Many countries across the globe are committing to fast-track their decarbonization projects in order to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is part of this global effort but it distinguishes itself by building mega projects that are set to become landmark examples of sustainable transformation.

The ‘Best CO₂ Utilization 2026’ innovation award was awarded to three pioneering CCU and Power-to-X technologies at the CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026 which was held in Cologne, Germany.

At the Interpack 2026, Marchesini will present a broad range of filling machines for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. AI and aseptic manufacturing will be the main focus. In the sustainability section, the company plans to showcase a remanufacturing process on-site.

Akzonobel has plans to upgrade its Waukegan, Illinois, facility in the US by investing a hefty amount of 50 million euros. The site is claimed to be the firm’s biggest aerospace coatings production site.

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.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of March 2025’ from all over the world. Right from ABB and Charbone Hydrogen collaborating for green hydrogen production units to Aramco launching Saudi’s first CO2 direct air capture test unit, find out all the projects making headlines here.

WPU has selected Sulzer to provide its Pyrocon technology and engineering services for its new chemical recycling facility in the Netherlands. With a capacity to process up to 80,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste per year, the new site is located next to Vitol’s VPR refinery in the Port of Rotterdam.

Oil and gas companies in the Gulf are incorporating the latest technologies to optimize and decarbonize their operations. Right from the Middle East’s first quantum computer for industrial applications to Artificial Intelligence, firms in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are actively adopting advanced solutions to remain the world’s energy powerhouse while engineering a low carbon future.

Under an agreement signed between Topsoe and Bioveritas, both the parties will help fuel producers to license Topsoe’s Hydroflex technology alongside the Bioveritas Process to produce renewable fuels from second-generation feedstocks.

Aramco has recently commenced operations at the Tanajib Gas Plant, one of the largest gas plants in the world as well as started production at Jafurah, the Middle East’s largest unconventional gas field. With this, the company has announced major progress in its ambitious gas expansion strategy.