Electric vehicles are in great demand across the globe as it does not emit any emissions. The significant growth of this sector has encouraged industry players in the supply chain to develop more advanced, sustainable and high-energy density battery solutions in the form of completely new batteries and innovative battery materials for EVs.

Digital transformation is on the rise and industries are actively utilizing next-gen technologies such as artificial intelligence to become more productive and also develop more eco-friendly processes. The smart technology is also being explored by chemical engineers to develop more efficient processes, reduce downtime as well as discover new materials and elements.

MHI-LCSC, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kiewit have been awarded a Feed contract for the carbon capture technology at Heidelberg Materials North America’s Edmonton CCUS project.

The existing 3M facility in Valley, Nebraska will be expanded by 90,000-square-foot post the expansion phase. The move will increase the plant's manufacturing capacity of personal safety products.

With an aim to expand its silicone business and meet the growing demand in China, Shin-Etsu Chemical has decided to develop a new plant for silicone products. The project is scheduled for completion in February 2026.

Under a joint collaboration, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and NGK Insulators are working together to develop a hydrogen purification system that makes use of membrane separation to purify from the hydrogen-nitrogen mixture gas after the ammonia cracking process.

BASF process catalysts has collaborated with Envision Energy to further optimize the process of producing e-methanol from green hydrogen and CO2 via an advanced, dynamic process design. The partners aim to demonstrate the viability of the advanced process design next year.

Dupont has plans to separate into three distinct, publicly traded companies – Electronics, Water and New Dupont. Each of the three companies will have strong balance sheets, attractive financial profiles and compelling growth opportunities at separation.

Plug Power has begun the production of liquid green hydrogen at its Georgia plant in the USA. The company claims that this is the largest electrolytic liquid hydrogen production plant and largest PEM electrolyzer deployment operating in the U.S.

With a processing capacity of 50kt annually, the world’s first pet biorecycling plant will be developed by Carbios in France. Carbios’ enzymatic biorecycling technology will enable to produce Pet from its on waste rather than from oil.