Locus FS has increased its biomanufacturing capacities by 100,000 sq. ft in the USA and this includes the development of two new biomanufacturing facilities in Solon, Ohio. The move is expected to significantly increase the firm’s biological production capacity.

Under a joint venture agreement between Braskem and SCG Chemicals, both the parties have established a new company called Braskem Siam Company. The new firm aims to produce bio-ethylene from bio-ethanol dehydration and will also commercialize the ‘I'm green’ bio-based Polyethylene, using the Ete Evergreen technology.

The German firm Merck has plans to double its R&D productivity with an aim to deliver transformative medicines in the fields of oncology, neurology and immunology. The move will help patients to get access to medicines faster.

Covestro has appointed Christian Baier as its new Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed Dr. Thomas Toepfer who is leaving the company and take charge of his post from October 1, 2023.

Sika’s innovative concrete recycling technology – reco2ver is capable of recycling old concrete which can then be entirely reused while facilitating the sequestration of CO2. Switzerland’s Climate Cent Foundation has committed 11.28 million dollars to support this technology.

Thyssenkrupp Uhde has entered into an agreement with Ark Energy to deliver a feasibility study for the Han-Ho H2 Hub project which aims to produce green ammonia. Thyssenkrupp Uhde’s proprietary Rhamfs methodology will be used for the project.

BASF has inaugurated a new production facility for high-performance cathode active materials as well as a battery recycling plant for the production of black mass in Schwarzheide, Germany. With this project, the company aims to close the loop for the European battery value chain.

Herding Filtertechnik’s latest filter element Herding Beta can be used at high operating temperatures and incorporates all the well-proven properties of the classic Sinter-Plate Filter.

With a huge investment of 1-billion-euros in Germany, Siemens has plans to allocate 500-million euros for the expansion and development of its new technology campus in Erlangen, Germany. With this move, the new campus will become a global research and development hub as well as the nucleus of global technology activities for industrial metaverse.

Sungas Renewables has established Beaver Lake Renewable Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. The newly formed firm will build the green methanol plant in Central Louisiana, USA to produce nearly 400,000 metric tons of green methanol per year which will be supplied to fuel Maersk’s fleet of container vessels.