Kevin Norfleet, Global Sustainability Director, Acetyls at Celanese shares his views about the company’s mega CCU project, which is also claimed to be one of the world’s largest carbon capture utilization facilities, the current market scenario for CCU as well as the benefits of using of Gen AI in plant operations and maintenance.

High Pressure Connectors Europe has introduced two new intrinsically safe pressure sensors, the SCP10 and SCP11. Both the sensors are Atex certified and designed specifically for hazardous environments such as applications involving hydrogen.

Global New Material International has taken over Merck’s global Surface Solutions business for 665 million euros. The Surface Solutions business was transferred to the company on July 31, 2025.

Cefic has recently launched its new competitiveness report. The study confirms and emphasizes the severity of the situation for the EU chemicals industry by exploring how the EU chemical industry compares competitively with the USA, China, Japan, Brazil, India and the Middle East.

Pengerang Biorefinery, a joint venture between Petronas Mobility Lestari, Enilive, and Euglena, has awarded KT-Kinetics Technology with licensing as well as engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning services for a hydrogen production unit in Johor, Malaysia.

Under a MOU signed between Merck and Siemens, both the companies will extend their partnership in order to accelerate digital transformation in the life science industry. The MOU focuses on delivering integrated software solutions, systems and consumables that harness automation, data and AI to connect drug discovery, development, and manufacturing.

With a hefty investment of 600 million euros, Moeve has plans to develop 30 new biomethane plants across Spain. The move is in line with the company’s aim of producing 4 TWh of biomethane in Spain by 2030.

Roche has recently signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire 89bio, a clinical-stage biopharma firm specializing in the development of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases.

Eaton has introduced its new Topcart HF filter cartridge housings for a wide range of industrial applications in fine filtration such as pre-filtration before membranes, safety filtration and final product filtration.

Under a MOU signed between Total Energies and Veolia, both the companies have decided to further their cooperation in energy transition and the circular economy. Veolia is expected to contribute its expertise in water resource management and the resource recovery of new waste streams while Total Energies will offer its expertise in the measurement and reduction of methane emissions and the production and supply of low-carbon energies.