Mitsui Chemicals has plans to develop a new elastomers (Tafmer) plant in Singapore in the background of the rising global demand for high-performance elastomers.

For the first-time, AGC has used hydrogen as a fuel in a demonstration test for glass production. The test was carried out at the electronics float glass manufacturing facility of the Kansai Plant, Takasago Factory in Japan.

Unipar has chosen Thyssenkrupp Nucera’s electrolyzers which features the highly efficient BM2.7 technology for modernizing its chlor-alkali plant in Brazil. This move will replace the plant’s existing mercury and diaphragm plants.

Water sourced from lakes, rivers and oceans contain multiple chemical and physical contaminants which make it unsuitable for domestic purposes such as drinking as well as for industrial purposes. Water is a crucial element for both these areas and the only way to utilize this natural resource is by purifying it via different treatment processes.

LG Chem and Eni Sustainable Mobility have come together to explore the development of a new biorefinery at LG Chem’s Daesan chemical complex in South Korea. The project aims to decarbonize the energy and mobility sector as well as meet the growing demand for more sustainable fuels and plastics produced by low-carbon processes.

Under the terms of the long-term agreements signed between Indianoil and Linde’s entities in India, Linde’s entities will develop new on-site facilities to supply hydrogen, nitrogen and compressed dry air to Indianoil’s Panipat refinery in North India.

Qixiang Tengda, a major chemical firm in China, has started sustainable production of propylene oxide at its new complex in China. Evonik and thyssenkrupp Uhde technologies have been used for the project.

Carbios has secured building and operating permits for developing the world’s first Pet biorecycling plant in Longlaville, France. The unit will be located adjacent to Indorama Ventures’ existing Pet production plant.

The startup firm is a producer of non-petroleum-based leather alternative for car interiors. By investing in NFW, Asahi Kasei aims to support global automotive OEMs to reduce the environmental burden of automobiles.

Yokogawa Electric has been selected to supply an energy management system for the Yuri Green Hydrogen Project in Australia. Once complete, the project is expected to produce up to 640 tons of green hydrogen annually.