The expansion of Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials’ custom electrolyte facility has successfully been completed for lithium-ion and other battery chemistries in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, thus, increasing the site production capacity by roughly 300 %.

Today Artificial Intelligence has entered every industry and the pharma sector is no different. Major pharma companies are actively making use of AI to accelerate drug discovery and carry out efficient clinical trials. However, integrating this technology into GxP-compliant pharma production still remains a complex challenge.

Siemens exhibited the Engineering Copilot TIA, a generative AI-powered assistant that autonomously executes engineering tasks, at the SPS trade fair 2025. The company is currently testing the beta version.

This smart technology has been in the news for quite some time but how useful is it for industrial plants? Bart Moors, General Manager Process Industries Software at Siemens and Prathamesh Gawde, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Bentley Systems highlight the many benefits of adopting the digital twin technology across industrial facilities.

Under a Venture Framework Agreement signed between Exxonmobil, Aramco, and Samref, all the parties will work together to assess an upgrade of the Samref refinery, in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia as well as an expansion of the facility into an integrated petrochemical complex.

BASF’s proprietary OASE blue technology will be utilized by Forestal for the efficient removal of CO2 from flue gases for the production of e-methanol at its Triskelion project in Galicia, Spain.

While automation companies are enjoying growth, the mood among component manufacturers is more subdued, as fluidic suppliers are facing competitive pressure, energy crisis and supply chain risks. Yet, automation could point the way to the future and make suppliers and plant operators more successful...

With an aim to reduce CO2 emissions at its ASU in China and also expand the unit’s oxygen production capacity, Air Liquide has plans to revamp the unit by investing a total amount of 25 million euros.

Asahi Kasei has divested its lead battery separator business – Daramic to Kingswood Capital Management. The Daramic business transfer closed on December 1, 2025.

IMA Active has unveiled a new generation of tablet presses, aiming to transform solid-dose manufacturing. The event, dubbed "NEXTEN," took place at Villa Erba, Lake Como, merging Italian elegance with cutting-edge technology. After 25 years of pioneering work, now, with its latest machines, Domina and Solida, the company intends to elevate pharmaceutical manufacturing to new heights.