Federated Co-Operatives Ltd (FCL) has entered into a license agreement with Fluor under which the company will use Fluor’s proprietary Economine FG Plus carbon capture technology for its renewable diesel complex in Canada.

LG Chem has plans to increase its battery materials sales sixfold to 25.5 billion dollars by 2030 from 3.9 billion dollars in 2022. The firm also intends to focus on three new growth sectors – battery materials, sustainability business and innovative new drugs.

Neste and Air Canada have expanded their partnership and Neste will now be supplying an additional 7,500 tons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to Air Canada which will be used to power the airline’s flights from the San Francisco International Airport.

Bristol Myers Squibb has plans to strengthen and expand its cell therapy manufacturing network by adding a new U.S. manufacturing facility for producing in-house viral vectors. The move follows a partnership agreement with Novartis.

Siemens will be presenting its ‘Digital Data Chain’ at the upcoming trade show Hannover Messe in Germany. With this solution, plant maintenance personnel will be able to quickly and digitally identify plant components via mobile devices.

Under a joint development agreement between LG Chem and Gevo, both the firms will work together to develop a technology that produces 100 % bio-propylene from renewable sources of carbohydrates such as corn.

Pharmapack Europe 2023 was held from February 1-2, 2023 in Paris, France. The topic of sustainability was the core focus at this year’s event with exhibitors showcasing solutions to meet the challenges of sustainable drug delivery innovation and greener packaging supply chains.

With an aim to expand its downstream presence in China, Aramco has acquired a 10 % stake in Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Under a long-term sales agreement, Aramco will supply 480,000 barrels per day of Arabian crude oil to Rongsheng affiliate Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical Co. and Aramco Overseas Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aramco, will acquire the interest in Rongsheng.

Sea Vision presented its latest AI-powered technologies at the recently held Interpack fair in Germany. The firm focused on solutions across its three business divisions – machine vision, traceability and process automation.

At Ercros’ Vila-seca II factory in Tarragona, Spain, the firm has replaced its old catalytic oxidation technology plant with a new thermal oxidation technology plant to treat and reduce gaseous emissions resulting from the PVC process.