Alesya Deyanova, Show Manager of Achema Middle East at Messe Frankfurt Middle East shares her insights on the upcoming inaugural edition of Achema Middle East which is scheduled to take place from October 11 – 13, 2027 at the Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Expected to welcome more than 300 exhibitors, 12,000 visitors and 180 speakers, the three-day event will focus on process equipment, automation and laboratory technology, pharma, biotech, hydrogen, clean energy and plant engineering.

With a focus on energy, industry and advanced technology, Adnoc, XRG and Masdar have entered into agreements with some of the major German firms. The agreements have the potential to enable more than 5 billion euros of investment.

Tecnimont has secured a Front-End-Engineering Design and Open Book Cost Estimation contract for a petrochemical project in Asia. The Feed activities for the project are expected to be completed in early 2028.

Global Data has shared that Physical AI will accelerate from 2027 as the cost of dexterous actuation and edge computing hardware falls and large language models mature, redefining the future of robotics.

Ima will be exhibiting its latest innovations across the Pharmaceutical, Med-Tech, Food, Personal Care, E-Commerce and Labeling industries at Pack Expo 2026 which is scheduled to be held on October 18 – 21, 2026 in Chicago, USA.

Global Data has shared that Physical AI will accelerate from 2027 as the cost of dexterous actuation and edge computing hardware falls and large language models mature, redefining the future of robotics.

Emerson has secured a contract by Technip Energies to supply automation technologies for the first dedicated greenfield SAF production facility in Europe – the Sky NRG sustainable aviation fuel plant.

Under a non-binding MOU, Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Aramco will work together to explore a strategic collaboration aimed at advancing industrial AI capabilities through the application of sensing, AI, and other mutually agreed technologies across complex industrial environments.

Elkem has plans to invest NOK 260 million to replace one of Elkem Rana’s two furnaces and its off-gas equipment as it has reached the end of its operational lifetime. The new furnace is expected to further reduce dust and process emissions.

Technip Energies has secured multiple contracts by Petkim for the development of an integrated petrochemical complex in Aliağa, Türkiye. The scope of the contracts includes the license for a world-scale mixed-feed ethylene cracking unit, as well as the integrated PDP and Feed services for the overall complex.

Avantium has successfully produced the first batch of furandicarboxylic acid at its FDCA flagship plant in Delfzijl. The project is claimed to be the world's first commercial-scale plant for FDCA production.

Tecnimont has secured a Front-End-Engineering Design and Open Book Cost Estimation contract for a petrochemical project in Asia. The Feed activities for the project are expected to be completed in early 2028.

Bayer has plans to invest 2.2 billion dollars for developing a new pharmaceutical manufacturing site in New Albany, Ohio, U.S. With this move, the company intends to grow its pharmaceuticals business and to meet the demand of its customers in the country.

Ima will be exhibiting its latest innovations across the Pharmaceutical, Med-Tech, Food, Personal Care, E-Commerce and Labeling industries at Pack Expo 2026 which is scheduled to be held on October 18 – 21, 2026 in Chicago, USA.

Magnetic levitation moves ready-to-use components without mechanical contact during transport. The approach reduces friction and the associated risk of particle generation. At CPHI Milan, Ima will present the Tile-X solution for aseptic fill-finish applications with a decontamination tunnel.

Small-scale pharmaceutical production is becoming more and more important across the pharmaceutical industry. At CPHI Milan, Marchesini will present solutions for this segment alongside a predictive maintenance platform, an OEB5-contained capsule-filling machine, inspection technology using high-voltage leak detection (HVLD) and developments in automated line clearance.

Voestalpine and Verbund have plans to expand the H2future green hydrogen pilot plant in Linz, Austria for 16.4 million euros. The expansion will include a compression and purification unit as well as five hydrogen storage tanks.

With an aim to improve its competitiveness, Hyundai E&C has plans to secure core technologies for next-generation hydrogen production via water electrolysis.

Demeter Energy is advancing plans to develop a commercial-scale biomethanol production and carbon capture facility in Manatee County, Florida, USA. The project is expected to convert sustainably sourced biomass into approximately 100,000 metric tons of low-carbon biomethanol annually while capturing and permanently sequestering approximately 200,000 metric tons of biogenic CO₂ each year.

The European Union’s first full-scale CO2 storage site was recently launched on September 18, 2026. The Greensand CO₂ storage facility is spearheaded by Ineos Energy, with partners Harbour Energy and the Danish North Sea Fund.

In-line powder induction revolutionizes media and buffer preparation: Conventional tank mixers slow down production in the biopharmaceutical industry, are prone to lump formation, and often achieve only incomplete particle wetting. A new in-line system solves this bottleneck through a highly efficient, closed-loop Venturi powder induction.

The flow-optimized design of the gear pump prevents polymer deposits and their thermal degradation when handling rigid PVC. Through pressure-stable conveying, the energy consumption of the overall system can be reduced by up to 20 percent while simultaneously relieving the extruder.

Xylem has plans to acquire the Cornell Pump and Roper Pump businesses from Indicor for 1.46 billion dollars. With this move, Xylem aims to strengthen its industrial presence in high growth sectors.

According to experts, biogas could become a central building block of a post-fossil energy economy – provided the conditions are right. These conditions are political, of course, but also technological in nature. The good news: suitable pumps and macerators are already available.

Desalination has long come at a high cost in energy and money. For Saudi Arabia, which depends on it for drinking water and industry alike, the priority is now shifting from more capacity to cleaner and more efficient capacity.

Toray has won a reverse osmosis membranes order for the Changi Newater Factory (CNF3), a large-scale used water treatment plant in Singapore. Scheduled to be completed by 2028, the new plant will have a treatment capacity of 50 million gallons per day.

Under a MOU signed between Acwa and Veolia, both the companies will work together to optimize the development, design and operation of seawater desalination facilities in Saudi Arabia.

Asahi Kasei has plans to develop two new plants for both alkaline water electrolysis and ion-exchange membrane process chlor-alkali electrolysis equipment in Kawasaki, Japan. This project has been awarded key regional economic incentives from Kanagawa Prefecture and the City of Kawasaki.