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Asahi Kasei received a 2025 TSMC Excellent Performance Award for “Excellent Technology Development and Production Support” in Advanced Packaging materials at the 2025 Supply Chain Management Forum held by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. on November 25, 2025. The award recognizes suppliers for their outstanding performance in the development of innovative technologies and production support for Advanced Packaging materials during the past year. Nobu

Asiamold Select – Guangzhou, South China’s leading exhibition for mould making, stamping, die casting and additive manufacturing technologies, will return to the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou from 4 – 6 March 2026. Held in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, the fair is based in China's leading region for mould manufacturing and a major hub for the industry's global exports. The event will run concurrently with SPS – Smart Producti

Equinor has made two new discoveries of gas and condensate in the Sleipner area of the North Sea. These are Equinor’s largest discoveries so far this year and can be developed for the European market through existing infrastructure. The two wells, Lofn and Langemann in production license 1140, are located between the Gudrun and Eirin fields. Preliminary estimates indicate that the reservoirs may contain between 5 and 18 million standard cubic meters of recoverable oil equivale

Eni has entered into a long-term LNG sales agreement with Thailand’s Gulf Development Company that reinforces the company’s strategy to grow a diversified global portfolio and secure stable, multi-year relationships in key international markets. Under the transaction, Eni agrees to sell 0.8 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG for 10 years to Gulf, one of Thailand's largest private power producers. The LNG will be delivered at regasification terminals located in the

The dairy cooperative, NordseeMilch e.G., made waves in 2025 by replacing plastic cup packaging for its fresh cream products with Pure-Pak® cartons. This major step follows the dairy’s recent investment in an Elopak Shikoku filling machine and marks the dairy’s first mini Pure-Pak® cartons. This latest move away from plastic builds on the successful relaunch of NordseeMilch’s Schlemmersahne cream, now available in 500ml cartons. NordseeMilch’s fresh w

Clariant’s Additives business has been honored with a 2025 Schneider Electric Outstanding Supplier Award at Schneider Electric’s Global Supplier Day in Copenhagen. Notably, Clariant received this recognition despite not being a direct supplier, highlighting the strategic importance of Clariant’s innovative flame retardant technologies in Schneider’s upstream value chain. Leading with sustainable flame retardant innovation Clariant h

Eni, through its satellite company Azule Energy - a 50:50 joint venture with bp and the operator of the New Gas Consortium (“NGC”) – inaugurated the NGC Gas Treatment Plant in Soyo, northern Angola. The ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic of Angola, João Gonçalves Lourenço, alongside the Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, and the Chairman of the Board of Angola’s National Oil and Gas Agency (ANP

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell plc, has completed the previously announced agreement and increased its stake in the OML 118 Production Sharing Contract (OML 118 PSC) from 55% to 65%. Following our final investment decision on Bonga North last year, this acquisition represents another significant investment in Nigeria deep-water, and is part of Shell’s strategy to further invest in competitive existing assets that contribute to

Covestro AG and XRG P.J.S.C. (formerly ADNOC International Limited, together with its subsidiaries in the following “XRG”) received the final outstanding regulatory approval from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy under foreign investment rules for their strategic partnership. Thereby, all closing conditions of the transaction are fulfilled. The closing is expected to take place in the coming days. With this milestone, Covestro and XRG will embark on their

Launched in 2024, NEOVYN™ is now available from nearly all of INEOS Inovyn’s production sites using access to renewable energy sources, including hydroelectric power from Norway, electricity from North Sea wind turbines in Antwerp and solar energy in Jemeppe. As a result, it provides a significantly reduced carbon footprint that is 37% lower than the European industry average for suspension PVC, reduced to 1.3 kg CO2 per kg PVC. The NEOVYN™ range is certi

Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced that it received two awards at the 2025 Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards. The company won “Best Catalyst Technology” for its chromium-free HySat catalyst platform for hydrogenation processes and shared the “Best Petrochemical Technology” prize with its partner Linde for their jointly developed EDHOX Technology. Moreover, Clariant was selected as a finalist for its StyroMax UL-100 ca

BASF today announced the expansion of its Alkyl Polyglucosides (APGs) footprint in Asia with a new plant at the Bangpakong site in Thailand. The enhancement is a strategic response to strengthen its position in a growth geography and serve customers with greater agility and more flexibility from a robust regional network. “This investment reinforces our commitment to being a reliable partner for customers across personal care, home care, and industrial sectors”, said Mar