French chemical industry news

• Roquette makes strategic move by signing agreement to acquire IFF Pharma Solutions
• Lhyfe awarded up to €149m grant from French government for green hydrogen production near Le Havre in France
• Eastman collaborates with mechanical recycler Dentis Group/Nord Pal Plast to access new feedstock for upcoming facility in Port-Jérôme, France
• NextChem and ENGIE to collaborate on advanced Biomethane technology for synthetic Methane production from dry biomass waste
• Arkema finishes expanding global pebax® elastomers production capacity by 40% at Serquigny plant in France.
• Lhyfe and SAF+ International Group collaborate to produce e-SAF from green and renewable hydrogen for decarbonizing the aviation industry in the Le Havre area, France
• First industrial-scale demonstrator of a plant producing butadiene from bioethanol inaugurated at Michelin's site in Bassens, France by Michelin, IFPEN, and Axens
• Arkema purchases a share in Tiamat, propelling advancements in next generation batteries
• Schedule of Global Bioenergies' new biobased isobutene plant for cosmetics in France is specified.
• Expansion of production facilities in Chartres, France receives over 2.1 billion euros investment from Novo Nordisk.
• Carbios secures permits to build and operate world's first PET biorecycling plant in Longlaville, France, as planned.
• Arkema to optimize competitiveness and decarbonize acrylics production at its Carling site in France.
• Opening of an E-Methanol Plant on the Roches-Roussillon Chemical Hub by Elyse Energy
• TotalEnergies to Construct New Plastic Recycling Unit at Grandpuits Zero-Crude Platform in France for Circular Economy
• Air Liquide advances hydrogen sector development at Port-Jérôme, France
• Zhero Europe's Green Energy Expansion to Receive Investments from TotalEnergies, Baker Hughes, Technip Energies, Azimut, and Other Investors
• BioNTech Strengthens Pioneering Position in AI-Powered Drug Discovery, Design, and Development with Completion of InstaDeep Acquisition
• Global Bioenergies raises ambitions for increased future isobutene plant sizing in France
• HAROPA PORT and Engie collaborate to construct the largest renewable fuels platform in Le Havre, France
• Green hydrogen infrastructure for industrial use being developed by Lhyfe and the city of Perl in Saarland, Germany
• Lhyfe chosen by Epinal Urban Community for green and renewable hydrogen production site in Epinal (France) and to advance fuel chain in future Grand Est region.
• INEOS makes significant progress by acquiring TotalEnergies' petrochemical assets in Lavera, Southern France.
• Lhyfe announces successful production of first kilos of green hydrogen in Le Croisic, France Atlantic Ocean with Sealhyfe, the world's first offshore hydrogen production pilot.
• HOPE Project and its Consortium Chosen for €20 Million European Commission Grant: Expanding Offshore Hydrogen Production
• La Mède: An All-Purpose Facility for Future Energies
• RYAM Declares the Commencement of Construction at their 2G Bioethanol Plant in Tartas, France
• Significant Progress Made in Production Operations at AFYREN NEOXY Plant in Carling-Saint Avold, France
• TotalEnergies Increases Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production at Grandpuits, France
• Carbios and Indorama Ventures confirm partnership to construct groundbreaking PET biorecycling facility in Longlaville, France