The German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) has compared the ambitious project to a 'moon landing mission' in which the Apollo programme is completely missing. Thus, indicating that the European Parliament, Commission and Council must set the targets based on ground realities.

Petrofac’s Engineering and Production Services (EPS) business has been awarded its first ever green hydrogen Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the landmark Arrowsmith Hydrogen Project, which will become Australia’s largest commercial-scale green hydrogen complex.

Neste has plans to restructure its refinery operations in Porvoo and Naantali, Finland due to the declining demand for fossil oil products and growing demand for renewable energy solutions in the near future.

Thyssen Krupp Industrial Solutions, the plant engineering and construction specialist of the Thyssen Krupp Group, has celebrated its 25th Anniversary in Thailand and announces further investments to strengthen its position as one of the leading plant engineering companies in the region.

Total’s Grandpuits refinery in France will be converted into a zero-crude platform for the production of biofuels and bioplastic. The platform will comprise of three new industrial units: a bio-refinery, a bioplastics plant and a plastics recycling unit.

The 5 BPD unit will utilise the Biofuels Isoconversion technology, jointly developed by Chevron Lummus Global and Applied Research Associates, to produce renewable jet fuel and renewable diesel. The technology will help the unit to reduce over 80 % of greenhouse gas emissions as compared to petroleum.

Elkem’s new investment aims to pilot an industrial biocarbon process for silicon and ferrosilicon production by making use of renewable biocarbon instead of fossil coal. The move is in line with the firm’s sustainable production strategy.

With the mega investment, Akzo Nobel will increase its powder coatings capacity at its Como site in Italy. The move is in line with the company’s goals of focusing on greener production as well as strengthening its position in the market.

Afton Chemical has sanctioned Phase 3 investment for its chemical additive manufacturing facility in Singapore. With this, the company will add Gasoline Performance Additives (GPA) blending capabilities to the facility.

The nova-Institute and Cowi connected with 50 large chemical companies that produced in Europe in order to carry out the first survey on renewable carbon in the chemical industry. The results of the survey revealed that 20 – 25 % of the carbon supply is already renewable.