German utility EWE has awarded Siemens Energy with a contract to supply a 280-megawatt electrolysis system in Emden, Germany. The project is expected to provide up to 26,000 tons of green hydrogen annually for various industrial applications in the region.

The four Covestro sites that are now running completely on renewable energy are all based in the USA and include the sites of Channelview, Texas; South Deerfield, Massachusetts; New Martinsville, West Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Idemitsu Kosan has plans to develop a large-scale production facility for solid electrolytes which is a material used in the production of all-solid-state lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.

Cefic will lead the International Council of Chemical Associations for a two-year term. Dr. Ilham Kadri who is the President of ICCA/Cefic and CEO of Syensqo will spearhead the ICCA which will continue leading key global initiatives.

Under the European IPCEI Hy2Infra wave, BP has secured funding for its 100 MW green hydrogen project located next to its Lingen Refinery in Germany. On completion, the project has the potential to supply green hydrogen to its refinery as well as industrial customers in the region.

LG Chem has become the first Korean company to join the CEO-led collaborative platform for a net-zero chemicals future, Global Impact Coalition. The move strengthens GIC’s global reach, particularly in East Asia.

Gail has successfully inaugurated its first green hydrogen production plant in Madhya Pradesh, India. The project implemented by Tecnimont in collaboration with Nextchem is expected to produce 4.3 tons per day of green hydrogen.

Evonik has successfully completed the expansion of its methionine production facilities in Singapore. With this, the firm has increased its production capacity by 40,000 metric tons, bringing the total to 340,000 metric tons per year.

Emirates Biotech has selected Sulzer’s technology for its upcoming Polylactic Acid production plant in the United Arab Emirates. Claimed to be the largest PLA production facility in the world on completion, the project is expected to have a production capacity of 160,000 tonnes per annum.

The new plant is Alpla’s second plant in Thailand. With this project, the company aims to increase capacities, expand its portfolio and offer safe, affordable and sustainable full-system solutions made of plastic to numerous industries and markets in the Asia-Pacific region.