Nissan Chemical has plans to develop a new herbicide manufacturing facility at its consolidated subsidiary in India, Nissan Bharat Rasayan. The new plant is expected to be completed and begin operations in fiscal year 2028.

The ‘Best CO₂ Utilization 2026’ innovation award was awarded to three pioneering CCU and Power-to-X technologies at the CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026 which was held in Cologne, Germany.

With an aim to expand its advanced materials and specialty chemicals capabilities, Sasol has decided to invest 60-million-euros at its Brunsbüttel site in Germany. The project will debottleneck and expand Sasol’s existing Advanced Materials alumina asset base in the region.

Nextchem has successfully completed the acquisition of Ballestra group. The group is one of the leading global players in the licensing, design and engineering of processing plants, as well as in the supply of proprietary technologies and equipment for the chemical industry.

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…

Under a licensing agreement signed between Nextchem and Sustaero GP, Nextchem will provide its proprietary NX Circular technology for the biomass-to-syngas project. The project will produce purified chemical grade syngas from forest residues, which will then be used for subsequent conversion into SAF.

Aquatech has plans to acquire Metichem, a leader in advanced water-treatment chemicals and O&M services in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. With this move, Aquatech aims to expand its capacity to deliver complete water lifecycle solutions to industrial customers across the globe.

Europe’s chemical industry is sliding into crisis as rising energy costs, weak demand, and dwindling investments force widespread plant shutdowns. Without swift policy intervention, the region risks losing its industrial backbone to competitors in lower cost, faster growing markets.

BASF has recently inaugurated its new Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China. The 8.7 billion project sets a new benchmark for sustainable chemical production in China and across the globe.

Under an agreement signed between Ineos Inovyn and Esseco Industrial, Ineos Inovyn will sell its shares in Inovyn Produzione Italia, which operates the Rosignano and Tavazzano sites in Italy. Both the sites produce essential chemicals for critical sectors.