The innovative enzymatic esterification technology has the potential to revolutionize ester production by significantly reducing energy consumption and enhancing product quality through environmentally friendly biocatalysis, at a competitive cost-in-use of the enzyme.

The four Covestro sites that are now running completely on renewable energy are all based in the USA and include the sites of Channelview, Texas; South Deerfield, Massachusetts; New Martinsville, West Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

With a mid-double-digit million-euro investment, BASF has plans to develop a new alcoholates plant at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. On completion, the project is expected to produce sodium methylate and potassium methylate.

Neste, Alterra and Technip Energies have plans to work together in order to offer a standardized modular solution for chemical recycling. The modular solution will be based on Alterra’s proprietary liquefaction technology.

Accelera's advanced Hylyzer PEM electrolyzer technology will be used for BP's Lingen green hydrogen project in Germany. Once fully commissioned, the 100 MW electrolyzer system is expected to produce up to 11,000 tons of green hydrogen per year.

The new plant is Alpla’s second plant in Thailand. With this project, the company aims to increase capacities, expand its portfolio and offer safe, affordable and sustainable full-system solutions made of plastic to numerous industries and markets in the Asia-Pacific region.

BP Europa has plans to sell its Ruhr Oel – BP Gelsenkirchen operation in Germany which includes the BP refinery in Gelsenkirchen and DHC Solvent Chemie in Mülheim an der Ruhr. The move is in line with BP’s goal of delivering a simpler, more focused, higher value company.

Under an agreement signed between Climeworks and Avantium, Climeworks will acquire an advanced high-throughput adsorption testing unit from Avantium R&D Solutions for capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air.

Gevo and Axens have plans to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable aviation fuel using the ethanol-to-jet pathway. Both the companies also intend to combine their technical resources to accelerate the commercialization of Gevo’s patented, next-generation ethanol-to-olefins technology.

With the growing demand for high-quality 2-Ehacid in the region, BASF Petronas Chemicals has successfully inaugurated the second 2-ethylhexanoic acid production line at its integrated site in Kuantan, Malaysia.