Sabic has announced a public auction for 141 lots of industrial assets sourced from its production facilities in La Aljorra, Murcia, Spain. With the public auction, the company aims to optimize inventories and responsibly manage excess stock.

Under a non-exclusive strategic agreement signed between Worley and Baker Hughes, both the companies will combine their expertise to deliver fully integrated, lower‑carbon LNG infrastructure that meets the growing global demand for reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.

Arkema has plans to invest 10 million euros with an aim to expand its Global Battery Center of Excellence in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. With this move, the firm aims to strengthen its research capabilities in advanced materials for batteries within its global network of R&D laboratories covering the entire battery value chain.

With the acquisition, Siegfried adds three high-quality small-molecule drug substances sites to its global drug substances network. The closing of the transaction occurred on May 1, 2026.

Co-located at BASF’s largest refinery catalyst production site globally, in Attapulgus, Georgia, the company has launched a new R&D center for advancements in refinery catalysts. Product development and advanced Fluid Catalytic Cracking testing are at the core of the laboratory’s work.

Aternium has chosen Siemens Energy to carry out a Front-End Engineering Design study for a clean hydrogen production facility. The Feed study will focus on optimizing the design, standardization, and engineering aspects of the facility to ensure it meets the highest safety, environmental and operational standards.

With everything changing around us right from the way we secure our knowledge, to communicating with people to the way the workforce across industries is being made to upgrade their existing skill sets to take on more productive tasks, one thing is certain: Change is constant. Smart technologies like Augmented Reality have not only entered the workforce but are transforming the workforce like never before.

Emerson has launched its new industrial AI platform – Aspentech AVA. The solution is specifically designed for industrial companies to accelerate AI adoption across the enterprise for measurable business impact.

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.

Under a strategic partnership between Dataparc and Hitachi Systems, Hitachi Systems will integrate Dataparc’s industrial data platform into its suite of digital manufacturing solutions which will help its customers to unlock deeper operational insight and accelerate their journey toward smart manufacturing.