Chemical industry in Italy

Financing supports hydrogen projects for rail and road to accelerate decarbonisation; backed by InvestEU and SACE guarantee; 15‑year tenor with 3‑year pre‑amortisation and 36‑month availability.

FDA clears once‑weekly basal insulin that reduces injection frequency vs daily therapy; Phase 3 QWINT trials in >3,400 adults showed non‑inferior A1C vs glargine and degludec.

€1bn Europe-wide auction for industrial process-heat decarbonisation; bidding opens early Dec 2026. Supports electrification, renewable heat and SMRs with a fixed premium per tCO2.

Long-term deal secures copper wire rod supply, increases access to recycled low‑carbon copper and bolsters Europe’s capacity for electrification, energy infrastructure and AI.

SAF reached 1.1 Mt (2.8% share), a near sixfold rise from 2024; supplied at 121 airports, 84% produced in the EU, and 18 Member States host production projects.

Adds a 10% interest in the Baleine offshore field; discovered 2021, production began 2023. Project is billed as Africa’s first net‑zero offshore oil and gas development.

Phase 3 retatrutide and Foundayo results show large weight and A1C reductions and signals of cardiovascular benefit; Phase 2 eloraTZP and additional Mounjaro/Zepbound analyses also presented.

In-truck sensors, edge computing and machine learning enable continuous quality control and mix optimization in transit, reducing returns and supporting low-carbon mixes across mixer fleets.

Study finds HVO and SAF are immediately deployable to cut transport GHGs, use existing infrastructure, protect refining jobs and diversify supply and feedstock chains.

Diesel from waste feedstocks will power logistics vehicles across European rounds, supplied via a broad service-station network with Multicard refuelling; lifecycle CO₂ cuts reported at 79.5%.