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30 April 2026
Petrobras posts 1Q26 own production record of 3.23 MMboed
Ramp-up of multiple FPSOs and 10 new wells drove production gains (3.7% QoQ, 16.1% YoY); operated production 4.65 MMboed. Refining utilization, S10 diesel output and logistics records; LPG imports fell.
30 April 2026
Symrise expands Food & Beverage capabilities in Barcelona
Upgraded site adds powdered production and large-scale mixer, modern application and quality labs for faster prototyping, smoother scale-up, local technical support, and solar/water reuse.
30 April 2026
OMV Petrom Q1 2026 Results
Strong asset output; Clean CCS EBIT 1.5bn lei (+16%); net income 1bn lei (-4%); CAPEX 1.6bn lei (+14%); state contributions 4.1bn lei (+9%); E&P down, production -3.1%; refining margin and power output rose
30 April 2026
BASF Q1 2026: resilient performance
Solid volume growth offset currency headwinds; EBITDA before special items €2.4bn (vs €2.5bn). Sales slightly down; free cash flow -€1.375bn. Dividend €2.25; outlook unchanged.
30 April 2026
Lhyfe to supply green hydrogen to BMW Group’s Steyr R&D centre
Multi-year deal to supply green hydrogen to an Austrian R&D site for development and validation of third-gen fuel-cell systems; first Austrian deliveries via bulk transport; RFNBO-certified.
30 April 2026
TotalEnergies and Nextnorth begin construction of 440 MW solar plant in Philippines
Financial close; construction begun on 440 MWp solar in Ilagan, Isabela. Online end‑2027. Produces 13.5 TWh/20 yrs; >50% sold via long‑term C&I contracts, remainder to grid via govt auction. $300M
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29 April 2026
MAIRE Q1 2026: Revenues & EBITDA up; 2026 guidance confirmed
Q1: Net income €76.7m (+19.9%); adjusted net cash €396.1m; order intake €4.78bn; backlog €15.73bn; Nextchem revenue +46%; record dividend €0.585/share
29 April 2026
INEOS Acetyls and Sandpiper partner on 1.1 MTPA low‑carbon methanol plant in Texas City
FEED starts Q2 2026; FID targeted 2027; first production 2030. ~$1.7B capex. Up to 300,000 t/y to Acetic Acid. ~1,500 construction jobs, 25 permanent. CCS targets 97% capture.
29 April 2026
Exolum to develop Avonmouth CO2 storage hub with Severnside Carbon
New Avonmouth CO2 storage and shipping terminal will open by 2031, handling up to 6Mt/yr via rail and ship to serve southwest England, Midlands and South Wales and enable CCUS access.
29 April 2026
ROSI raises €20m+ to scale PV recycling in Europe
€20M+ plus EU grants to fund industrial expansion: 10,000 t/yr solar-panel recycling plant in Spain, scalable automated line, new production director appointed, recycling partnership renewed
29 April 2026
AkzoNobel adds Iris CMX drone for precise aircraft coating inspections
Aerofleet adds a contact-sensor drone to pair with its visual-scan drone, capturing thickness, color and gloss. Dual-drone inspections take ~30 min, improving repaint timing and cutting costs.
29 April 2026
BASF Coatings switches European production to renewable electricity
Completed Europe-wide switch to renewable power, complementing low-CO2 supply in France. Measure cuts Scope-2 emissions, supports 40% per-ton CO2 reduction by 2030 and improves product footprints.
29 April 2026
BASF’s industrial Cathedral and the ground it stands on
Integrated site captured synergies for decades—cutting costs, funding R&D—but gas-price shock in 2022 exposed systemic risk; response: restructure Ludwigshafen and expand production abroad.
29 April 2026
UPM Q1 2026: Strong start led by decarbonization solutions
Q1 sales €2,505m; comparable EBIT €274m (-5%); operating cash flow €89m; net debt €2,962m. Energy and biofuels strong. H1 comparable EBIT guidance €325–525m.
29 April 2026
Statkraft and Hydro sign 10-year power PPAs for 12.3 TWh
Contracts secure power for primary aluminium production in Norway, allocating deliveries across NO2 and NO3 price areas and supporting long-term industrial competitiveness and low-carbon solutions.
