Lummus Technology has recently announced the commercial launch of the Thermacrack C5 technology. The new technology aims to increase production efficiency and reduce capital investment for specialty chemicals.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of May 2026’ from all over the world. Right from Trillium launching the world’s first demonstration plant for bio-based acrylonitrile to Lanzatech finalizing the site for Europe’s first commercial alcohol-to-jet SAF facility, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Nextchem has successfully completed the acquisition of Ballestra group. The group is one of the leading global players in the licensing, design and engineering of processing plants, as well as in the supply of proprietary technologies and equipment for the chemical industry.

Under Share Purchase Agreements signed between Eneos Holdings and Chevron Corporation, Eneos will acquire Chevron’s downstream fuels and lubricants marketing businesses in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia.

GSK has plans to takeover Nuvalent, a Boston-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company for 10.6 billion dollars. The biopharmaceutical firm is focused on creating precisely targeted oncology therapies.

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.

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 an annual capacity of 200 kilotons, the new plant which is operated by Fuhua and licensed by Evonik is one of the largest in the region for industrial-grade hydrogen peroxide.

Celanese and Mitsui & Co. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Celanese will sell an additional 19 % of the Nutrinova food ingredients business to Mitsui for approximately 152 million dollars.

Alfa Laval has been chosen as the technology provider for electrolyzer cooling equipment for the Onuba H2 project which is claimed to be the largest electrolyzer plant in Southern Europe.