The global investment firm Carlyle has signed a binding transaction agreement with BASF to secure a majority stake in its coating business. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026.

Resman Energy Technology, a global leader in wireless reservoir surveillance solutions, will be acquired by global technology company SLB. With this acquisition, SLB aims to enhance its portfolio with world-class production and reservoir tracer technologies.

Under a MOU signed between Total Energies and Veolia, both the companies have decided to further their cooperation in energy transition and the circular economy. Veolia is expected to contribute its expertise in water resource management and the resource recovery of new waste streams while Total Energies will offer its expertise in the measurement and reduction of methane emissions and the production and supply of low-carbon energies.

Highly active ingredients (APIs/HAPIs) characterise modern drug production – and place high demands on containment. This article explains how OEL limits and OEB classes influence and control containment technologies and what technical solutions exist for closed transfer systems. Focus: active-passive valves for vacuum dryers that meet OEB 4/5 standards.

The partnership between Arkema and Catalyxx aims to accelerate the production of low-carbon, bio-based acrylic resins by making use of proprietary technology. Catalyxx intends to develop an innovative industrial facility to produce bio-alcohols while Arkema is assessing the use of these bio-alcohols as feedstocks for the commercial-scale production of bio-based acrylic resins with lower carbon footprint.

Mitsui Chemicals has plans to expand production capacity for high refractive-index lens material in the background of growing demand for ophthalmic lenses.

Although the VCI welcomes the US-EU customs deal in the face of escalating tensions between the two sides, it also shares that the agreed tariffs are too high.

Plastic Energy has successfully produced its first batch of recycled oil at its Geleen plant, a joint venture facility with Sabic, in the Netherlands. Once fully operational, the plant will recycle 20,000 tonnes of plastic waste per year.

Wood has been assigned to provide project management consultancy services for Turkey’s largest polypropylene plant and associated terminal facility. On completion, the plant is expected to produce 472,500 tons of polypropylene annually.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of November 2024’ from all over the world. Right from BASF partnering with Exterra for commercial scale CCS project in Canada to Topsoe’s technology being selected for one of Brazil’s first SAF plants, find out all the projects making headlines here.