The publication of the ‘EU Chemical Industry Transition Pathway’ by the European Commission has given a concrete direction to the European chemical industry to work in. The move will assist the industry to digitalize its processes, become climate neutral, circular, and also transition to sustainable chemicals by 2050.

In December 2022, Business Finland awarded Neste with a public funding of 27.7 million euros for green hydrogen projects at Neste’s refinery in Porvoo, Finland, aiming to develop solutions for renewable hydrogen production.

A collaboration between the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Oist) and the Polytechnic University of Milan has found that when a fluid is pumped through a pipe in an intermittent way, the cost of transport is significantly reduced.

With an aim to remain competitiveness in today’s rapidly changing economic and geopolitical environment especially in Europe, OQ Chemicals has decided to realign its organization and reduce its workforce in Germany.

Plug Power has launched its new fuel cell manufacturing facility in New York, USA. The company broke ground in March of 2022 and began manufacturing at commercial scale after just nine months.

With the partnership, both the companies aim to optimize the production of bacterial cellulose and produce bio-based materials which act as the perfect green substitute for synthetic polymers used in the market today such as acrylates, polyethylene, and polystyrene.

Gerhard Schubert will be presenting a wide range of packaging solutions at the upcoming trade fair of interpack 2023. Some of its most recent innovations include cobots for the rapid feeding of different packaging components on a line, an extremely compact filling machine for cosmetic products and an entirely new, efficient, resource-saving feeding system for carton blanks.

Ineos Olefins Belgium has plans to develop the most sustainable cracker project in Europe – Project One. Expected to have the lowest carbon footprint of all European crackers, the project will be located in Antwerp, Belgium.

Under a MOU signed between Axens and Praj, both the parties will collaborate on projects that focus on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in India. The green fuel will be produced from low-carbon alcohols via the Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) route.

KBR in partnership with Swedish Biofuels has introduced a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology which can process ethanol as well as convert carbon dioxide and synthesis gas to produce SAF.