Idemitsu Kosan has begun commercial operations of its new black pellet plant in Vietnam. With an annual production capacity of 120,000 tons, the project is the country’s first commercial scale BP production facility.

Chiyoda has partnered with Toyota to develop a water electrolysis system for a low-carbon hydrogen project in Japan. The water electrolysis system will be installed in Aichi Steel’s Chita Factory using a wind power plant owned by Eurus Energy.

The 12th Achemasia was ceremonially opened on October 14, 2025, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai Hongqiao. Under the motto "International Sustainable Chemical Production," this year's exhibition brought together 265 companies from 14 countries and regions, along with 10,000 participants from 61 countries and regions.

BASF has achieved the successful start-up of the butyl acrylate plant and the mechanical completion of the steam cracker and all integrated petrochemical plants at its Zhanjiang Verbund site in China.

Under a MOU signed between Lkab and Hitachi Energy, both the companies will work together to support Lkab's electrification and transition to a fossil-free future. Under the terms of the contract, Hitachi Energy is delivering the technology and equipment for electrical power management for a sponge iron production demo project in Sweden.

ACG has plans to invest 200 million dollars in the USA under which 100 million dollars will be used to develop its first hard-shell capsule facility in Atlanta and another 100 million dollars will be used to expand its capacity and capabilities in the region.

The RNFM22 robot-assisted filling line processes various types of primary packaging without glass-to-glass contact. This prevents damage. At CPHI in Frankfurt, Steriline will present the system developed for a customer in Bangladesh in combination with an automated debagger.

OQAE aims to implement energy efficiency upgrades at OQ Refineries & Petroleum Industries facilities through the Superesco model. The move is expected to generate annual savings of 22.5 GWh and reduce CO₂ emissions by 9.4 kilotons.

BASF and International Flavors & Fragrances have partnered together to accelerate the development of IFF’s Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials technology platform and also create next-generation enzyme technologies for fabric, dish and personal care as well as industrial cleaning applications.

Plug Power has successfully completed the first phase of its hydrogen supply delivery of 44.5 metric tons for the Hydrogen Cavern Storage Transition project which is a joint project led by Gasunie and Storag Etzel in Germany.