The 12th Achemasia was ceremonially opened on October 14, 2025, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai Hongqiao. Under the motto "International Sustainable Chemical Production," this year's exhibition brought together 265 companies from 14 countries and regions, along with 10,000 participants from 61 countries and regions.

An innovative technology has been developed by Braskem and Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits for producing bioacetone from corn ethanol. With this new technology, ethanol plants can produce a new high value-added co-product without compromising fuel production efficiency.

Adnoc has recently unveiled more than 16.3 billion dollars in local manufacturing opportunities through 2030 in the UAE. The announcement was made at the second ‘Make it with Adnoc Forum’.

PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency selected Jacobs to provide engineering services for the development of the new greasy waste and food waste treatment facilities to maximize energy and resource recovery at the Changi Water Reclamation Plant.

Bayer has plans to invest 2.2 billion dollars for developing a new pharmaceutical manufacturing site in New Albany, Ohio, U.S. With this move, the company intends to grow its pharmaceuticals business and to meet the demand of its customers in the country.

Trillium has plans to launch the world’s first demonstration plant for bio-based acrylonitrile – ‘Project Falcon’ at Ineos Nitriles' Green Lake facility in Texas, USA. The company has raised 13-million-dollars for the project.

Arkema has invested nearly 150 million euros to develop a new acrylic acid purification unit at its Carling site in France. The new unit improves the energy efficiency of the purification process by 25 % and reduces the carbon intensity of the site’s operations by 20 % while the innovative technology deployed also helps optimize resource and waste management while significantly reducing solvent consumption.

Under a sales and purchase agreement signed between the two parties, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical will offtake approximately 1 million tons per year of ultra-low carbon methanol from Transition Industries’ ‘Pacifico Mexinol Project’ in Mexico which is expected to be one of the world’s largest ultra-low carbon methanol production projects.

Under a Letter of Intent signed between BASF and Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, both the parties will work together to support the growth of Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem. BASF’s Electronic Materials business will also expand its Kuanyin site in Taoyuan with additional production capacity for advanced semiconductor materials.

Schneider Electric and Torngat Metals have entered into a non-binding MOU to explore a strategic industrial partnership to support the development of a resilient and responsible rare earth value chain.