Plug Power and Carreras Grupo Logístico have plans to launch a complete green hydrogen ecosystem in Spain. With this initiative, the first hydrogen-powered logistics site will be established in Spain at Carreras Grupo Logístico's logistics center in Barcelona.

Saudi Arabia’s first CO2 Direct Air Capture test unit is a pilot plant developed in collaboration with Siemens Energy and is capable of removing 12 tons of carbon dioxide per year from the atmosphere.

With an aim to serve the growing APAC market, Kemira has plans to make a multi-million Euro investment in multiple production line expansion of strength chemical agents for paper, board and tissue at its Wellgrow site in Thailand.

Covestro has decided to establish an automated laboratory for developing coating and adhesive formulations. The new lab will test formulations with Covestro binders and crosslinkers and aims to run tens of thousands of tests annually.

Dow has secured the ISCC Plus certification for its Propylene Glycol manufacturing facility in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand. The certification will help the company to further advance its sustainable production and offer circular and bio-circular products to customers in the Asia Pacific region.

At the 2024 European Responsible Care Awards, Cefic has gone on to recognize 23 initiatives for advancing Antwerp declaration ambitions. The awarded initiatives reflect the chemical industry’s important role in strengthening Europe’s industrial base while addressing key priorities.

Linde Gaz Polska has entered into an agreement with Arcelormittal Poland to develop a hydrogen production plant on the site of its Krakow branch in Poland. The new project is expected to supply process gas to two galvanizing plants.

OMV has launched an innovative plant that can process up to 16,000 metric tons of hard-to-recycle mixed plastic waste annually. The company’s proprietary Reoil technology will be used for this purpose and is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 34 % compared to plastic waste incineration.

Perstorp’s animal nutrition plant in Waspik, the Netherlands has recently announced that it has achieved zero greenhouse gas emissions by reducing its direct emissions (Scope 1& 2) over the year 2024.

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has selected Eneos Corporation for its ‘Support Project for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production and Supply Chain Development’. The initiative involves the development of a large-scale SAF production facility and the modification of an existing facility at the Eneos Wakayama Plant.