People
People | 16 December 2025

Godavari Biorefineries ED Sangeeta Srivastava named BRSI Honorary Fellow

Dr Srivastava was selected by an expert jury in recognition of her sustained contributions to renewable chemicals, industrial biotechnology and bioprocess innovation

Fertilizer
Fertilizer | 16 December 2025

Matix Fertilisers clinches twin honours at FAI 2025 seminar

The dual awards highlight Matix’s consistent performance gains and its growing role in strengthening a sector critical to national food security

Chemical
Chemical | 16 December 2025

BASF to invest €1.5 - €2 billion annually in Ludwigshafen plant, no job cuts at plant until 2028

BASF and employee representatives have agreed a far-reaching new site agreement aimed at safeguarding jobs, restoring profitability and strengthening the company’s flagship Ludwigshafen site in a turbulent global environment

Chemical
Chemical | 16 December 2025

Westlake to shut major US Chlorovinyl & Styrene plants, cutting nearly 300 jobs

The closures include: the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant in Aberdeen and the vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) plant at Lake Charles, Louisiana North

Technology
Technology | 16 December 2025

Lummus Technology and Advanced Ionics break ground on green hydrogen pilot plant in Texas

The pilot, located at Lummus Technology’s R&D facility in Pasadena, will see Lummus operate the electrolyzer and manage balance-of-plant systems

Sustainability
Sustainability | 16 December 2025

Neste revises climate targets amid financial constraints

The company says meeting its original, highly ambitious targets would have required investments that are not currently feasible

Ammonia
Ammonia | 16 December 2025

KBR wins major green ammonia contract in Spain

KBR will deliver proprietary engineering design and pre-FEED services for a 200,000-ton-per-year green ammonia plant

Chemical
Chemical | 16 December 2025

Nutrien sells 50% stake in Profertil for $600 million

The company has generated around US$900 million in gross proceeds from selling non-core assets since Q4 2024

Chemical
Chemical | 16 December 2025

ECHA reports sharp drop in hazardous chemical trade in 2024

2023 saw exports of 64 million tonnes and imports of 65 million tonnes

Fertilizer
Fertilizer | 15 December 2025

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Namrup-IV Ammonia-Urea complex in Assam

The plant will have an annual production capacity of about 1.25 million metric tonnes and is expected to generate substantial direct and indirect employment

Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCUS)
Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCUS) | 15 December 2025

NSTA opens new carbon storage licensing round across UK waters

CCS projects are expected to add around £5 billion a year to the UK economy by 2050

R&D
R&D | 15 December 2025

Nouryon breaks ground on new home & personal care innovation hub in Brazil

The center will focus on advancing high-performance and more sustainable solutions for cleaning and personal care products

Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCUS)
Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCUS) | 15 December 2025

Northern Lights issues world’s first certificates for permanently stored CO2

Each certificate is linked to a specific CO₂ ship cargo and details the exact quantity of CO₂ stored

Sustainability
Sustainability | 15 December 2025

Kureha buys US biopesticide technology to target hard-to-control crop diseases

Kureha has already finished a preliminary internal technical evaluation and begun global marketing activities

Chemical
Chemical | 15 December 2025

Sika launches high-tech Haines City plant to boosting Florida’s concrete industry

The plant will produce Sika’s full range of high-performance admixtures

Gas
Gas | 15 December 2025

Europe’s biogas sector shows growth but faces regulatory hurdles, EBA warns

Europe ended 2024 with 1,620 biomethane-producing facilities, 111 more than the previous year

Gas
Gas | 15 December 2025

EnviTec Biogas lands 3 first-time German customers with new EnviThan projects

The 1,000 Nm³/h biomethane plant is slated to begin feeding into the local network in July 2026

Technology
Technology | 15 December 2025

Michelin, IFPEN, & Axens achieve major breakthrough in bio-butadiene production

The butadiene produced at the demonstration plant has been used to synthesize butadiene rubber and styrene-butadiene rubber in a polymerization unit

Technology
Technology | 15 December 2025

TechnipFMC lands major Chevron contract for Gorgon Stage 3

The deal will see the introduction of the first 7-inch series of Subsea 2.0 horizontal subsea trees

Digitization
Digitization | 15 December 2025

SLB and Shell join forces to supercharge AI in upstream energy operations

The partnership seeks to create agentic AI-powered tools designed to enhance the capabilities of technical experts and decision-makers

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