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.

The Kawasaki LH2 Terminal is the key facility for the “Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain Commercialization Demonstration” project subsidized by the Green Innovation Fund Project promoted by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization in Japan.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded an EPC contract for a Cyclo Olefin Polymer production plant by Zeon Corporation in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Pushing heavy containers and manually supplying materials are things of the past at Bayer—at least in the new tablet production facility, Solida 1. Here, intralogistics work fully automatically. This is made possible by a unique software solution that orchestrates the robotic systems for material flow.

With a massive investment of 200 million dollars, Solstice Advanced Materials has plans to expand and modernize its electronic materials facility in Spokane Valley, Washington, USA. The company has already broken ground for the project.

Under a definitive agreement signed between Carbios and Wankai New Materials, both the companies will work together for the large-scale deployment of Carbios’ PET biorecycling technology in Asia. This will also include the development of a PET biorecycling plant in China.

Alpla has collaborated with NTCP for assessing its patented solvent-based process for a food-safe HDPE recycled material at a pilot plant in Heerenveen, the Netherlands. The project is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth.

With an aim to reduce CO2 emissions at its ASU in China and also expand the unit’s oxygen production capacity, Air Liquide has plans to revamp the unit by investing a total amount of 25 million euros.

Under a partnership between Covestro and Allmed, both the companies will explore the potential to recover polycarbonate from medical devices for use in new materials with recycled content.

Asahi Kasei has divested its lead battery separator business – Daramic to Kingswood Capital Management. The Daramic business transfer closed on December 1, 2025.