The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has introduced its latest chemical trends report for 2023 and has revealed that the sector will witness a short relief from high energy prices but it will be followed by a strong decline in chemicals demand.

The establishment of a Global Biofuels Alliance was recently announced at the G20 event which was held in India. Comprising of Governments, International organizations and Industry, the alliance aims to promote the adoption of biofuels.

Rialti is an Italian company which specializes in the production of recycled polypropylene compounds for injection molding and extrusion. With this deal, Borealis aims to strengthen its circular portfolio.

With an aim to meet the growing demand for high quality cell culture media solutions, Fujifilm has plans to develop a new cell culture media manufacturing facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. The new facility will be operated by Fujifilm Irvine Scientific, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Corporation.

Under a joint venture agreement between Braskem and SCG Chemicals, both the parties have established a new company called Braskem Siam Company. The new firm aims to produce bio-ethylene from bio-ethanol dehydration and will also commercialize the ‘I'm green’ bio-based Polyethylene, using the Ete Evergreen technology.

Solvay is planning to launch a pilot project in Dombasle, France to test an innovative, breakthrough and more sustainable soda ash production process. The project is in line with the company’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

Clariant has successfully produced the first commercial cellulosic ethanol at its production plant in Podari, Romania. The facility is expected to process 250,000 tons of straw in order to produce 50,000 tons of cellulosic ethanol annually. The global energy company Shell will be off-taking the entire production from the plant.

Solid deposits often have a negative impact on process performance. Learn how Ekato solved these problems by developing an optimised impeller geometry.

Technip Energies has licensed its blue hydrogen technology to LG Chem for its project in South Korea. The new hydrogen plant will be merged with LG Chem’s naphtha cracking complex to convert the firm’s petrochemical pyrolysis complex to a low-carbon process.

KBR has acquired the acetic acid production technology which will help in the production of high value chemicals such as Vinyl Acetate Monomer, which is the core ingredient in sustainable coatings, adhesives, and other materials.