Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria) has announced a major investment at its production location in Schwechat, Austria. The new polypropylene (PP) compounding line is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2026. Polymer compounding is the process of blending…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is bundling its infrastructure activities of the Marl and Wesseling chemical parks in a joint unit. The new company is called SYNEQT GmbH and is scheduled to start operations on January 1, 2026. With around…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) announced that Portuguese chemical manufacturer Bondalti Chemicals has successfully started operation of its state-of-the-art chlor-alkali production facility in Estarreja, Portugal. Constructed by German engineering company CAC Engineering and using Asahi Kasei’s state-of-the-art chlor-alkali electrolysis technology, the…
ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) has entered a supply agreement with Citroniq Chemicals, LLC (Houston) to provide advanced automation, electrification and digitalization solutions for a 100% biogenic polypropylene facility in Nebraska, U.S. – aiming to be the world’s first full commercial-scale…
POET LLC, the world’s largest producer of biofuels, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Green Plains Obion, a bioethanol facility in northwestern Tennessee, increasing the company’s production capacity by 120 million gallons and improving its access to southeastern…
Borouge Plc is collaborating with Yokogawa Electric Corporation to conduct a proof-of-concept for AI-powered autonomous control room operations at Borouge’s world-class Ruwais facility in Abu Dhabi. Yokogawa UAE Industry, a leading provider of advanced automation technologies and solutions across the Emirates…
LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Skokie, Ill.) has announced a new technology advancement aimed at innovative feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. Having successfully commercialized its technology to produce ethanol for SAF via the Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) process, the team’s most recent…
Westlake Corp. (Houston) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the global compounding solutions businesses of the ACI/Perplastic Group (collectively, ACI). ACI is a Portugal-based global manufacturer of specialty materials serving the wire and cable sectors, which…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has successfully completed the acquisition of Pontacol, a Swiss manufacturer of multilayer adhesive films, effective August 28, 2025. The company had already announced the agreement in June 2025. With this acquisition, Covestro is expanding its films…
Mura Technology Ltd. (London) announced plans to develop a 50,000-ton/yr facility in Singapore. This marks a significant milestone in the company’s expansion across Asia, joining existing facilities operated under license from Mura by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation in Japan and currently…