export capacity by 17 % and has also led to an estimated loss of 20 billion dollars in annual revenue for the company.

In 2015, the World Bank and the United Nations launched the ‘Zero Routine Flaring’ initiative with an aim to end the practice of routine gas flaring at oil production sites across the globe, no later than 2030. Today, after 11 years of the initiative, where do we stand?