Under the new partnership, Emerson will supply control systems, software and engineering services to Lanxess which will assist the company to digitally transform its production units as well as optimize its operational performance and also help to meet its sustainability targets.

Sulzer has modernized its Kotka pump factory in Finland by inaugurating a highly automated and digitized pump production line which will help to reduce the production throughput time by 93 %. The firm has also launched a new logistics center at the site.

Six companies from the Coesia Group will be exhibiting their innovative solutions for the pharmaceutical sector at the soon to be held trade fair Achema in Germany. With a special focus on digital tools and services, the company aims to optimize the efficiency of machines, lines and entire factories, and deliver advanced support to its customers.

eschbach has introduced AI into its enterprise platform – Shiftconnector by adding AI search engine capabilities to it. This change is expected to empower process manufacturers with a new level of intelligence.

Adnoc has partnered with Siemens Energy to co-develop blockchain-based low-CO2 energy certificates. This solution will help to certify the carbon intensity of a range of products from Adnoc including Murban crude, ammonia, and aviation fuels.

KBR’s clean ammonia platform aims to meet the future demand for sustainable energy and fertilizers. The move has been undertaken by the firm as the global demand for clean ammonia is expected to increase significantly in the future.

A consortium of six companies comprising Bechtel, GE, GM, Honeywell, Invenergy and Johnson Controls have launched a cross-sector business alliance – Corporate Coalition for Innovation & Technology toward Net Zero with an aim to assist countries meet their decarbonization and climate change goals.

BASF Coatings has recently inaugurated its largest surface treatment site in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China. The site offers various applied surface treatment products and solutions for numerous market segments and comprises of a smart factory which enables process automation and digitalization of the site operations for high efficiency in manufacturing and site logistics.

Shell has plans to acquire Nature Energy, a Denmark-based producer of renewable natural gas. On completion of this deal, Shell will acquire Europe’s largest RNG producer, its portfolio of cash generative operating plants, associated feedstock supply and infrastructure, its pipeline of growth projects and its in-house RNG plant technology.

Covestro has begun production of Naphthylen-Diisocyanate (NDI) for its Vulkollan raw materials at its new plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The project aims at meeting the growing demand for high performance elastomers.