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16 June 2026
EIB Global backs Vacsera vaccine facility in Egypt
€750,000 technical assistance will fund feasibility and market studies for a ~€50m multi-product vaccine plant to boost local and regional supply and support African manufacturing goals.
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.
16 June 2026
BlueAlp and LBC Tank Terminals win €1.5M JTF grant for Rotterdam FEED
€1.5M EU grant for FEED of a Rotterdam-area chemical recycling plant, enabling terminal co-location, heat integration and logistics optimisation to lower CO₂ and improve economics.
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
thyssenkrupp AG approves spin-off of tk accelis
Shareholders to receive a 49% stake proportionally; EGM set for Aug 7, 2026; Frankfurt listing targeted before year-end; parent to retain majority.
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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
Westlake acquires Wilhelmshaven PVC and VCM plant
Completed acquisition of Wilhelmshaven PVC/VCM site with 380,000 t/yr PVC capacity on Germany’s North Sea coast and a deep‑water dock for raw‑material supply.
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
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
MOL Group signs production sharing agreement for Libya O7 offshore block
JV with Repsol and TPAO for deepwater O7 block off Libya; commitment includes 1,500 km 2D and 2,300 km² 3D seismic surveys and one exploration well.
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.
15 June 2026
EIB: Egypt and EU invest €690 million to modernise Egypt's electricity grid
Up to €690m will fund grid upgrades to integrate 22 GW of solar and wind by 2030, cut transmission losses, improve reliability and reinforce Egypt as a regional clean‑energy hub.
15 June 2026
Nobian commissions fully electrified MVR salt plant in Mariager
Fully electrified MVR salt plant starts operation in Mariager, boosting capacity ~60% to up to 1 million tons/yr while cutting energy use and CO₂ emissions.
15 June 2026
Videberg Kraft selects Rolls‑Royce SMR for three reactors at Värö Peninsula
Detailed planning starts for three modular PWR reactors (470 MW each) expected to produce ~12 TWh/year; supplier choice follows a four-year evaluation of more than 70 options.
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
Stahl acquires Weilburger Graphics packaging coatings business in Brazil
Acquisition adds Weilburger Graphics' Brazil packaging coatings portfolio; production to be insourced in 2026 and local manufacturing capacity expanded; closing pending approvals.
15 June 2026
Statkraft to build Blåfjell Pump into Blåsjø reservoir
Pump will lift water ~60 m into Norway’s largest hydropower reservoir, adding 54 GWh to Ulla‑Førre output; four local contracts awarded totalling NOK 250m.
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
Equinor advances Johan Sverdrup phase 4 subsea development
Appraisal wells confirmed 20–30 million boe in Tonjer and Geitungen; planned subsea tie-back to maintain Johan Sverdrup production with possible start-up in 2029.
15 June 2026
OMV Petrom advances Gabare solar-plus-storage into development
Final investment decision for Gabare: ~415 MWp PV with ~600 MWh BESS, EUR 300m investment, first production targeted for 2028.
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.
15 June 2026
Sinopec launches 9,436 km² 3D continuous seismic processing project
Largest continuous 3D seismic processing campaign covers 9,436 km² to support Sichuan Basin exploration, reserve growth and well targeting.
12 June 2026
Mitsui Chemicals to acquire Ultradent via U.S. holding company
Acquiring Utah-based dental-products maker for $900M; will combine Ultradent with Kulzer, move oral-care HQ to the U.S., and target closing in Sept 2026.
12 June 2026
Sinopec and Inner Mongolia sign comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement
Regional government and state energy group agree to deepen project-level cooperation, align development plans and expand projects including hydrogen, carbon fiber and coal-chemicals.
11 June 2026
SPIE Belgium to integrate 304 MWh battery park in Auvelais
304 MWh, 4‑hour storage to inject 76 MVA into the 150 kV grid; 82 Megapack containers; civil works to summer 2026 and commissioning end Jan 2027.
11 June 2026
Exolum starts operations at Madeira Airport, to invest €4.5m+ in fuel facilities
Will expand storage to 1,300 m³, upgrade hydrant network and invest over €4.5m by 2029 under a 7‑year contract (option to 9).
11 June 2026
Aurubis Hamburg opens high-capacity RDE exhaust and filter system
Expanded RDE system doubles diffuse-emission reduction to ~80%, treats >1.6M m3/hr, returns captured metals to production; part of a €115m programme with KfW backing.
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