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  9 July 2026

  INEOS and Recuro to build advanced pyrolysis recycling plant at Bamble (33,000 t/yr)

  Advanced pyrolysis plant at Bamble will process 33,000 t/yr of end-of-life plastics, powered by renewable energy to produce recycled ethylene and virgin-quality recycled polyethylene.
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  9 July 2026

  Air Liquide to invest $200M in Bay City POX unit for Oxea supply

  High‑efficiency unit will produce syngas and low‑carbon hydrogen to feed oxo‑alcohols and performance chemicals expansion; CO2 recycling loop cuts net emissions ~64,000 t/yr; online early 2029.
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  9 July 2026

  EnviTec Biogas opens first integrated biogas‑to‑biomethane plant in Estonia

  Combined biogas and membrane upgrading plant produces ~600 Nm³/h biomethane from dairy slurry; digestate reused in agriculture and CNG refuelling supplies regional transport.
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  9 July 2026

  Lilly to present 16 Alzheimer's abstracts at AAIC 2026, including Kisunla and P‑tau217 data

  16 abstracts cover Kisunla long‑term extension safety/biomarker data and P‑tau217 blood test performance versus amyloid PET at AAIC 2026.
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  9 July 2026

  Rompetrol Rafinare Petromidia marks 50-year milestone

  50-year anniversary of the Năvodari refinery; built on reclaimed land, now a 29‑unit complex with >5 Mtpa capacity, Nelson Complexity 9.32 and 2025 production records.
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  9 July 2026

  Salzgitter AG to acquire 100% of Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM)

  Acquire Duisburg steelworks, convert site to electric-arc furnace, cut workforce from ~3,000 to ~1,000 and aim for ~90% CO2 reduction.

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  9 July 2026

  SOCAR and Technip Energies Italy sign MoU to explore petrochemical and decarbonisation cooperation

  Delegations agreed to explore flexible petrochemical feedstocks, productivity and energy-efficiency measures, green energy and decarbonisation, and participation in international projects; MoU targets Petkim Master Plan.
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  9 July 2026

  PwC study for Gasunie: CCS, low‑carbon hydrogen and hybrids are most cost‑effective for Dutch industry decarbonisation

  CCS, low‑carbon hydrogen and hybrid electrification are the cheapest routes to cut industrial CO2 — timely CO2/H2 infrastructure is essential.
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  9 July 2026

  Topsoe to supply SynCOR tech for J Westling blue ammonia fertilizer plant

  Nebraska plant will produce 500 STPD of blue (low‑carbon) ammonia for Midwestern farmers from natural gas, starting in 2029, cutting Gulf Coast transport costs of $100–$120/ton.
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  9 July 2026

  Moeve & Exolum secure €105m project finance for Muelle Sur berth at Port of Huelva

  Project finance backs a 511‑m berth already over 50% complete to serve 2G biofuels logistics, improving handling of sustainable feedstocks and renewable fuels.
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  9 July 2026

  thyssenkrupp debuts CI4C Catch4Climate Pure Oxyfuel plant in Mergelstetten

  Semi‑industrial demonstration replaces air with oxygen to raise flue‑gas CO₂ and enable near‑95% capture from clinker; dedicated 450 t/day kiln built with >€120m investment.
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  9 July 2026

  Roche Elecsys IGRA TB gains CE mark for automated latent‑TB blood test

  Automated IGRA blood test delivers results in under 24 hours, with 19-minute per-patient processing and integration with high-throughput immunoassay systems to scale TB infection testing.
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  9 July 2026

  TotalEnergies ships first ECA LNG Phase 1 cargo to Asia

  16.6% stakeholder will offtake 1.7 Mtpa for 20 years and be sole offtaker during ramp-up; Phase 1 is 3.25 Mtpa using Permian feed gas; completion expected summer 2026.
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  9 July 2026

  WuXi Biologics MFG8 facility clears FDA Pre-License Inspection

  FDA PLI pass enables commercial manufacture of a potential blockbuster autoimmune therapy; facility uses 12×4,000L single‑use bioreactors and 4,000–20,000L scale‑out capacity.
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  8 July 2026

