Under a strategic collaboration agreement between Adnoc and Santos, both the firms aim to develop a joint global carbon management platform in order to support the decarbonization of its customers across the Asia-Pacific region.

Kemira has plans to expand the capacity of its ferric sulfate water treatment chemicals production line in Goole, UK. The mega investment is expected to meet the growing demand for coagulants.

Chevron has plans to acquire Magnum Development which holds a majority stake in ACES Delta – the firm aims to develop an Advanced Clean Energy Storage project in Delta, Utah. With this takeover, Chevron now holds a majority stake in the project.

For one year now, Dr. Philipp Arquint has been heading the Process Analytics Business Unit of Hamilton Bonaduz AG as Vice President. A lot has changed in this time and the future also seems to bring numerous new challenges. We reviewed the past few months with him and asked what the future holds.

Energy production infrastructures are of great importance in view of current developments. The aim is to maximize the availability of oil and gas pipelines and reduce downtime. The introduction of smart technology for digitized monitoring of mechanical seals is a signifcant step forward.

As digitalisation continues to advance, the demands on process instruments are increasing and everyone today is talking about condition monitoring. Continuous self-monitoring of electrical thermometers tends to be restricted, however, because sensor drift remains unnoticed until the next calibration date. This problem has now been solved.

OCI Global has plans to double its green methanol production capacity in the USA to approximately 400,000 metric tons annually in the backdrop of growing demand from various industries such as road transport, shipping and industrial.

Solvay has recently expanded its China Research & Innovation Center with a new research building in the Solvay Shanghai Technology Park. The project plays a vital role for the company in advancing innovation in China.

Advanced Ionics has secured 12.5-million-dollars after closing its Series A funding which was led by BP ventures. Other investors include Clean Energy Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and GVP Climate.

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) published its latest report ‘Case Studies Based on Peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessments – Carbon Footprints of Different Renewable Carbon-based Chemicals and Materials’. The report revealed that renewable carbon-based materials exhibited significant lower CO2 footprint than its fossil counterparts.