With a capacity of 12 t/h of steam production, the boiler is expected to reduce the consumption of higher-cost fossil sources as well as slash approximately 65 % of CO² emissions-scopes 1 and 2-at Braskem’s PP 3 PLN unit in Brazil.

Donald Trump is back in office and his policies have left the world stunned. Right from his outright support for fossil fuel production within the United States to rolling back climate, air and water pollution, and emissions regulations, to imposing international trade tariffs, the White House has made many bold moves in the past few months. In the middle of all this, the chemical industry urges all parties to cooperate in the ongoing trade war and find a lasting solution for everyone.

In a social media post, US President Donald Trump has announced that Reliance Industries will be investing in the country’s first new U.S. Oil Refinery in 50 years. Claiming it to be the cleanest refinery in the world, the plant will be located at the Port of Brownsville in Texas, USA.

With an aim to slash energy consumption, improve production flexibility, and enhance overall process efficiency for the producers, Novonesis and Thyssenkrupp Uhde have launched an enzymatic fat-splitting process for scalable and more sustainable fatty acid production.

Lanzajet has awarded a feed contract to Fluor Corporation for developing a sustainable aviation fuel production hub in North Yorkshire, England. Named ‘Project Speedbird’, the initiative is a joint development between Lanzajet and British Airways.

Oil and gas companies in the Gulf are incorporating the latest technologies to optimize and decarbonize their operations. Right from the Middle East’s first quantum computer for industrial applications to Artificial Intelligence, firms in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are actively adopting advanced solutions to remain the world’s energy powerhouse while engineering a low carbon future.

Air Products has decided to exit three US-based projects including an agreement with World Energy for the development of a Sustainable Aviation Fuel expansion project in California, the construction of a 35 metric ton per day facility to produce green liquid hydrogen in New York, and a project in Texas for the production of carbon monoxide.

The RNFM22 robot-assisted filling line processes various types of primary packaging without glass-to-glass contact. This prevents damage. At CPHI in Frankfurt, Steriline will present the system developed for a customer in Bangladesh in combination with an automated debagger.

With an aim to enhance global textile circularity, Indorama Ventures’ Fibers business and Jiaren Chemical Recycling have established a joint venture. The partnership is backed with a double-digit million-dollar equity investment in Jiaren’s recycling capacity.

Ima Med-Tech is exhibiting X-Pen, a versatile modular platform for the final assembly of pen injectors and autoinjectors, at CPHI Frankfurt 2025 which is a major trade show for the global pharma industry.