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17 June 2026
IEA Bioenergy Task 39 and IEA AMF Task 66 deepen collaboration on Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Formal collaboration will pool expertise, resources and networks to tackle SAF adoption barriers and expand joint seminar activity.
17 June 2026
Evonik opens AEM application technology center in Shanghai
Facility will test and optimize DURAION® anion exchange membranes at demonstration scale, validate from single‑cell to demo systems, and support local adoption of AEM electrolysis for green hydrogen.
17 June 2026
Air Liquide wins four-year Valencia home respiratory-care contract for 90,000 patients
Valencia awards a four-year contract to provide home respiratory care for 90,000 patients using continuous telemonitoring, AI-driven adherence flags and personalised mask selection.
17 June 2026
Croda launches Malvallin™ botanical active for skin resilience
Patent-pending botanical active derived from Chinese mallow supports firmness, hydration, elasticity and facial volume; clinically validated and COSMOS/RSPO/Halal certified.
16 June 2026
Solvay: EPO upholds unitary soda-ash purge-stream recycling patent
EPO sustains a unitary patent on recycling purge streams used in soda ash and bicarbonate production after opposition; related Dutch injunction over a sister patent is under appeal.
16 June 2026
Eni and Hera launch Ravenna Environmental Hub
26-hectare Ca’ Ponticelle site repurposed for circular-economy hub with waste pretreatment, soil biorecovery, 6 MWp PV and experimental vanadium flow battery.
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16 June 2026
PureCycle advances food-contact PCR for New Jersey 2027 mandate
NJDEP confirms PureFive resin qualifies as PCR; 20% food-contact PCR required Jan 2027, rising to 50% by 2036; Amcor produced compliant containers.
16 June 2026
Equinor Capital Markets Day 2026 — plan to grow energy, cash flow and returns
Doubles 2026 buy-back to USD 3bn and sets USD 2–4bn annual buy-back guidance from 2027; growth targets across production, power and trading with strong cash-flow guidance.
16 June 2026
Petrobras and Finep launch R$150 million call for national electrolyzer development
R$150 million non‑reimbursable funding to develop an industrial-scale electrolyzer and domestic stack, with at least 50% national content and networked industry partners.
16 June 2026
Siemens, Databricks and FFT integrate Industrial Edge with Databricks Platform
Edge-to-cloud link streams contextualized shopfloor and plant data directly to the cloud for scalable AI models, removing the need for complex IoT middleware.
16 June 2026
Trinseo wins Tongji University award for thermoplastic battery enclosure
D-LFT thermoplastic battery enclosure offers a lighter, recyclable alternative to metal, supporting EV lightweighting and performance goals.
16 June 2026
Worley Comprimo and BASF to deliver integrated gas treatment and SRUs for Budour Tayseer Gas Project
Project will produce 2 MMSm³/day sweet gas, 950 m³/day condensate and 80 t/day sulphur pellets under a design-build-own-operate-maintain framework.
16 June 2026
MAIRE/NEXTCHEM buys 70% of ETEK (owner of SISEMTEK) to add metals recovery capabilities
Majority buy adds pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical and electrowinning tech to recover precious and critical metals from e‑waste, batteries, PV panels and mining tailings.
16 June 2026
Covestro launches EU-backed Bio4PURConti to scale continuous bio-based aniline production
EU project to deliver the first continuous process for bio-based aniline, aiming 1.5 m³ semi-industrial demos and a 100% plant-carbon, drop-in MDI feedstock.
16 June 2026
thyssenkrupp Uhde completes İGSAŞ ammonia converter cartridge and catalyst replacement
Restored 1,200 mtpd capacity with 13% production gain while running at 7% lower synthesis pressure and 70% lower converter pressure drop, cutting specific energy use.
16 June 2026
Phelan Green selects Johnson Matthey for eSAF plant in South Africa
Licensing secures HyCOgen and FT CANS technologies for a Saldanha Bay eSAF facility; first phase aims 35,000 t/yr for EU/UK markets, with full build to 140,000 t/yr.
