JSW Group has plans to take over Akzo Nobel India from Akzo Nobel for 1.4 billion euros. The deal also includes Akzo Nobel’s liquid paints and coatings business in India. The India Powder Coatings business and International Research Center will be retained by Akzo Nobel under full ownership.

The performance testing of the world's largest all-electric ammonia cracking system has successfully been commissioned and completed by Syzygy Plasmonics and Lotte Chemical in Ulsan, South Korea.

The tank storage industry is undergoing a significant transformation as robotics redefines maintenance, inspection, and cleaning. Traditionally, these tasks have relied on human operators entering confined spaces, exposing them to significant health and safety risks while incurring substantial operational downtime costs. Robotics promises to change this paradigm, delivering safer, more efficient, cost-effective solutions.

The groundbreaking of Again’s new acetic acid production facility in Texas City marks a key step toward commercializing sustainable chemicals from recycled CO2. Supported by Helm and Diamond Infrastructure Solutions, the project aims to deliver low-emission chemical solutions while strengthening local supply chains and industrial resilience.

Ineos Phenol has plans to permanently shut down its production site in Gladbeck, Germany owing to high European energy costs along with Europe’s punitive CO2 tax policy. Both these factors combined have made Europe an uncompetitive market for the company.

Repsol has plans to invest more than 800 million euros in the Ecoplant project. The project is expected to become the first plant in Europe to produce renewable and circular methanol from waste through gasification.

Under a MOU signed between Sika and Sulzer, both the companies will combine their expertise and work together to establish a joint venture in order to advance plastics recycling in the construction industry.

Nouryon has recently inaugurated its Innovation Center for oilfield applications in Houston, Texas, USA. The new Center intends to focus on research and development for sustainable drilling and completion, production, and stimulation processes, and will also serve as a platform for workshops and training sessions.

With an aim to address the European Union’s water challenges, Alfa Laval has joined the One Water consortium which is engaged in a bid to secure the European Institute of Innovation and Technology's latest Knowledge & Innovation Community focused on water.

As part of its ongoing transformation program, Akzo Nobel intends to close manufacturing sites in Wapenveld and Machelen and shift production to larger, more efficient locations — aiming to reduce complexity, lower costs, and support future innovation.