Linde has begun the supply of clean hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide to the global chemical and specialty materials company Celanese. Linde will be supplying carbon dioxide which has been captured from its carbon monoxide and hydrogen production facility at Clear Lake, Texas, USA.

With this acquisition, Repsol has plans to enter the biomethane market. The agreement between Repsol and Genia Bioenergy includes 19 of its biomethane plants which are under development, with a total capacity of 1.5TWh per year, which will generate renewable gas from agricultural and livestock waste in Spain and Portugal.

Covestro has put into operation a pilot plant at its Leverkusen site in Germany which is capable of producing the aniline chemical entirely based on plant biomass instead of petroleum. This is a landmark move for the industry and aims at reducing CO2 footprint.

With the aim of jointly exploring the development of large-scale hydrogen supply chains, Acme and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies have inked a Memorandum of Understanding that aims to leverage Oman's renewable resources.

Lanzajet has recently inaugurated the world’s first ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel production facility – Freedom Pines Fuels in Georgia, USA. With this plant, the company aims to decarbonize the aviation sector.

Saint-Gobain has acquired a majority stake in Imptek Chova del Ecuador, a leading player in the construction chemicals market in Ecuador. With this, the company aims to expand its business and also strengthen its presence in Latin America.

Kemira has successfully completed the divestment of its Oil & Gas related portfolio to Sterling Specialty Chemicals, a US subsidiary of Artek Group. The move is in line with the company’s strategy of focusing on its core businesses and accelerating its profitable growth strategy.

Evoloh is scaling up the manufacturing of its electrolyzers to make green hydrogen affordable and efficient. The investment aims to support the development of the hydrogen economy and also transition towards clean energy.

The same developments happening in the rest of the world are also reshaping laboratories: the increasing use of technology, digital tools and, of course, robots and artificial intelligence (AI). All these trends often go hand in hand with a greater awareness of environmental issues. In this trend report, we present a summary of the fruits these developments are already bearing and will bear in the future.

Under a Heads of Agreement signed between Total Energies and Sinopec, both the parties will work together to develop a sustainable aviation fuel production unit at Sinopec’s refinery in China. On completion, the project is expected to produce 230,000 tons of SAF annually.