Adnoc and OMV have plans to combine Borouge and Borealis to establish a new firm, Borouge Group International. The newly formed company is also expected to acquire Nova Chemicals for 13.4 billion dollars, thus establishing the world’s fourth-largest polyolefins player.

Under a MOU signed between Solvay and Hankook, both the companies will work together to develop circular silica from bio-sourced and waste sourcing for tire production.

In order to support the acceleration of low-carbon mobility in the Normandy industrial basin, Air Liquide has plans to invest 50 million euros in a new hydrogen packaging and delivery supply chain to refueling stations along the Seine Axis.

Lummus and Resynergi have achieved a significant milestone with the commercialization of Resynergi’s Continuous Microwave Assisted Pyrolysis (CMAP) Modules. The technology has the ability to convert plastic waste into circular pyrolysis products significantly faster and more efficiently than traditional pyrolysis methods.

ABB has entered into a MOU with Bilfinger with an aim to collaborate on instrumentation and digital solutions in order to boost operational efficiencies in the energy and process industries.

Dow has invested in Xycle, a Netherlands-based leader in chemical recycling technology. The move is in line with the company’s goal of accelerating a circular economy for plastics.

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With a mid-double-digit million-euro investment, BASF has plans to develop a new alcoholates plant at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. On completion, the project is expected to produce sodium methylate and potassium methylate.

Under a strategic partnership between Baker Hughes and Frontier, both the companies will work together to speed up the deployment of large-scale carbon capture and storage and power solutions in the USA.

Nextchem has recently launched its new high-tech engineering center – NX Engineering District in Catania, Sicily, Italy. The new center in Catania will employ more than 200 highly skilled engineers and technicians to develop technological solutions for the energy transition.