The new analytical services provide accurate detection of a wide range of PFAS compounds. The services will assist water and wastewater operators to assess contamination levels and monitor progress of their treatment systems.

Invista has decided to continue hexamethylene diamine production at its Orange site in Texas, USA after announcing to end its adiponitrile and hexamethylene diamine operations at the site last year.

Under an agreement signed between Linde and Shell, Linde will be responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction of a new 100 MW proton-exchange membrane hydrogen electrolysis facility for the Refhyne II project at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland in Germany.

BASF has plans to expand the production capacity of expandable polystyrene granulate (Neopor) at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. The expandable polystyrene granulate is mainly used as a raw material for the production of energy-efficient insulation materials for building envelopes.

International partners BP, Mitsui, Shell and Total Energies have each been awarded a 10 % stake in Adnoc’s low-carbon Ruwais liquefied natural gas project in Abu Dhabi, UAE. A signing ceremony was recently held to mark the occasion.

With a total investment of 240 million dollars, Invista Nylon Chemicals (China) has successfully completed the expansion of its nylon 6,6 polymer site at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in China.

Southwest Research Institute’s new Clinical Supply Facility aims to support government and industry clients with integrated pharmaceutical and bioengineering research and development. The facility will have the potential to produce in vitro stem cells, certain types of vaccines and small molecule therapeutics in a clean environment.

Lummus and Braskem will carry out joint studies for the industrial demonstration of Lummus' SRT-etm electric cracking heater. With this move, the companies aim to decarbonize one of Braskem's sites in Brazil.

Honeywell has plans to spin off its Advanced Materials business into an independent, U.S. publicly traded company by the end of 2025 or early 2026. The move will enable Honeywell to progress its strategic priorities of accelerating organic growth and optimizing its portfolio.

Covestro is currently focusing on future technologies to accelerate on the way to a full circular economy. The company has also realized that a global digitalization strategy in R&D is a key building block on this way.