29 April 2026
Worley to deliver FEED for Dow Path2Zero cogeneration in Canada
FEED for cogeneration with post-combustion carbon capture; brownfield unit targeted by 2030 to support net-zero Scope 1/2 and expand low-carbon polyethylene output.
28 April 2026
Sinopec RIPP’s Sinoketol wins Gold at Geneva Invention Exhibition
New cyclohexanone route via cyclohexene esterification–hydrogenation: >99.95% single‑pass conversion, >8× equilibrium, −14% activation energy; waste −70%, CO₂ −38%; first commercial 2×200k t/yr unit
28 April 2026
Plastic Ingenuity adopts PureCycle PureFive recycled PP for coffee lids
Coffee lids now use 25-100% recycled polypropylene from a dissolution process; material retains virgin-like performance, has FDA food-contact clearance and GreenCircle certification.
28 April 2026
BASF and Nutrien partner to expand farmer access to low‑carbon biofuel markets
Farmers get agronomist support and digital tools to document low-carbon-intensity corn, connect with biorefineries, and access low-CI biofuel programs (e.g., Section 45Z).
28 April 2026
LKAB’s Malmberget sorting plant to secure future production
New sorting plant due 2028 replaces 1950s facility; capacity 24 Mt magnetite + 1 Mt hematite/yr; modern crushing, screening and magnetic separation; 27,000 m², peak 350 workers.
28 April 2026
Elkem wins NOK 87m from Enova to scale biocarbon use in silicon production
Project (total NOK242m, 2026–28) will test industrial biocarbon across labs, pilots and five smelters to double biocarbon share (from ~25%) by 2030, potentially cutting up to 0.5 Mt CO2/yr
28 April 2026
trinamiX Mobile NIR: Material ID for Footwear & Textiles
Mobile NIR spectroscopy enables fast, on-site ID of shoe components and textile blends (incl. fiber ratios). Handheld + app + cloud improve sorting, recycling readiness and traceability.
28 April 2026
REMONDIS: Closing the Textile Loop
Joint initiatives improve textile collection, sorting and recycling; mechanical and chemical recycling needed for mixed fibres. EPR funding and eco-modulation to fund infrastructure and boost reuse.
28 April 2026
Borealis awarded EcoVadis Gold 2026
EcoVadis score rose to 84/100 (from 80); improvements in environment, labour & human rights and ethics; sustainable procurement maintained; max score for policy implementation.
28 April 2026
Air Liquide Q1 2026: growth and record investments
Q1 sales €6.8B (+3.4% ex-currency/energy). Gas & Services +2%; Healthcare +4%. Efficiencies €142M; operating cash flow +7%. Investments €1.5B, backlog €5.5B; DIG Airgas closed; +100bps margin target 2026.
27 April 2026
Johnson Matthey chosen by Liquid Sunshine for Guangxi biomethanol plant
Planned biomethanol plant will use biomass gasification to produce 75,000 t/yr in phase 1; phase 2 could convert CO2 + electrolytic H2 to e‑methanol for e‑fuels, aiding marine decarbonisation.
27 April 2026
Evonik to supply SEPURAN® Green membranes to Malaysia’s MTC Orec
Signed large-scale deal to supply membrane tech for biogas upgrading; supports expansion of biogas plants across Asia. Membranes enable low-energy LNG-quality biomethane; patented, customizable.
27 April 2026
EEW starts trial of first pre-sorting facility
Hot commissioning of a pre-sorting plant separates plastics from mixed waste using mechanical and NIR sorting. Pilot to test scaling, boost recycling and cut emissions; markets and regulation needed.
27 April 2026
Dow and RDM Group launch Multiboard CirculaRR — food-contact packaging from 100% recycled fibre and recycled PE
Plastic-coated paper packaging made from recycled cartonboard and ISCC PLUS-certified recycled PE. Food-contact compliant, designed for mixed-paper recycling; suitable for frozen and dry pet food
27 April 2026
Veolia and Amazon to Use Reclaimed Water for Data Center Cooling
Deploy containerized treatment to convert wastewater into cooling water for a Mississippi data center by 2027, reusing >83M gal/year; AI will optimize operations and scaling.
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