Todays Latest Updates:  23 January 2026

Biobased chemicals: USA.  Kemvera has completed the process design package (FEL 1) for its planned 50,000 metric tons per year commercial-scale plant. To support scale-up for this commercial facility, Kemvera completed the design for a 500 metric tons per year pre-commercial demonstration reactor and recently commissioned its 20 metric tons per year pilot reactor and validated its robustness by demonstrating continuous operations. These key steps in process development represent significant progress toward commercialization of Kemvera’s bio-based acetic acid and ethyl acetate manufacturing process. Link 23/01/2026.

Hydrogen: Finland. The 2,500km Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor (NBHC) pipeline project is calling for interest from producers, consumers, and transporters to support feasibility and help shape development. NBHC aims to connect hydrogen producers, storage, and end-users in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Germany. It’s being advanced by transmission system operators Gasgrid Finland, Elering, Conexus Baltic Grid, Amber Grid, Gaz-System and Ontras. Link 23/01/2026.

Methanol: USA Perpetual Next USA will develop an additional of three biomass-to-biomethanol production facilities in the Southeastern United States. Each of the facilities is designed to process approximately one million tons of sustainably sourced biomass feedstock per year. Development of the sites will commence in 2026. The blueprint integrates torrefaction, gasification, and methanol synthesis technologies. Link 23/01/2026.