Decarbonisation news

MAIRE has announced that Nextchem, through its subsidiary KT Tech, has been awarded a contract for early engineering works and proprietary equipment supply for an SAF plant under development in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

HES International has joined the German Carbon Management Allianz to advance Europe's CO2 infrastructure.

BASF is launching Butyl acrylate RE and 2-Ethylhexylacrylate RE, two new products that are manufactured at BASF’s Freeport, Texas site, US, with attributed electricity from renewable sources.

Gevo Inc. has announced that it is developing plans for a potential expansion at the site of its Richardton, North Dakota facility in the US, by adding a second ethanol production facility.

Topsoe has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) agreement with Hynfra P.S.A. for an advanced green ammonia project in Aqaba, Jordan.

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has announced that it has acquired certification under the ISCC PLUS system for ACTCOL™ produced at its Nagoya Works in January 2026, certifying sustainable products.

A strong manufacturing sector prompts China to account for more than a third of global plastics consumption, according to GlobalData.

MAIRE has announced that Nextchem has been awarded two feasibility studies in Southern Africa and Southeast Asia dedicated to mechanical upcycling and compounding plants.

The UK government has pledged up to £9 million to support the future of the Mossmorran site and help protect Fife’s wider economy following the ethylene plant’s closure.

REZEL Catalysts Corp. has been awarded a contract to supply catalysts for a 600 000 t CATOFIN™ PDH unit operated by Lihuayi Weiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. in China.