All news (page 17)

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  6 July 2026

  ADNOC launches integrated global LNG marketing and trading platform

  Combines marketing arms and trading into an ADGM-based LNG hub, targeting 47 mtpa marketable LNG by 2035 and expanding shipping optionality.
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  6 July 2026

  Avantium spins out Volta into Carbeau, secures €35.2m

  Spin-out backed by strategic and financial investors to scale an electrochemical CO₂-to-chemicals platform targeting glycolic acid and compostable PLGA.
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  5 July 2026

  Toray develops KSB-200, next‑generation κOR analgesic candidate

  Novel κ-opioid agonist showed oral analgesia in mice with reduced sedation in preclinical tests; company will present data at INRC 2026 and seek early partners.
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  5 July 2026

  MoCI and QatarEnergy to govern hydrocarbon resource allocation and expand Mesaieed medium industries area

  Establish joint governance to evaluate and allocate natural gas, power and related resources to downstream industrial projects and create a medium-industries zone in Mesaieed.
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  3 July 2026

  EnviTec Biogas AG suspends 2025 dividend while shifting to biomethane

  AGM approves no dividend for 2025 to preserve financial flexibility; EEG support for ~16 MW and ~€100m investment plan to expand biomethane production by 2031.
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  3 July 2026

  Petrobras starts operations at Pre‑Salt Technology Center in Itajubá (UNIFEI)

  Semi‑industrial plant reproduces high pressures, temperatures and high CO₂ of pre‑salt; R$300 million R&D investment; HISEP pump final qualification tests planned H2 2026.

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  3 July 2026

  EnviTec Biogas AG: Dividend suspended as company pivots to biomethane

  AGM approves dividend suspension to preserve cash; company won EEG subsidies for ~16 MW, plans ~€100m investment to convert plants toward biomethane by 2031.
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  3 July 2026

  Aurubis opens Complex Recycling Hamburg plant for strategic metals

  New unit processes copper, lead and sulfur in one plant, raising recycling capacity and EU supply-chain resilience.
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  3 July 2026

  ACM reserves ZILS land for antimony refinery

  Antimony refinery planned at Sines industrial zone; expected to create ~150 skilled direct jobs and ~300 indirect jobs while strengthening Europe’s critical metals processing capacity.
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  3 July 2026

  Mitsubishi Gas Chemical inks 100,000 t/y green methanol offtake with ACME Group

  Starts at commercial operation in 2030; product meets ultra-low carbon intensity and targets fuel and chemical markets in Japan and Asia.
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  3 July 2026

  Asahi Kasei adds slitting facility for SUNFORT DFR in Tainan

  New Tainan slitting plant expands DFR capacity for advanced semiconductor packaging; commercial operations start this month.
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  2 July 2026

  Roche: divarasib superior in Phase III Krascendo1 vs approved KRAS G12C inhibitors

  Phase III Krascendo1 tested divarasib in previously treated KRAS G12C-positive NSCLC and showed superiority over approved G12C inhibitors; detailed results to be presented at a medical meeting.
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  2 July 2026

  VIDA bioenergy Bernheze plant begins biomethane production

  Bernheze plant starts injecting biomethane into the Dutch grid, ramping to 8 million m³/year and processing ~72,000 t/year of agricultural feedstock.
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  2 July 2026

  Tessenderlo Group intends to close PB Leiner Vilvoorde site

  Plans to close the Vilvoorde production site after a strategic review found no viable way to continue; a legally required employee consultation process has been opened.
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  2 July 2026

  Yara acquires Gulf Coast Ammonia Texas City plant for USD 1.3bn

  Texas City ammonia plant (1.3 mtpa) bought for USD 1.3bn; commissioning underway and ramp to full, stable output targeted by end‑2026; Air Products to supply H2/N2 under long‑term contract.
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  2 July 2026

  Elkem appoints Dag Teigland as CEO; Helge Aasen to chair the board

  Leadership change effective 3 August 2026; incoming CEO returns with industrial and investment experience and prior Elkem roles; outgoing CEO moves to board chair after 17 years.
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  2 July 2026

  KEME ENERGY to develop green hydrogen and storage project at ZILS

  Integrated project at Sines industrial zone with electrolysis-based hydrogen, battery storage and two multi-fuel stations offering H2 refuelling and ultra-fast EV charging.
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  2 July 2026

  Inge Hofkens (Aurubis) elected President of European Metals

  Starts July 1 for a two-year term; will push policy changes—permitting, material classification, energy and supply-chain rules—to raise recovery rates for strategic metals.
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  2 July 2026

  ICIG builds two-site European alkoxide platform

  La Rochelle operating now; Lülsdorf due end‑2027. Supplies liquid and powder alkoxides, including sodium/potassium methylate and sodium ethylate.
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  2 July 2026

  European Commission and EIB disburse €2.5bn Modernisation Fund to 51 projects in 11 EU countries

  €2.5bn from the Modernisation Fund supports 51 projects across 11 lower-income EU states to modernise energy systems, expand renewables and cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
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  2 July 2026

  SOCAR takes BTC operatorship as pipeline marks 20th anniversary

  Ceremony at Sangachal Terminal on 2 July 2026 marked the handover from bp after two decades; partners pledged to maintain safety, reliability and strengthen cooperation.
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  2 July 2026

  Rompetrol Rafinare: APC digital control boosts Petromidia production and cuts costs

  Automated process control increased high‑value product yields, lifted utilization to 98.1% and delivered estimated savings of over USD 2.5M in 2025.
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  2 July 2026

  XRG gains equity across all Rio Grande LNG trains

  Acquired an additional 7.6% in Trains 4–5, giving equity across all five construction trains; Trains 4–5 add ~12 MTPA and the project targets production in 1H 2027.
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  2 July 2026

  UKAEA and Eni launch RH3OVA to provide fusion fuel-cycle services

  Joint venture delivering consultancy and operational services across the fusion fuel cycle, prioritising tritium production, recovery and reuse.
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  2 July 2026

  Symrise secures China patent for SymSave® H (CN116509735B)

  China patent protects Hydroxyacetophenone–lipophilic compositions in aqueous formulations and joins an international family covering the US, Korea, Japan, Brazil and India.
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  2 July 2026

  Commissioner Hoekstra pushes CCS scale-up across Europe

  EU aims for 50 Mtpa geological CO₂ storage by 2030; stakeholders call for investment in transport and storage, faster permitting, market demand and cross‑border cooperation.
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  2 July 2026

  AkzoNobel halves Scope 1–2 emissions four years ahead of 2030 target

  Reached a 50% cut in operational carbon vs 2018 baseline early through renewables, heat-pump conversions and site solar; Scope 3 reductions remain a 2030 ambition.
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  2 July 2026

  Axens acquires Air Liquide's Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene (MTP) technology

  Adds a methanol-to-jet route to its SAF toolkit, enabling conversion of methanol into olefins that can be processed into sustainable aviation fuel.
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  2 July 2026

  Covestro completes acquisition of former Vencorex HDI-derivative sites in Rayong and Freeport

  Two former Vencorex HDI-derivative sites added to expand regional production and boost supply resilience for coatings and adhesives customers.
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  2 July 2026

  Vopak acquires majority of Green Energy Storage and approves 200 MW/800 MWh Oosterhout battery

  Final investment decision on a 200 MW/800 MWh battery in Oosterhout with around EUR 230m investment; Greenchoice to offtake half under an 8‑year tolling deal; operations targeted H1 2028.