Under a MOU signed between Sekisui Chemical and Velocys, both the companies will work together to advance the production technology for electro-Sustainable Aviation Fuel which is a CO2-derived synthetic fuel.

Under a value chain partnership between Akzonobel, Arkema and BASF, Akzonobel’s architectural powder coatings offer a 40 % lower carbon footprint. The three partners have also published an industry case study to offer further insights into the transition to lower carbon footprint powder coatings.

Dupont Cyrel Flexographic Solutions has opened its new customer technology center at the Dupont Experimental Station in Wilmington, USA. The company also officially launched its latest innovative solution – Dupont Cyrel Renew at the inauguration ceremony.

Eastman’s Kingsport site in Tennessee, USA has achieved ISO 59014 certification which includes the company’s material-to-material methanolysis recycling technology at the Kingsport facility.

With an aim to advance circular aromatics from plastic waste, Biobtx has selected Bluealp as the technology partner for its project in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The Biobtx project is expected to convert hard-to-recycle mixed plastic waste into high-value circular aromatics.

Vulcan Energy’s Lionheart Project will be using Nesi’s proprietary Norscand electrolysis technology to convert lithium chloride into battery-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM); a vital material used in electric vehicle batteries. The project is expected to have a production capacity of 24,000 tonnes of LHM annually.

Aramco in collaboration with Pasqal has recently inaugurated Saudi Arabia’s first quantum computer. They have also unveiled the first commercial Quantum Computing as a Service platform in the Middle East.

The Ta’ziz Methanol Company, a joint venture between Ta’ziz and Proman, has secured financing of 2 billion dollars for developing UAE’s first world scale methanol plant in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi.

The Selective Catalytic Reduction catalysts manufacturer Cormetech provides emissions control for stationary power generation and industrial applications and will be acquired by Johnson Matthey for an enterprise value of 360 million dollars.

Röhm has inaugurated its Bay City MMA plant in Texas, USA. With this, the company’s proprietary Lima technology has been operating at full industrial scale for the first time worldwide.