16 June 2026
Evonik launches ISCC Plus‑certified ULTRASIL® eCO from Adapazarı site
Circular precipitated silica from ISCC Plus‑certified feedstock for tire and rubber applications; mass-balance verified and now commercially produced in EMEA.
16 June 2026
Sinopec selected for 2026 low‑carbon case
Chosen among 28 'Finding Zero‑Carbon Factories' cases for 2026; honoured for 16 consecutive years and highlighted for projects, capacity and efficiency measures.
16 June 2026
Mitsubishi Chemical’s DURABIO chosen for Audi Q3 door switch inserts
Selected for single-component door switch panels in the new Audi Q3, offering three textures, mold-in-color piano black and reduced painting, VOCs and CO₂ emissions.
15 June 2026
Takeda’s oveporexton improved function, cognition and nighttime sleep in narcolepsy type 1
Phase 3 secondary/exploratory endpoints showed benefits across daily functioning, cognitive measures and REM sleep patterns; NDA has Priority Review with a Q3 PDUFA goal date.
15 June 2026
UPM Adhesive Materials 2025 Climate Review: emissions cuts and value-chain collaboration
58% cut in scope 1–2 emission intensity vs 2015, expanded supplier carbon data, product footprints cover ~94% of label sales, and recycling services support release liner waste recovery.
15 June 2026
Croda’s Avanti Polar Lipids partners with NovoArc to expand lipid offering for pharma research
Adds advanced lipid technologies offering improved stability and enabling new delivery routes for mRNA, protein and peptide therapeutics; initially for research use with scale-up development.
15 June 2026
LKAB granted environmental permit for expanded Malmberget operations
Court allows continued and expanded mining and processing in Malmberget, including a demo fossil-free sponge iron plant and an apatite processing line for Luleå supply.
15 June 2026
Mitsui Chemicals — Developing Dental Materials M&A as a Third Growth Pillar
Acquire Ultradent to build a US dental materials platform, lift L&HC to ¥86bn by FY30 (ROS 17%), and capture whitening growth amid broader specialty-chemicals repositioning.
14 June 2026
Lilly: Jaypirca plus venetoclax‑rituximab lowers progression risk 45% in relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL
Phase 3 BRUIN CLL-322 found adding pirtobrutinib to a two‑year venetoclax+rituximab regimen reduced progression or death by 45% versus venetoclax+rituximab alone.
13 June 2026
Lilly reports Phase 1 results for AJ1-11095, a first‑in‑class type II JAK2 inhibitor
Phase 1 data show 70% SVR35 and TSS50 rates, VAF reductions in 21/23 patients, no dose‑limiting toxicities; expansion and further indications planned.
13 June 2026
Johnson & Johnson: TALVEY plus DARZALEX FASPRO shows superior PFS and OS in Phase 3 MonumenTAL‑3
GPRC5D bispecific plus anti‑CD38 combo cut progression risk and delivered 24‑month PFS up to 81% and OS up to 89% in earlier‑line relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
13 June 2026
Genmab: Epcoritamab shows high response rates in elderly first‑line DLBCL with mono and R‑mini‑CHOP regimens
Fixed‑duration subcutaneous epcoritamab produced rapid, durable responses and high MRD negativity in elderly newly diagnosed DLBCL patients ineligible for full‑dose anthracycline therapy.
12 June 2026
SunGas ends Beaver Lake bio-methanol project
Planned wood-fiber-to-low-carbon-methanol plant near Alexandria will not proceed, citing slow market uptake, CCS and regulatory/financing uncertainty.
12 June 2026
Roche VENTANA PTEN (SP218) FDA-cleared as PTEN companion diagnostic in prostate cancer
First FDA-cleared IHC companion diagnostic to detect PTEN protein loss and select patients for capivasertib (TRUQAP) plus abiraterone therapy.
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