Siemens has announced the expansion of its Industrial Copilot, a generative AI-based assistant, with a new generative AI-powered maintenance offering. The generative AI-powered solution will now support every stage of the maintenance cycle, from repair and prevention to prediction and optimization.

Kemira and IFF have decided to establish a 50:50 joint venture to produce renewable biobased products on a commercial scale. An investment of around 130 million euros will be made towards the joint venture which will begin commercial production in late 2027.

Invenergy’s first clean hydrogen project, the Sauk Valley Hydrogen facility in Rock Falls, Illinois, USA has reached commercial operations. The project is expected to produce up to 40 metric tons of clean hydrogen annually with the capacity to store up to 400 kilograms of clean hydrogen on site.

With the help of its proprietary C2-based Lima technology, Röhm has successfully started up production of next-generation MMA at its new Bay City plant in Texas, USA. The 250 kt plant boasts of a higher yield and significantly lowers CO2 emissions than traditional production routes.

Researchers have recently concluded a research project wherein they investigated different technologies for producing renewable plastic raw materials from carbon dioxide and green hydrogen.

Air Liquide has successfully issued a new 500 million euros green bond in line with its strategic plan Advance. The Group intends to use the proceeds from the issuance to finance or refinance flagship energy transition projects, in particular in the field of low-carbon hydrogen and air gases.

Lewa has significantly improved the performance of its Lewa ecoflow LDG process pump. The upgraded model delivers a 15 % increase in hydraulic power within the same footprint.

Newtek Hazloc-approved linear position sensors are certified for safe operation in hazardous locations with explosive gases, vapors, dust and other dangerous substances. Approved by Intertek Testing Laboratories and carrying the ETL mark, the NT-HL-750 LVDTs are intrinsically safe for use in Class I, Zone 0, and Zone 2 areas.

Shell Singapore has successfully completed the sale of its Energy and Chemicals Park in Singapore to CAPGC, a joint venture between Chandra Asri Capital and Glencore Asian Holdings.

The latest Version 1.34 of pngate PA now includes support for the ABB Field Information Manager (ABB FIM) asset management tool. This extends compatibility with a widely used solution for managing Profibus PA field devices.