Evonik has partnered with Stanford University to develop a mRNA drug transport technology which aims to deliver mRNA to different tissues and organs in the human body.

As part of its regular strategy review earlier this year, Nestlé assessed its Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy. The board fully confirmed the company's strategic direction and resolved to sharpen its focus on food, beverage and nutritional health products.

A study by Cowi and the nova-Institute has been completed for the European Commission. Supported by the University of Utrecht, the study aims at exploring the role and potential of renewable carbon in the economy towards mitigating climate change.

Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiary Nextchem has secured a FEED contract by Total Energies for a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant in Grandpuits, France. With an expected capacity of 400,000 tons per year of SAF, the facility is part of Total Energies’ plan to convert its Grandpuits Refinery into a zero-crude platform.

BASF and Mitsui Chemicals have launched a collaborative study to promote a circular economy for plastics in Japan. Mitsui Chemicals has plans to become carbon-neutral by 2050 and thus, aims at developing recycling technologies.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids and P2X Solutions have entered into a partnership agreement. Under the terms of the contract, both the companies will electrify a 20-MW plant which is claimed to be Finland’s first industrial-scale green hydrogen production unit.

NGK Insulators has recently announced the ‘NGK Group Environmental Vision for 2050’ along with its Fifth Five-Year Environmental Action Plan, which commences from FY2021. The Action Plan includes initiatives toward carbon neutrality, a recycling-oriented society, and harmony with nature, in line with the Environmental Vision.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) will be building a world-scale ‘blue’ ammonia production facility at the Ta’ziz industrial ecosystem and chemicals hub in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE. With an expected capacity of 1,000 kilo tons per annum, the plant will enable the company to explore opportunities in hydrogen and hydrogen carrier fuels.

Readifuels-Iowa has selected Chevron Lummus Global and Applied Research Associates’ (ARA) Biofuels Isoconversion technology for its renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Iowa, USA. The new plant is expected to process used cooking oil and distiller's corn oil to manufacture 36 million gallons of renewable fuels every year.

Thyssenkrupp has signed a contract with CF Industries to deliver the mega plant in order to produce green ammonia at the Donaldsonville manufacturing complex in Louisiana, USA. The project is expected to decarbonize the world’s largest ammonia production plant.