With a total investment of 240 million dollars, Invista Nylon Chemicals (China) has successfully completed the expansion of its nylon 6,6 polymer site at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in China.

SS Royal Kit Emirates Investment has partnered with Global Biopolymers Industries to establish a new venture which will aim at transforming the PLA bioplastics industry. Emirates Biotech will offer a sustainable and circular solution to replace traditional fossil fuel-based plastics.

Evoloh is scaling up the manufacturing of its electrolyzers to make green hydrogen affordable and efficient. The investment aims to support the development of the hydrogen economy and also transition towards clean energy.

It is a mammoth undertaking: Most nations want to become climate-neutral by 2050 – and with them the companies in the chemical industry. Because on the one hand it produces energy-intensively, and on the other it cannot do without carbon, the chemical industry is having a particularly hard time decarbonizing. But this only spurs the industry's researchers and engineers on even more.

Holcim recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Go4zero plant which is engineered to produce 2 million tons of net-zero cement per annum by 2029 in Obourg, Belgium. The planned investment for the project is more than 500 million euros.

Yara and Petrobras have entered into a non-binding Master Agreement following a MOU which was signed between both the firms in early 2024. With this move, the companies will jointly finalize the analysis on the potential synergies between their operations, to increase efficiencies in the local fertilizer and industrial products market.

International partners BP, Mitsui, Shell and Total Energies have each been awarded a 10 % stake in Adnoc’s low-carbon Ruwais liquefied natural gas project in Abu Dhabi, UAE. A signing ceremony was recently held to mark the occasion.

An Industrial AI global research study carried out by Honeywell has revealed that majority of the sector is uncovering unexpected new use cases for AI. It also mentions that the technology enhances workforce productivity, flexibility, and safety.

Siam Cement Group - Cement and Green Solution Business, one of the largest cement manufacturers in Thailand have awarded JGC Corporation with a pre-feasibility study for a CCU facility in Thailand.

Merck has plans to sell its surface solutions business unit to Global New Material International Holdings for 665 million euros. With this move, Merck will use the net proceeds from the divestment to further strengthen its strategic core businesses.