All news (page 27)

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  7 May 2026

  ALTTION joins AIQBE as strategic ally

  Offers industrial protection services: anti-corrosion, passive fire protection, rope access, turbine maintenance and automation; will share solutions and best practices in technical forums.
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  7 May 2026

  Worley appointed feasibility advisor for St George’s Araxá niobium and rare earths project

  Appointed feasibility advisor to provide consulting and engineering for feasibility studies, metallurgy and process, mine planning, plant/tailings design, procurement and construction.
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  7 May 2026

  Borouge expands UAE logistics network with Gulftainer and Etihad Rail partnerships

  Agreements secure East Coast export access, streamline inland logistics, and create an integrated rail corridor from Ruwais to ports—boosting multimodal resilience, predictability and lower emissions.
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  7 May 2026

  Diamond Infrastructure Solutions issues RFQ for Freeport power and steam modernization

  RFQ seeks developers to replace two legacy cogeneration plants at Freeport with advanced baseload power and steam facilities (operational ~2032); proposals due June 25, 2026.
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  7 May 2026

  EU, Brazil and China launch Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets

  New coalition to strengthen domestic carbon markets: improve MRV, accounting, transparency and offsets. Open to nations with national compliance schemes; New Zealand and Germany have joined.
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  7 May 2026

  Barbara Flesche named SolarPower Europe President

  Elected president brings 20+ years in renewables and will push rapid solar deployment, battery storage scale-up, system integration, stronger supply chains and supportive regulation

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  7 May 2026

  Fluor wins feasibility study for Anglo American’s Woodsmith mine in UK

  Selected for feasibility study; contract value recognized in Q2 2026. Mine to extract polyhalite via deep shafts and a 37 km conveyor to Teesside; target 13 Mt/yr; tunnelling underway
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  7 May 2026

  Eni confirms Claudio Descalzi as CEO; appoints board committees

  Board affirmed directors' integrity and independence, confirmed Chair's role in internal controls, found auditors and committees compliant, and judged public-shareholder links not to impair independence.
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  7 May 2026

  PureCycle Achieves A3 CosPaTox Rating for Leave‑On Cosmetic‑Grade PureFive Resin

  Independent study shows dissolution recycling converts post‑consumer polypropylene into A3 leave‑on cosmetic grade resin commercially, removing contaminants, retaining performance and lowering CO₂
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  7 May 2026

  Moeve Q1 2026 Clean CCS EBITDA €506m, ramps Spain energy-transition capex

  Q1 net income €147m; capex €272m (69% to energy transition); operating cash flow €283m; FID for 300MW Andalusian green hydrogen; non-binding talks with Galp; net debt €2.56bn (1.6x).
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  7 May 2026

  Indaver pauses processing of highly PFAS-contaminated waste

  Authorities demand extra measurements and monitoring after limited historical soil contamination; four PFAS streams will be suspended while datasets and remediation checks are expanded.
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  7 May 2026

  EU awards €1.09bn to nine hydrogen projects via European Hydrogen Bank

  Selected projects across seven EEA countries will add ~1.1 GW electrolyser capacity, produce >1.3 Mt H2 over 10 years, avoid ~9 Mt CO2e; premiums €0.57–€3.49/kg; Spain/Germany add €1.7bn
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  7 May 2026

  Iberdrola sells 5 TWh in Italy via long-term PPAs

  Signed five agreements with major Italian chemical, manufacturing and food firms, backed by 90 MW new PV under Energy Release 2.0 to provide stable, competitive, decarbonised supply.
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  7 May 2026

  SPIE Joins Consortium to Build PanTera Actinium‑225 Production Facility in Mol

  Consortium to build facility boosting production of a cancer radioisotope; scope includes HVAC, sanitation and technical gases. Construction started; equipment integration planned late 2026.
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  7 May 2026

  Eni’s Geliga‑1 DST confirms ~200 MMSCFD gas and 10,000 bpd condensate offshore Indonesia

  Large Miocene gas/condensate discovery in Kutei Basin (~5 Tcf gas, 300mmbbl condensate); adjacent Gula adds ~2 Tcf. POD to fast‑track a third hub; studies assess adding Bontang LNG capacity
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  7 May 2026

