With an aim to establish a Global AI Manufacturing Technologies R&D Center for battery production in Canada, Siemens has plans to make a hefty investment of approximately 97 million euros over a period of five years.

Under the terms of the agreement, Eni and Saipem will focus on the construction of new biorefineries, the conversion of traditional refineries into biorefineries and the development of new initiatives by Eni in the field of industrial transformation.

With an investment of 7 billion dollars, Kazmunaygas, Sibur, and Sinopec have plans to establish a polyethylene plant in Kazakhstan. The project ‘Silleno’ is expected to have a capacity of 1.25 million tons of polyethylene per year and will be completed by 2028.

Clariant’s Megamax 900 methanol synthesis catalyst was used for European Energy’s e-methanol plant in Denmark. The project is claimed to be one of the world’s first and currently largest commercial e-methanol production facility.

Aramco has completed the acquisition of a 50 % equity interest in Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Company. With this move, Air Products Qudra and Aramco will aim to accelerate industrial carbon reduction and support the growth of the hydrogen economy.

Lummus Technology has successfully started up its per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances destruction demonstration unit. The unit makes use of a combination of advanced technology from Lummus and Element Six to destroy forever chemicals.

Piller Blowers & Compressors and GIG Karasek will combine their expertise for an innovative BASF project at the Ludwigshafen site in Germany. The project will feature the world’s most powerful heat pump system.

Dr. Weigel Anlagenbau, a German provider of compressed air technology, has become part of Atlas Copco Group.

The Prenflo gasification technology has the capacity to convert biomass into valuable syngas for sustainable aviation fuel. The Biotfuel technology which includes the Prenflo gasification technology from Thyssenkrupp Uhde has been chosen by Elyse Energy for its Biomass-to-SAF project in France.

Gerhard Schubert has expanded its proprietary Care monitoring solution ‘Connection for Analytics, Reporting and Efficiency’. The upgraded platform enables the standard-compliant calculation of key OEE figures for packaging machines, leaner processes thanks to decentralized data management as well as customized presentation of content.