Most industrial facilities still treat cooling and heating as siloed, disconnected systems. This outdated mindset results in wasted energy, high emissions, and unnecessary costs. By shifting to a unified thermal management approach, in which heat and cold are part of the same thermal energy ecosystem, industries can unlock major gains in efficiency, sustainability and performance.

Sanofi has appointed Belen Garijo as its new Chief Executive Officer. She will be taking over the post from Paul Hudson and will focus on strengthening the productivity, governance, and innovation capacity of Research & Development.

Chemspec Europe, claimed to be the leading cross-sector sourcing hub for fine and speciality chemicals, is scheduled to take place on May 6-7, 2026 in Cologne, Germany. This year, the event is expected to carry out new and improved initiatives to maximize business outcomes.

Air Liquide has started-up the world’s first industrial-scale ammonia cracking pilot unit with a 30 tons per day ammonia to hydrogen conversion capacity at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium, thus paving the way for new low-carbon supply chains.

A new partnership between Henkel and Sasol aims to reduce the carbon footprint of hot melt adhesives used in consumer goods packaging. By integrating Sasol’s low-carbon wax into the Technomelt range, the companies offer a drop-in solution that supports sustainability goals without compromising performance.

Natural State Renewables along with its partners Axens and Thyssenkrupp Uhde have achieved a major milestone in producing sustainable aviation fuels from surplus forest biomass.

Clariant will provide its syngas purification catalysts along with its highly active Megamax methanol synthesis catalysts for Europe’s first waste-to-methanol plant which will be developed in Spain.

Merck has invested 500 million euros to develop its Semiconductor Solutions mega site in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. With this move, the company aims to strengthen its global supply chain resilience.

Under a 20-year on-site gas supply agreement signed between Inoxap and Premier Energies, Inoxap will install and commission a cryogenic Air Separation Unit. The new unit is expected to supply 7000 nm3/h of gaseous nitrogen of 5N grade, 250 nm3/h of ultra-high purity gaseous oxygen of 6N grade, along with some additional liquid products to Premier Energies’ solar cell greenfield manufacturing facility in India.

With a whooping investment of 4+ billion euros, Project One—Europe’s most sustainable cracker—is the largest investment in the region’s chemical sector in the past 2 decades. The project is expected to produce 1.5 million tonnes of ethylene annually and will have a carbon footprint of less than half of the 10 % best-performing steam crackers in Europe!