Schneider Electric and Torngat Metals have entered into a non-binding MOU to explore a strategic industrial partnership to support the development of a resilient and responsible rare earth value chain.

With the acquisition, Univar Solutions aims to strengthen its Performance Materials business and also expand access to specialized products, technical knowledge, and long-standing customer relationships.

Siemens’ new drive system, Sinamics S220 offers a seamless and innovative drive system with comprehensive simulation and analysis capabilities and advanced connectivity features that enable full integration into digital work processes.

ABB’s Sensymaster FMT400 flowmeter enables thermal mass flow measurement in the chemicals, oil & gas, power & utilities, and industrial gas industries. The solution has secured a SIL 2 certification for use in safety-critical process applications.

BASF’s new acid chlorides and chloroformates production plant is a fully modernized plant located at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site in Germany. The low three-digit million-euro investment includes a fundamental renewal of the production infrastructure for acid chlorides and chloroformates and increases production capacity at the site by approximately 30 %.

For chemical recycling of high-performance elastomers, Covestro has launched a new pilot plant at its Leverkusen site in Germany. The plant will make use of a novel recycling process for Vulkollan.

Achema Middle East will now take place from 11–13 October 2027 at the Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Achema’s maiden event in the Middle East was supposed to be conducted this year but it has been postponed for a more impactful launch edition for the region's process industries.

While war disrupts the Gulf's energy arteries, from Hormuz to the Red Sea, the UAE is holding course on Operation 300bn, its plan to more than double industrial output from 36 billion dollars to 82 billion dollars by 2031.

Desalination has long come at a high cost in energy and money. For Saudi Arabia, which depends on it for drinking water and industry alike, the priority is now shifting from more capacity to cleaner and more efficient capacity.

LG Energy Solution has begun producing large-format batteries for both energy storage systems (ESS) and electric vehicles at its new battery plant in Lansing, Michigan, USA.