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GF achieves carbon-neutrality at modernized valve-manufacturing site

As part of a modernization project at its Seewis site in Switzerland, which manufactures plastic valves and actuators, Georg Fischer Ltd. (GF; Schaffhausen, Switzerland) has built a fully automated storage system with more than 60,000 slots and installed a new…

ACHEMA Middle East sets inaugural event for October 2026

The ACHEMA Middle East event was officially launched at an executive-level ceremony in Riyadh, Saudia-Arabia, on 18 September 2025, marking the beginning of a new era for the region’s process industries. Organized by DECHEMA in strategic partnership with Messe Frankfurt…

Merck KGaA and Siemens deepen partnership to accelerate AI drug discovery and development

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), extending their strategic partnership to accelerate digital transformation in the life science industry. The MoU focuses on delivering integrated software solutions, systems and consumables…

Scientists develop a solid electrolyte that overcomes major limitations of hydrogen storage

A hydrogen-storage battery that operates at just 90°C has been developed by researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo, overcoming the high-temperature and low-capacity limits of earlier methods. The device works by moving hydride ions through a solid electrolyte, allowing magnesium…

Röhm commissions new sulfuric acid plant in Worms, Germany

With the successful commissioning of a new sulfuric acid plant in Worms, Germany, Röhm GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany) has further reinforced its global production network. As the company's largest production site, Worms plays a strategically pivotal in the global network. Röhm…

Synesqo re-opens synthetic vanillin plant in France

Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced the reopening of its synthetic vanillin production unit in Saint-Fons, France, which had been mothballed since May 2024. The unit is scheduled to resume operations by the end of 2025, responding to changing market conditions…

SLB acquires chemical-tracer specialist Resman Energy Technology

SLB (Houston) announced a definitive agreement for SLB to acquire RESMAN Energy Technology, a global leader in wireless reservoir surveillance solutions. RESMAN’s advanced chemical tracers provide unmatched precision and accuracy in tracking water, gas, oil and CO2 movement within reservoirs…

Inauguration of France’s largest renewable-hydrogen production and distribution hub

SUEZ, along with SMITDUVM, SIPEnR, and the Banque des Territoires, have inaugurated the largest renewable hydrogen production and distribution station in France, directly powered by an energy-from-waste facility After 12 months of construction, the project leaders of H2 Créteil have…

The role of advanced recycling in driving a circular economy

A large share of everyday waste — from households, businesses, agriculture, and industry — still ends up in landfills or is incinerated for energy recovery. These methods have drawbacks that, if not properly managed, can harm the environment. Today, however,…

Orlen Unipetrol to sell lubricants plant in Kolín, Czech Republic

ORLEN Unipetrol Group (Prague, Czech Republic) has decided to terminate its operations at the industrial complex in Kolín aKolínnd offer it for sale. This decision is part of a broader restructuring of the ORLEN Unipetrol Group, which is undergoing a…