Todays Latest Updates:  25 February 2026

Biobased chemicals Germany. BASF’s Intermediates division is taking  steps to further strengthen supply security for its European customers in the 1,4‑butanediol (BDO) value chain. By gradually increasing production output at its BDO plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, BASF aims to support customers with stable and reliable supply across Europe. Link 25/02/2026.

Biomaterials: Finland. Metsä Group’s demo plant for a new lignin product started up in Äänekoski. The plant uses lignin extracted from the bioproduct mill’s production process as its raw material and it has a nameplate capacity of two tons of a new type of lignin product per day. The plant was built in cooperation with the equipment supplier ANDRITZ. Dow, a leading materials science company, is a key partner. Metsä Group’s new lignin products are called Metsä LigO™. Link 25/02/2026.

Hydrogen: The Netherlands. Dutch hydrogen-based e-fuels developer Power2X acquired green hydrogen firm HyCC to expand its project portfolio and financing base, as early-stage developers face a challenging market. The company also said the acquisition would help develop and deliver its own projects, which include a 250,000-tonne green hydrogen-based sustainable aviation fuel project in the Port of Rotterdam. Link 25/02/2026.

Hydrogen: United Kingdom. National Gas, Centrica, Equinor, and SSE Thermal are to bid for UK government funding to develop a regional hydrogen pipeline and storage network in the northeast of England. Under the Humber Hydrogen banner, the quartet aim to secure around £500m ($674m) in funding from the government’s Hydrogen Transport and Storage Business Model process to develop a hydrogen network connecting sites in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Link 25/02/2026.

Methanol: Austria. The Austrian government has committed €100m ($117m) to build a 20MW green hydrogen plant for e-methanol production at an existing biorefinery. The funding will be directed to Austrian energy company Verbund and compatriot biofuels producer AustroCel Hallein, who plan to combine green hydrogen produced by the plant with captured biogenic carbon dioxide. Link 25/02/2026.