Akzonobel has plans to upgrade its Waukegan, Illinois, facility in the US by investing a hefty amount of 50 million euros. The site is claimed to be the firm’s biggest aerospace coatings production site.

Nextchem has recently inaugurated a new premises at its Myreplast 30,000 square-metre upcycling plant in Bedizzole, Italy. The new premises also includes a showroom with an immersive experience hall where clients can observe Myreplast's plastic upcycling process based on the proprietary NX Replast technology.

Under a MOU signed between Maire, Nextchem, EDF, and Nuward, all the parties will work together to jointly explore the opportunities for cooperation in the development and deployment of the Nuward Small Modular Reactor Program.

With an aim to safeguard operations across the power-to-X sector, Topsoe and Maersk Training have plans to work together to establish industry-leading safety standards. The companies stress on the need for robust, realistic, and forward-looking training frameworks as power-to-X technologies scale to meet global climate ambitions.

The Leuna biorefinery, claimed to be the largest industrial-scale investment in biochemicals in Europe, has started the production and commercialization of industrial sugars. The biorefinery has now reached stable operation in separating lignin and sugars.

Under an agreement signed between Catexel and BASF, Catexel will acquire BASF’s optical brightening agent business. The transaction comprises the international business including the production of optical brightening agents at the Monthey site in Switzerland and approximately 80 employees.

The global chemical industry is entering a period of profound uncertainty as higher tariffs and escalating trade tensions threaten to dismantle decades of globalization.

Emerson has introduced Rosemount 2405 Monitoring Hub which is a simple yet powerful device that delivers full inventory control and monitoring of multiple storage tanks.

Ecolab has successfully closed the acquisition of Ovivo’s electronics business which is a leading and fast-growing global provider of breakthrough ultrapure water technologies for semiconductor manufacturing.

Malema’s new M-2300 Series high-purity inline straight tube ultrasonic flow meter has been launched globally. The Series combines precise flow measurement with seamless integration and optimized space efficiency.