Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will be integrated under the new brand name ‘Omterra.’ This move is based on the time-limited license agreement governing the use of the brand.

Under a contract signed between Verbund and Lanxess, Verbund will supply a total of around 200,000 MWh of green electricity to Lanxess from its existing hydroelectric power plants on the Inn River in Bavaria, Germany.

Tosoh Corporation has recently announced that it has developed a hydrocarbon‑based polymer electrolyte for polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis systems. The new electrolyte offers superior proton conductivity, higher gas barrier properties and lower hydrated state swelling as compared to conventional fluorinated polymer electrolyte materials.

Repsol has begun industrial-scale production of 100 % renewable gasoline at its Tarragona complex in Spain. With the help of renewable gasoline, net CO2 emissions can be slashed by more than 70 % as compared to conventional gasoline.

Wacker has recently launched its new production site for specialty silicones in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. At the site, customized silicones for the automotive, household appliances and medical technology industries as well as for the energy sector will be manufactured.

Evonik’s expansion at its existing production site in Nanjing, China is expected to strengthen the company’s presence in China. The double-digit million-euro investment will support the introduction of new specialty amines to commercial scale.

WPU has selected Sulzer to provide its Pyrocon technology and engineering services for its new chemical recycling facility in the Netherlands. With a capacity to process up to 80,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste per year, the new site is located next to Vitol’s VPR refinery in the Port of Rotterdam.

Conventional cancer therapies often damage not only tumor cells but also healthy tissue. Antibody-drug conjugates are designed to target tumor cells more precisely while reducing side effects. Asahi Kasei has acquired licenses from Japan’s Noguchi Institute for this promising approach.

Dupont’s Memcor membrane bioreactor system has been chosen for the Riverstone Water Resource Recovery Facility in Sydney, Australia. The Memcor MBR system will consist of 2,592 Mempulse B50 MBR modules and will support a plant designed for an average flow capacity of 24.8 megaliters per day and a peak wet weather flow of 86 MLD.

Lonza has plans to divest its Capsules & Health Ingredients business to Lone Star for an enterprise value of 3 billion dollars. The transaction is considered as the most significant step to complete Lonza’s strategic portfolio transformation to a pure-play CDMO.