Air Liquide has developed a new 20 MW PEM electrolyzer which is now producing up to 8.2 tons per day of low-carbon hydrogen in Bécancour, Québec, Canada. The electrolysis unit is equipped with the Cummins technology and is expected to meet the growing demand for low-carbon hydrogen in North America.

Borealis plans to build a new, world-scale propanedehydrogenation plant in Belgium to guarantee the security of supplies for propylene. In the first step of the Project, the chemical company has launched a feasibility study.

The Chinese company Yangtze River Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. became one of the 12 organizations to win the EFQM Global Award this year. It is also the first pharmaceutical company in the world to receive the award after the implementation of the new EFQM model in 2019.

Arkema has plans to make fresh investments at its Changshu site in China in order to increase its Kynar fluoropolymer capacities by 35 %. The move is being undertaken in the backdrop of growing demand from the lithium-ion battery business and significant opportunities in the water filtration, construction coatings, and semiconductor industries.

A new hydrogen development and testing facility is to leverage and expand Ricardo's capabilities in building solutions to support zero-emission mobility. It will also become part of a global center of excellence for hydrogen, renewable fuels and electrified transportation technology.

Intravacc will spearhead a consortium to begin the concept design for a multifunctional, high-capacity vaccine plant in The Netherlands which will help the country to produce sufficient vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic. The CDMO organization has also developed a new pilot vaccine production plant which will be operational soon.

The year 2020 was a promising year for bio-based polymers: Sold out PLA in 2019 has led to the installation of increased capacities, PE and PP made from bio-based naphtha are breaking ground and future expansion for bio-based polyamides as well as for PBAT, PHAs and casein polymers is on the horizon. A lower production is only observed for bio-based PET.

Linde has plans to build, own and operate a 24-megawatt electrolyzer facility at the Leuna Chemical Complex in Germany. The mega plant will produce green hydrogen and supply it to its industrial customers.

On January 28, OCI held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant of P&O Chemical, a joint venture with Posco Chemical at the National Industrial Complex in Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do, Korea.

Celanese Singapore has extended its long-term contract with Linde Gas Singapore for the supply of carbon monoxide to its acetyls chemical unit based in Singapore. The new extended contract will enable the facility to gain access to a strategically advantaged supply of carbon monoxide.