  Phaenix pilot installed at Delfzijl Chemport Innovation Center

  Pilot will produce PHA-rich biomass to feed the Caleyda® extraction pilot in Emmen, supplying material for application development, validation and quality testing.
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  8 July 2026

  CI4C inaugurates catch4climate Pure Oxyfuel R&D plant

  World-first R&D site tests Pure Oxyfuel CO₂ capture at a Mergelstetten cement line to demonstrate energy- and cost-efficient capture and enable wider deployment.
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  8 July 2026

  Evonik invests US$100 million to upgrade Tippecanoe Labs in Lafayette, Indiana

  US site modernization will expand U.S. CDMO drug-substance capacity, add automation and Next Generation Technologies, and support more complex API manufacture over five years.
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  8 July 2026

  EEW and Stavenhagen inaugurate district heating using sewage‑sludge residual heat

  Residual heat from thermal treatment of sewage sludge will enter the town heating network, cutting fossil-fuel use and supporting phosphorus-recycling efforts.
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  8 July 2026

  SONATRACH makes first LNG delivery to Germany

  First LNG cargo to Germany delivered to Wilhelmshaven 1 FSRU on 2 July 2026, lifted at Bethioua GL2Z and carried on the TESSALA LNG tanker.
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  8 July 2026

  MAIRE's Tecnimont and Sinopec Engineering sign project execution cooperation agreement

  Partnership pairs advanced engineering and global procurement with large-scale manufacturing and construction to pursue energy and chemicals projects worldwide.
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  8 July 2026

  Dangote Settles on Lamu, Kenya for Proposed 700,000 bpd East African Mega-Refinery

  USD 17–20bn single‑train coastal refinery tied to the 800 km Lokichar–Lamu pipeline; FEED not yet awarded; Kenya allocated KES 21.5bn in seed capital.
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  8 July 2026

  Avantium with Casa da Malha and Lacatoni develop PEF textile prototypes

  Collaborative project produces PEF-based yarns and knitted sportswear prototypes, including a prototype sports shirt shown at Milano Unica, to test plant-based recyclable polyester in apparel.
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  7 July 2026

  TechnipFMC wins Equinor subsea tie-back contracts in Norway

  Design and manufacture of subsea production systems and controls for three brownfield tie-backs; rigid pipe installation on a fourth; contracts worth $250–500m, booked in Q2 2026.
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  7 July 2026

  Topsoe and Sasol to supply G2L tech for SUSTAERO wood‑waste SAF project in Canada

  SAF from wood waste, 3,200 bpd initial capacity expandable 3×; final investment decision expected 2028 and operations targeted for 2031.
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  7 July 2026

  EIB backs Italgas Group with €250m for national energy-efficiency programme

  First tranche signed for a 15-year loan to fund renovations across public and private buildings, SMEs, PV self-consumption and public lighting; targets 30.6 GWh/yr savings.
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  7 July 2026

  LYB and Mondelez launch Marabou wrappers with 75% recycled content

  Flexible food-grade film made from chemically recycled mixed plastic via ISCC PLUS mass-balance; MoReTec-1 to supply 50,000 t/yr feedstock; Taghleef and Amcor handled film and conversion.
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  7 July 2026

  Equinor awards NOK 6bn contracts for four subsea projects on Norwegian shelf

  Contracts are part of a coordinated first subsea wave to speed delivery and cut costs by standardising equipment and processes across multiple developments.
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  7 July 2026

  Nobian launches LiSA pilot to scale circular low‑carbon lithium refining

  Pilot will test salt-assisted crystallization to refine LiCl from geothermal brines and recycled batteries into battery-grade lithium with lower energy, CO₂, water and waste.
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  7 July 2026

  Al Baleed Petrochemical joins Carbeau to commercialise Volta CO₂-to-chemicals technology

  Becomes strategic partner in a spin-out commercialising an electrochemical route to turn captured CO₂ into glycolic acid and PLGA using renewable electricity; Salalah eyed for first non‑EU plant.
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  7 July 2026

  Lhyfe expands European green hydrogen logistics with 10 new Hexagon Purus containers

  Adds 10 Type IV containers to an 84-unit fleet; surpassed 1,000 deliveries in 2025, supplies RFNBO hydrogen across nine European countries and plans 70% capacity growth in 2026.