Toray has recently inaugurated its advanced semiconductor technologies and materials R&D center in Taiwan. The island country is the world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer and is an advanced semiconductor technology leader.

Repsol has decided to extend its collaboration with Accenture with an aim to speed up the use of gen AI across the company as well as to advance the goals of its Digital Program.

The KSB Group has launched the first size of its newly developed Multitec Plus type series, size 150, on the market. These pumps have been specially developed for transporting drinking water, with optimum hydraulic efficiency being the focus.

Sumitomo Chemical has developed a new pilot facility for the chemical recycling of PMMA at its Ehime Works located in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The company now intends to sell its chemically recycled acrylic resin product to leading electronics and automotive companies.

BASF has appointed Heather Remley, who is currently President, Global Engineering Services, Ludwigshafen, as the President & CEO of BASF Corporation in Florham Park, New Jersey with effect from April 1, 2025.

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Adnoc and OMV have plans to combine Borouge and Borealis to establish a new firm, Borouge Group International. The newly formed company is also expected to acquire Nova Chemicals for 13.4 billion dollars, thus establishing the world’s fourth-largest polyolefins player.

Dow has invested in Xycle, a Netherlands-based leader in chemical recycling technology. The move is in line with the company’s goal of accelerating a circular economy for plastics.

Lummus and Resynergi have achieved a significant milestone with the commercialization of Resynergi’s Continuous Microwave Assisted Pyrolysis (CMAP) Modules. The technology has the ability to convert plastic waste into circular pyrolysis products significantly faster and more efficiently than traditional pyrolysis methods.

ABB has entered into a Leveraged Procurement Agreement with Dow and is now the automation partner for Dow’s Path2Zero project at Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta, Canada. Currently under construction, the project is expected to create the world’s first net-zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions ethylene and derivatives complex.