KBR's PureSAF technology selected for Northern Europe's largest 100,000-tonne SAF and e-SAF… – Global Corporate News Digest, 29 May 2026

AI and automation push

Mitsubishi Chemical forms Rix Business Partners with Accenture to build AI-powered corporate operations platform

BASF Coatings positions itself as integration partner for robotics-enabled automotive refinish in body shops

Circular packaging and recycled PET

Niagara Bottling acquires 305,000-sq-ft rPlanet Earth facility to become a true bottle-to-bottle PET recycler in California

PepsiCo and Eastman scale Gatorade bottles with PETRenew under multi-year molecular-recycling agreement

Specialty materials and food-contact approvals

Syensqo extends its high-barrier polymer supply deal with Sealed Air, anchored by Ixan resin for vacuum shrink bags

Clariant secures FDA approval for bio-based Licocare RBW wax additives in rigid PVC food-contact applications

Clean fuels and SAF scale-up

KBR's PureSAF technology selected for Northern Europe's largest 100,000-tonne SAF and e-SAF plant by NorSAF

Shareholder returns

Hanwalifts annual dividend to ¥290 per share for FY2025, raises minimum DOE to 3.5% under new Medium-Term Plan

Pulp mill reliability

Valmet wins EPC order from Sappi Southern Africa to replace recovery boiler components at Saiccor pulp mill