  Vopak to acquire majority stake in Green Energy Storage to accelerate Dutch battery storage

  Agreement to buy a majority stake to accelerate large-scale battery storage in the Netherlands, backing a 200 MW/800 MWh Oosterhout project and expanding the project pipeline; subject to FID/approvals
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  7 May 2026

  UPM, Michelman and BOBST launch EU‑compliant bio‑based paper packaging concepts

  Two paper packaging concepts for EU SUPD: fiber papers with bio-based coatings giving moisture/mineral-oil and oxygen barriers, wide heat-seal window, recyclable/compostable, production-ready.
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  7 May 2026

  Roche to acquire PathAI for AI-driven digital pathology

  Adds best‑in‑class Image Management System and AI pathology tools to diagnostics, boosting lab automation, companion diagnostics and biomarker discovery. Deal closes H2; $750M + up to $300M
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  7 May 2026

  Sinopec and Nanjing University Form Strategic Partnership

  Agreement deepens R&D, platforms, talent training and think‑tank work; aligns industry‑university‑research‑use to speed innovation and support energy security and green, low‑carbon transition.
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  7 May 2026

  TA’ZIZ Secures $2B Financing for UAE’s First World-Scale Methanol Plant

  Oversubscribed financing via 11-bank syndicate with conventional and Islamic facilities, priced to benchmarks. EPC awarded; construction under way for 2028, boosting domestic chemicals value chain.
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  7 May 2026

  MAIRE’s Nextchem awarded licensing and PDP for urea-to-DEF plant in Virginia

  Licensing & PDP won for a 700 STPD urea melt plant in Virginia, fully integrated to convert all urea to DEF; FID/NTP targeted H1 2027; reflects rising DEF demand from tighter emissions.
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  7 May 2026

  Statkraft Q1 results strong despite lower production

  Strong Q1 driven by higher Nordic power prices despite lower hydropower output; underlying EBITDA NOK13.3bn, net profit NOK8.1bn, net debt down NOK8.3bn, ROACE 12.3%
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  6 May 2026

  Moeve's Spain-first IPA plant wins Expoquimia 2026 Best in Class

  Best-in-class award for Spain’s first isopropyl alcohol plant; facility secures domestic IPA supply and can produce from renewable, ISCC Plus‑certified inputs.
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  6 May 2026

  PureCycle Technologies Q1 2026 Results

  Ironton turnaround finished early/under budget; record 8.4M lb production (~10M lb feedstock); 5th consecutive revenue growth; two P&G approvals; Q1 net loss $33.4M; liquidity $131M.
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  6 May 2026

  LanzaTech partners with DTU BRIGHT to build C1 biofoundry

  Multi-year deal to design and install a next-gen C1 biofoundry, accelerating gas fermentation R&D to convert CO, CO2 and methane into fuels, chemicals and materials.
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  6 May 2026

  OMV invests €65m in Schwechat Innovation Hub

  New Schwechat hub (8,120 m²) will house labs, pilot plants and a technical centre with 50 workstations and space for up to 15 test facilities. Construction 55% done; start-up H1 2027.
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  6 May 2026

  Borouge: First XLPE from Borouge 4 to support UAE energy sector

  New plant doubles output (+100,000 t/yr), awarded ~$600M in local contracts, expands site capacity by 1.4M t and is expected to deliver up to $400M net profit over three years.
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  6 May 2026

  Eli Lilly commits $4.5B to Indiana manufacturing, opens first genetic‑medicine facility

  Buildout now totals $21B in Indiana since 2020; upgrades at Lebanon API to produce Foundayo, Zepbound/Mounjaro and retatrutide; project to scale API capacity and boost regional jobs and GDP.
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  6 May 2026

  Topsoe and BioVeritas partner on second‑generation renewable fuels

  Deal enables conversion of second-gen feedstocks (woody biomass, corn stover, straw, wastes) into KEYTones for processing with HydroFlex, allowing scalable renewable fuels and SAF in existing plants.
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  6 May 2026

  ORLEN partners with AWS for cloud-based digital transformation

  Migrate IT to cloud and adopt cloud-native apps to improve efficiency, scalability and security; use AI/ML, analytics and ISV solutions; multi-cloud strategy and staff upskilling.