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Battery
Battery | 04 December 2025

Kingswood Capital acquires battery separator leader Daramic from Asahi Kasei, names new CEO

The acquisition strengthens Kingswood’s footprint in complex global markets and the automotive aftermarket

Battery
Battery | 04 December 2025

LibertyStream achieves first US field production of lithium carbonate from Oilfield Brine in Texas

The company has developed a scalable template it plans to replicate across high-volume U.S. basins including the Permian and Bakken

General
General | 04 December 2025

Solstice breaks ground on $200 million Spokane expansion to power next-gen semiconductors

The upgrade will double the facility’s production capacity for sputtering targets by 2029

Gas
Gas | 04 December 2025

Eni fast-tracks Congo LNG phase 2 ahead of schedule

Congo LNG Phase 2 features three production platforms, the Scarabeo 5 gas treatment and compression unit, and the Nguya FLNG for liquefaction and export

Energy
Energy | 04 December 2025

Plenitude buys ACEA Energia in €587m deal to fast-track Its European power expansion

The agreement hands Plenitude a 100% stake in ACEA Energia and a 50% share in Umbria Energy

Recycling
Recycling | 04 December 2025

CARBIOS and Wankai seal major deal to launch Asia’s first large-scale PET biorecycling plant

The partners will form a joint venture to build and operate a PET biorecycling facility capable of processing 50,000 tons of PET waste annually

Chemical
Chemical | 04 December 2025

Stepan Co to sell Louisiana plant in latest global streamlining move

The move comes on the heels of Stepan’s recent exit from the Philippines

Sustainability
Sustainability | 04 December 2025

Renaissance BioScience and Biome Bioplastics launch $1.5M initiative to scale renewable bioplastics

The companies plan to develop a system to produce a bio-based, renewable building block for bioplastics

General
General | 04 December 2025

Chevron announces 2026 Capex budget of $18 to $19 billion

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company spend is anticipated to be nearly half of affiliate capex in support of two new world-scale facilities

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 04 December 2025

ONGC and Petronet LNG ink 15-years deal for ethane services

Petronet LNG is developing a new, first-of-its-kind third jetty and an ethane storage tank with a capacity of around 170,000 cubic meters

Digitization
Digitization | 04 December 2025

ABB India unveils ACS380-E drive for high-performance automation

The new machinery drive is engineered specifically for industrial machinery applications in several industries, including textile, cable and wire, plastics, intralogistics and more

Chemical
Chemical | 04 December 2025

Fineotex Chemical successfully exercises warrants

The funds raised will be deployed towards working capital requirements and for potential acquisitions

People
People | 04 December 2025

Finolex appoints Udipt Agarwal as MD

Agarwal brings over 30 years of experience across the chemicals, bio-industrial and specialty materials sectors

Chemical
Chemical | 04 December 2025

Hawkins acquires Redbird Chemical

Redbird supplies chemicals to customers across eastern Texas in both the water treatment and industrial sectors

Digitization
Digitization | 04 December 2025

LANXESS launches browser-based LewaPlus Online for flexible ion exchange design

The browser-based software allows users to export results directly for documentation and archiving

General
General | 04 December 2025

Grupa Azoty Polyolefins files for bankruptcy amid financial strain

The Polimery Police project has faced repeated installation failures, halting production and cutting off the company’s primary revenue stream

General
General | 04 December 2025

dsm-firmenich wraps up €1.08 billion share buyback ahead of schedule

The company announced its plan “to repurchase ordinary shares with an aggregate market value of €1 billion and reduce its issued capital” on February 13, 2025,

Technology
Technology | 04 December 2025

ABB invests in OctaiPipe to partner in AI-optimized energy efficiency for data center cooling

Strategic partnership set to expand adoption of AI-driven cooling control software by data centers, enabling up to 30 percent energy savings and rapid return on investment (ROI)

General
General | 04 December 2025

Xampla and DIC bring PFAS-free Morro coating to Asia

The partnership aims to help Japanese packaging manufacturers replace existing plastic and PFAS coatings across a range of food service packaging formats

People
People | 04 December 2025

Clariant appoints Marcelo Lu as President, Business Unit Care Chemicals

Lu will join Clariant in January 2026 as President Designate for Care Chemicals & Americas

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