Advent pulls out of Envalior stake deal, LANXESS stays put
Advent HoldCo will not acquire LANXESS’ stake in the Envalior engineering materials joint venture, citing a contractually agreed financing condition that has not been met. Advent HoldCo is the special purpose vehicle (SPV) — a dedicated holding company — created
Neste restructures renewables leadership, creates North America unit
Neste has reorganised its Renewable Products business and appointed three new members to its leadership team, effective 1 April 2026, as the Finnish company moves to give its renewables operations greater representation at the top of the
Kodiak Chemical forms Australian JV with Blackrock Mining Solutions
Kodiak Chemical, a U.S.-based specialty chemical manufacturer, has entered the Australian market through a joint venture with Blackrock Mining Solutions, a Brisbane-based technical services firm, to supply the local energy, mining, and primary metals sectors with high-performance
IMCD nominates Andreas Igerl as chief commercial officer
Specialty chemicals distributor IMCD N.V. has nominated Andreas Igerl to join its management board as chief commercial officer (CCO), subject to shareholder approval at its
Repsol Extreme motorcycle oil draws on MotoGP technology
Repsol Lubricants has launched Extreme, a new range of motorcycle lubricants using the same polyalphaolefin-based formulation supplied to Moto2 and Moto3 teams in the MotoGP World
Moeve, formerly Cepsa, greenlights Andalusian green hydrogen project
Spanish energy company Moeve approved a final investment decision (FID) for the first phase of its flagship green hydrogen project in Andalusia, Spain, as energy transition spending reached a record 55% of its total capital expenditure. Moeve is the trading
Singapore to pilot barge-based hydrogen power for data centres
Bridge Data Centres (BDC) and Concord New Energy (CNE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop Singapore’s first barge-based hydrogen power generation solution for data centres, as the city-state’s AI infrastructure buildout intensifies pressure on grid capacity and
Shell, Asperitas renew immersion cooling partnership
Shell and Dutch immersion cooling specialist Asperitas have renewed their collaboration under a formal Recommended Partner designation, extending a relationship
Lithium supply deficit could hit as early as 2028, Wood Mackenzie warns
Global lithium demand is on track to more than double by mid-century, but supply is struggling to keep pace — and the crunch could arrive within two years. Global lithium demand could exceed 13 million tonnes by 2050 under an
Ravenol expands anti-counterfeit system as fake lubricants reach Europe
German lubricant manufacturer Ravenol has expanded its anti-counterfeiting system, which combines physical packaging security with digital verification, amid rising